ORDINANCE NO. 250855
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Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
Increasing the revenue estimate in the General Fund (1000) by $3,000,000.00 due to a contribution from the State of Missouri in connection to the Tri-Share Childcare program; appropriating $6,000,000.00 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; 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 City may use the General Fund (1000) to pay for the cost initially and then charge participating departments to reimburse the fund balance, and the department will identify sources of funds, potentially to include departmental budgets and salary savings; and
WHEREAS, the tri-share childcare program is a one-year pilot program, the City's continued participation in this program shall be subject to availability of future appropriations; and
WHEREAS, the FY 2025-26 First Quarter Budget analysis has determined an appropriation to support this directive will require a drawdown of fund balance in the General Fund; NOW, THEREFORE,
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