ORDINANCE NO. 260927
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Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw
Directing the City Manager to apply the adopted International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) approach and the Kansas City Public Engagement Plan recommendations to the Fiscal Year 2027-2028 and all future budget processes and report back to Council; reducing $5,000.00 in appropriations from the General Fund (1000) Contingent Appropriation; appropriating $5,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of General Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 230126, which directed the City Manager to develop and implement a community engagement process for significant infrastructure plans and projects in Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council later adopted Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 230998, which directed more extensive community collaboration in the City’s development of a public engagement plan, with an explicit goal to “further enhance citizen participation and engagement to enable Kansas Citians to have a greater say in the planning, design, and implementation of their community”; and
WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently passed Resolution No. 250906 on October 23, 2025, which adopted the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) standards as the City’s guiding principles and approach towards public engagement, directed the City Manager to develop a coordinated plan to implement the Kansas City Public Engagement Plan recommendations, and report back to Council on the implementation plan within 90 days; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Public Engagement Plan recommendations included using the IAP2 standards for any project that may affect resident quality of life, including the city budget; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds it imperative to ensure the previously adopted public engagement standards are effectuated as the priorities are set for the upcoming City budget; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby directed to implement the previously adopted IAP2 standards for public engagement to ensure the public is properly engaged during the Fiscal Year 2027-2028, and all future, City budget engagement processes.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby directed to conduct the budget engagement process consistent with the three phases described in the Kansas City Public Engagement Plan standards adopted by City in Resolution No. 250906: 1) public engagement design and planning, 2) data collection and reporting, and 3) reporting engagement efforts and outcomes. The planning phase shall identify the relevant City departments and decision-makers, community stakeholders including historically overlooked groups, an anticipated project and engagement timeline, and the level and methods of participation appropriate under the adopted plan.
Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby directed to compile a final report of the budget engagement documentation, analysis, and commentary for submission to the City Council at the conclusion of the Fiscal Year 2027-2028, and all future, City budget engagement processes. The report shall describe how public input was considered and shall be made available to the public through the Speak Easy platform, consistent with the adopted Plan.
Section 4. That the sum of the following amount is hereby reduced from the General Fund (1000):
27-1000-179990-619960 Contingent Appropriation $5,000.00
Section 5. That the sum of $5,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund to the following account:
27-1000-101500-B City Communications $5,000.00
Section 6. That the City Manager hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 1000-101500-B.
Section 7. That this ordinance is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter in that it appropriates money and shall take effect in accordance with that section.
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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.
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Brenton Siverly
Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Bret Kassen
Associate City Attorney