Kansas City Council (Mar 26, 2026) adopts FY27 budget, approves water/sewer rate changes, advances development and public safety actions
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The Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget and related tax levies, approved ordinances updating water and sewer charges, and established multiple bond funds. Members approved development plats and rezonings, accepted health grant funding, authorized major contracts (including a Vertical Wells construction contract), and directed planning on violence prevention funding; a resolution on airport restroom stall allocation was referred to committee.
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- Adopted the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 (Ordinance 260205) as substituted.
- Set trafficway, park and boulevard maintenance tax and front foot assessment rates at $0.00 for FY2026-27 (260206).
- Levyed ad valorem property taxes for FY2026-27 for General Revenue, Health, General Debt & Interest, and Museum Special Revenue Funds (260207).
- Passed ordinances amending the Code to adjust charges for water service (Chapter 78) and sewer service (Chapter 60) (260208, 260209).
- Established multiple General Obligation bond funds and appropriated funds related to 2017 and 2022 GO series (260210, 260211), with one ordinance passed as amended.
- Adopted a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a funding plan for the Violence Prevention Fund for FY2028–FY2029 (260224).
- Authorized a $2,000,000 appropriation from Unappropriated General Fund Balance as a transfer to the Police Department for overtime and directed a corresponding transfer/acknowledgement from Public Safety Sales Tax in the FY27 budget (260287).
- Referred a resolution directing the City Manager to develop policy for multi-occupancy restroom stall allocation at KCI so women-only stalls comprise no less than 50% to the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee (260302).
- Approved multiple plats, development plans and rezonings including Stone View (260270), Crash Champions KCMO (260271), Blue River Commerce Center Sixth Plat (260272), Northland Christian Education System plat (260273), Cadence - Fourth Plat (260274), and a 12.72 acre rezoning for a commercial retail development (260261).
- Accepted a one-year Ryan White HIV Emergency Relief Part A/Minority AIDS Initiative Grant of $1,224,667 and appropriated the grant (260267).
- Authorized procurement and construction actions including purchase orders for Front Street Detention Facility site improvements (up to $1,370,381) and a construction contract authorization with MegaKC Corporation for the Vertical Wells 2-5 Replacement project (authorizing up to $13,000,000) (260269, 260292).
- Authorized the City Attorney to execute a sole source specialized legal services contract with Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A. related to firefighter protective gear and waived solicitation provisions (260275).
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