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Committee advances public safety, budget and utility measures; several items held for later review

Kansas CityJan 6, 20263 min read

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The Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee (Jan 6, 2026) recommended approval of funding and procedural measures including a $3.83M appropriation for a temporary modular jail (with a major contract change order and a LEED Gold waiver), placement of a $750M waterworks bond question and a one‑percent earnings tax continuation question on the April 7, 2026 ballot, second‑quarter FY2025‑26 budget adjustments, and targeted appropriations to the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission and the Vine District Garage project. Multiple ordinance updates and policy items were held for later committee consideration.

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Advise and Do Pass: Appropriation of $3,830,000 from the General Fund unappropriated balance for construction of a Temporary Modular Jail Facility; authorize change order #1 for contract EV-4711 (up to $3,480,559) and waive LEED Gold requirement for the Front Street Detention Facility (ordinance 251070).
Advise and Do Pass: Place a voter authorization on the April 7, 2026 ballot to issue up to $750,000,000 in waterworks revenue bonds for water system rehabilitation, improvements and rights‑of‑way acquisition (ordinance 251027).
Advise and Do Pass: Place a voter question on the April 7, 2026 municipal election to continue the city’s one‑percent earnings tax for five years (ordinance 251029).
Advise and Do Pass: Second‑quarter FY2025‑26 revenue estimates and appropriation adjustments across multiple funds (ordinance 251050).
Advise and Do Pass as Committee Substitute: Appropriate $125,000 from the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund to support the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission (ordinance 251051).
Advise and Do Pass: Appropriate $440,640 from the Convention and Sports Complex Fund for additional funding of the Vine District Garage Project (ordinance 251052).
Held on Agenda/Held in Committee: Municipal Court ordinance revisions (held until Jan 13, 2026; ordinance 251071).
Held on Agenda/Held in Committee: Resolution to implement a software grant management system (held until Jan 13, 2026; resolution 250553).
Held on Agenda/Held in Committee: Amendment to Chapter 3 (contract award) (held until Jan 13, 2026; ordinance 250999).
Held on Agenda: New Chapter 50 provisions prohibiting sale of certain psychoactive substances and chemical inhalants (held until Jan 27, 2026; ordinance 251028).
Held on Agenda: Comprehensive update to Chapter 74 (Economic Development Incentive Policies and Procedures Code) and related repeals (held on agenda for Jan 13, 2026; ordinance 251058).

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