2027 Budget Feedback Survey

Help Shape Kansas City’s Budget – Your Input Needed! 

Kansas City is committed to ensuring that our budget reflects the needs and priorities of our residents. That’s why we are introducing a structured online feedback process to gather input on the City’s budget in a way that is clear, accessible, and aligned with best practices from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). 

📌 How You Can Participate: 

✅ We’ve created a brief online survey that asks for your input on key spending priorities. Instead of an open-ended comment form, this approach allows us to quantify responses, identify trends, and ensure that feedback is meaningful in the budget process. 

✅ Your responses will help guide budget discussions and be presented in a public summary report to ensure transparency in how decisions are made. 

Highlights of the Proposed 2026-27 Budget Include:

Housing and Healthy Communities

This goal totals $308.8 million, representing a decrease of $13.2 million

• $42.1 million to maintain trash pick-up and recycling operations
• $12.5 million investment from the Housing Trust Fund to support the development and maintenance of low-income housing
• $3.9 million to provide animal control operations
• $2.6 million to maintain the Right to Counsel program to support tenants facing evictions​
• $2.5 million to provide emergency shelters for unhoused residents​
• $2.5 million to maintain expanded bulky item operations ​
• $1.5 million for the demolition of dangerous buildings
• $250,000 to continue providing free trees for residents

Public Safety

This goal totals $733.9 million, representing an increase of $42.6 million

• $11.1 million increase in compensation for KCPD due to an extra pay period and higher health insurance costs
• $4.2 million for additional staff including 50 new officers, 10 call takers, and 10 dispatchers
• $5.9 million for settlements in the City’s Legal Expense Fund
• $6.8 million increase to fully fund the Fire Department pension system
• $2.3 million for pay increases negotiated by the Fire unions
• ($1.0) million decrease in administrative overtime in the Fire Department

Infrastructure & Accessibility

This goal totals $348.1 million, representing a decrease of $25.7 million

• $77.8 million to support regional transportation by funding the KCATA
• $34.9 million for Neighborhood Preservation projects submitted by residents through PIAC
• $30.9 million for street resurfacing, which funds 300 lane miles throughout the city
• $7.1 million for the Sidewalks Around Schools program
• $5.7 million for continued support of snow removal operations
• $4.0 million for Vision Zero improvements along the High Injury Network
• $1.8 million increase for IRIS service in the Northland
• $1.0 million increase to address deferred maintenance for traffic signals

Inclusive Growth & Development

This goal totals $172.6 million, representing an increase of $8.5 million

• $5.0 million related to capital improvements at the T-Mobile Center including security system replacement, A/V and IT equipment upgrades, and general building deferred maintenance
• $596,000 increase for the Economic Development Corporation to administer the Central City Economic Sales Tax
• $522,000 increase for building and zoning code modernization

Finance & Governance

This goal totals $140.7 million, representing a decrease of $1.2 million

• $8.2 million net savings from funding implementation for ERP replacement through bond issuance​
• Increases revenue by $2.1 million by filling three tax auditor positions and one collections attorney​
• $165,000 increase to pay for City employee fares for KCATA

To see the full budget in its entirety, follow the link below.

FY2026-2027 Submitted Budget Linked Here!