Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
Regular MeetingKansas City, MO · June 14, 2023
Agenda
Kansas City 414 E. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Agenda - Final
Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
Katheryn Shields, Chair
Heather Hall, Vice Chair
Ryana Parks-Shaw
Melissa Robinson
Lee Barnes
Kevin McManus
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 10:30 AM CANCELLED
MEETING CANCELLED
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Robinson
230476 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
Adopting and authorizing the execution of amendments to the 2021-2024 Collective
Bargaining Agreement with Local No. 42, I.A.F.F. and to the 2021-2025 Collective
Bargaining Agreement with Local No. 3808, I.A.F.F. and adopting side letter agreements to
make such amendments that will increase retiree health insurance subsidy contributions by
current members of the Firefighters’ Pension System and by the City; waiving limitations
established by the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy in section 2-1954 of the Code of
Ordinances; appropriating $1,602,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the
General Fund to increase the retiree health insurance subsidy contribution from the City to
four percent from two percent; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated
effective date.
Attachments: Docket Memo 230476
HELD IN COMMITTEE
Lucas
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230157 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 2-1954 relating to the
City’s fund balance and reserve policy and enacting in lieu thereof one new section of like
number and subject to modify the required funding floor and ceiling, respectively, of the
emergency reserve funds and countercyclical reserve funds of the general fund and
amending permissible uses for unassigned general fund balance.
Attachments: 230157 Docket Memo
Director of the Law Department
230423 Sponsor: Director of the Law Department
Approving and authorizing settlement of lawsuit entitled Deletta Dean v. City of Kansas
City, Missouri, Case No. 23-00074-CV-W-HFS, in the amount of $125,000.00.
Attachments: docket memo-dean
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
1. There may be a general discussion regarding current Finance, Governance, and Public
Safety issues.
2. Closed Session
• Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 1 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss
legal matters, litigation, or privileged communications with attorneys;
• Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 2 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss real
estate;
• Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsections 3 and 13 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to
discuss personnel matters;
• Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 9 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss
employee labor negotiations;
• Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 11 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss
specifications for competitive bidding;
• Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 12 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss
sealed bids or proposals; or
• Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 17 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss
confidential or privileged communications with auditors.
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public.testimony@kcmo.org. Comments received will be distributed to the committee and
added to the public record by the clerk.
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Adjournment
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