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Raymore outlines new Public Safety Sales Tax Fund to hire and equip eight officers

5841271 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Following April's quarter‑cent sales tax approval, city staff presented a first‑year budget for a new Public Safety Sales Tax Fund that anticipates revenue of roughly $1.03 million and $816,184 in expenditures to recruit and equip up to eight officers.

City Manager Fearborn presented details of a new Public Safety Sales Tax Fund created to track proceeds from a quarter‑cent sales tax voters approved in April to support hiring and equipping eight new officers for the Raymore Police Department.

The nut graf — why this matters: the council created a separate fund to provide transparency for sales‑tax revenue dedicated to public safety. How the city hires and trains new officers affects police staffing levels, patrol capacity, and near‑term public‑safety service delivery.

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