Animal Control

The Animal Control officers provide domestic animal control services to the City of Lawrence and respond to citizen requests for services regarding animal bites, loose animals, barking dogs, injured animals, and other animal related issues.

Assessor

The Assessing Department provides the City of Lawrence with fiscal stability by ensuring the City’s real estate and personal property is promptly, fairly, and equitably valued and classified.

Bellevue Cemetery

The goal of the Bellevue Cemetery is to provide professional care and service with respect and dignity for all of our customers at the forefront of everything we do.

Budget & Finance

View the Budget and Finance contact information and office staff.

City Clerk

The mission of the City Clerk Office is to be a primary provider of information and quality services to the community while performing a myriad of tasks to achieve established goals and comply with state and local statutes.

Community Development & Housing

The Lawrence Community Development Department focuses on improving the quality of life in Lawrence.

Council on Aging & Senior Center

The Lawrence Multipurpose Senior Center is the community facility, designated by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Area Agency on Aging, where older adults come together for services and activities that reflect their experience and skills.

Economic & Business Development

The City of Lawrence’s Economic Development team focuses in the areas of economic development, business development, cultural development, and administration. In this way, inquiries regarding business opportunities, business recruitment, business financing and public and private land development are all issues handled.

Voting & Elections

The Election Division conducts the Annual Census, obtains and maintains resident information and voter registration, and operates all Elections conducted in the City of Lawrence.

Emergency Management

Emergency Management in Lawrence is based in the Lawrence Fire Department but is a single component of a statewide network of responders whose purpose is preparation, response, and mitigation of large scale incidents such as tornado, flood, and weather anomalies.

Fire Department

Learn about home and business inspections or find the contact information for the Fire department.

Public Health

Find information on mosquitoes, flu shots, and contact details for the health department.

Lawrence Municipal Airport

The Lawrence Municipal Airport is headed by a nine member Commission, appointed by the Mayor of Lawrence, and the Airport Manager who oversees daily operations of the general aviation facility.

Lawrence Public Schools

View the Lawrence Public Schools webpage housing information on all public schools in the area.

Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium

See an image of the Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium.

City Attorney & Legal

The city attorney shall draft all contracts, leases, deeds, bonds, conveyances, obligations, agreements and other legal instruments which may be required of him by ordinance, or by order of the mayor or of the city council.

Inspectional Services

Personnel - Hiring - Jobs

Lawrence Personnel Department is to support the City's mission, goals and objectives and day-to-day operations.

Planning - Zoning - Permitting

On July 1, 2014 the City Council approved Mayor Rivera’s initiative to reorganize Community Development, Economic Development, Inspectional Services and Planning functions under the umbrella of Office of Planning and Development.

Police

Here you can find information from the Police Department. See services, firearm information, a list of the most wanted, as well as a list of sex offenders in the area.

Public Library

The Lawrence Free Public Library, an essential public institution, strives to serve as an accessible and responsive information and literary center for all residents of the Lawrence community.

Public Works

The mission of the Department of Public Works is to provide quality service to the residents of Lawrence.

Purchasing & City Contracts

Purchasing assists departments in meeting their needs for supplies, materials and services and doing this through open fair competition and compliance with Massachusetts General Laws.

Recreation

The Lawrence Recreation department offers affordable sports and recreation programs for youth, teens and adults throughout the year.

Recycling

Recycling

Tax Collector

The Tax Collector’s office is responsible for collection of all real, personal property, excise tax, and water bills.

Veterans' Services

The Department of Veterans' Services ensures that Veterans and/or widows and dependents receive those entitlements and benefits authorized by Federal, State and Local regulations.

Water & Sewer Department

Providing the highest quality drinking water and wastewater collection services to our ratepayers and stakeholders alike, protecting public health and safety; all the while maintaining some of the lowest rates in the Commonwealth. The Lawrence Water & Sewer Department is committed to ensuring environmental stewardship through a combination of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency upgrades.

Meet the Department Heads