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:
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