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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 251051
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Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Appropriating $125,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund (2000) for the purpose of supporting to the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission; designating requisitioning authority; directing the City Manager to gather information regarding funding of the Crime Stoppers/TIPS program in FY26-27 and report back to Council in ten days; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission (KCMCC) is a trusted and experienced partner in public safety, with a strong track record of reducing violence and supporting long-term community stability; and
WHEREAS, the FY 2025-26 Second Quarter Budget analysis has determined an appropriation to support this directive will require a drawdown of fund balance in the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the sum of $125,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund, Fund No. 2000, to the following account:
26-2000-101016-B Community Services & Prevention $125,000.00
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 26-2000-101016-B.
Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby directed to consult with the KCMCC to review the City’s contractual obligations to fund the KCMCC, the existence of any parallel contractual agreements between the KCMCC and the Board of Police Commissioners, and the KCMCC’s desired funding for the Crime Stoppers/TIPS program in Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The City Manager shall provide a written report back to Council within ten (10) days of the passage of this Ordinance.
Section 4. 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