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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 250855
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Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Directing the City Manager to establish a one-year childcare pilot program for first responders; increasing the revenue estimate in the General Fund (1000) by $1,500,000.00 due to an initial contribution from the State of Missouri in connection to the Tri-Share Childcare program; reducing appropriations by $1,500,000.00 in the General Fund (1000); appropriating $750,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance in the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund (2320); appropriating $750,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance in the Fire Sales Tax Fund (2301); appropriating $3,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund (1000) for the purpose of developing a Tri-Share Childcare pilot program with the State of Missouri for first responders; directing the City Manager to establish an internal eligibility verification process and evaluate program effectiveness; designating requisitioning authority; 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 source of funds including department budget savings and salary savings; and
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Sales Tax (2320) has available funds to c...
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