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Committee advances bond, utility and tax measures; holds several public safety items for later review

Kansas CityMar 10, 20263 min read

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The Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee met March 10, 2026 (26th Floor, Council Chamber). Members Andrea Bough, Darrell Curls and Wes Rogers were present. The committee approved or recommended passage of multiple finance items (including creation/appropriation of General Obligation bond funds and changes to water and sewer charges), set several maintenance assessments at $0.00 for FY2026-27, and advanced property tax levies. The committee adopted resolutions to study a centralized fee/tax “one‑stop shop,” and to direct actions supporting people experiencing homelessness; it also advanced a sister‑city resolution and authorized a one‑year lease with renewal options for Pathway Financial Education. Several public‑safety items (detention facility moratorium, policing settlement funding mechanics, Midtown Justice Campus site review, Retail Alcohol Impact Areas, and related Violence Prevention Fund planning) were held for later committee consideration. Additional business included the Revenue Division’s tax audit function and notice of possible closed‑session topics.

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260254 — Resolution directing the City Manager to study feasibility of a centralized “one‑stop shop” for City fee and tax collection; adopted as Committee Substitute.
260255 — Termination of Hickman Mills TIF Plan (Projects II–XIII), declaration of surplus funds and dissolution of related special allocation funds; advanced and recommended Do Pass (consent).
260258 — Authorized one‑year lease (with two one‑year renewal options) with Pathway Financial Education for office space at 1520 East 18th Street; advanced and recommended Do Pass (consent).
260206 — Set trafficway maintenance tax, park and boulevard maintenance tax, and boulevards and parkways front‑foot assessment at $0.00 for Fiscal Year 2026‑27; Do Pass.
260207 — Levying ad valorem property taxes for Fiscal Year 2026‑27 for General Revenue, Health, General Debt and Interest, and Museum Special Revenue Funds; Do Pass.
260208 — Amendments to Chapter 78 (Water) to adjust water service charges; presented and recommended Do Pass.
260209 — Amendments to Chapter 60 (Sewers and Sewage Disposal) to adjust sewer service charges; presented and recommended Do Pass.
260210 — Establish three GO Series 2027A Question 1/2/3 Bond Funds and appropriate $37,370,000; $2,329,603; and $1,010,000 respectively; Do Pass.
260211 — Establish General Obligation Series 2027A Q1‑22 Bond Fund ($47,500,000) and Taxable Series 2027B Q2‑22 Bond Fund ($12,500,000); Do Pass.
260249 — Resolution directing the City Manager to conduct specified support actions for people experiencing homelessness within 30 days, estimate costs and develop a funding plan if needed; adopted as Committee Substitute.
260247 — Establish a Sister City relationship with Accra, Ghana and authorize Mayor to execute agreement; advanced and recommended Do Pass as Committee Substitute.
Held for later consideration: 260262 (moratorium on detention facility approvals) held until March 24, 2026; 260065 (assignment of Board of Police Commissioners settlement costs) held until March 24, 2026; 260071 (Midtown Justice Campus site/design/acquisition review) held until March 31, 2026; 260222 (public communication plan for special permit area policy) held until March 24, 2026; 260224 (Violence Prevention Fund funding plan for FY2028‑29) held until March 24, 2026; 260250 (Retail Alcohol Impact Areas ordinance) held until March 24, 2026.
Additional business: Revenue Division’s Tax Audit Function noted; committee announced potential closed‑session topics and public testimony procedures.

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