ORDINANCE NO. 260317
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Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
Increasing the revenue estimate in the General Fund by $1,500,000.00 due to a contribution from the State of Missouri in connection to the Tri-Share Childcare program; appropriating $3,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund for the purpose of providing additional matching funding for the Tri-Share Childcare pilot program with the State of Missouri for first responders; and recognizing the ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, childcare costs can be especially burdensome for those that work nontraditional hours such as first responders; and
WHEREAS, in 2025, the State of Missouri appropriated $3,000,000.00 to support a tri-share childcare model pilot program for first responders in Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, the tri-share model requires costs for childcare to be shared by the State, the City, and first responder employees; and
WHEREAS, tri-share models in other cities are reported to have successfully reduced the costs of childcare for families; and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250419 directed the City Manager to identify a source of funds including department budget savings and salary savings; and
WHEREAS, Section 10 of Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250855 directed the City Manager to identify an additional amount up to $1,500,000.00 in matching funds in the third quarterly budget update; and
WHEREAS, the FY 2025-26 Third Quarter Budget analysis indicates an appropriation to support this directive will require a drawdown of fund balance in the General Fund; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the revenue estimate in the following account of the General Fund, Fund No. 1000, is hereby increased by the following amount:
26-1000-141800-481000 Misc Contributions $1,500,000.00
Section 2. That the sum of $3,000,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund, Fund No. 1000, to the following account:
26-1000-141800-B Tri-share Model Childcare Program $3,000,000.00
Section 3. That this ordinance relating to the appropriation of money and the expenses of government is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(B) and Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter and shall take effect in accordance with Section 503, City Charter.
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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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William Choi
Interim Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Samuel Miller
Assistant City Attorney