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Council approves budget amendment shifting demolition funding and adjusts marijuana‑tax allocations; members debate centralizing risk management
Summary
The Independence City Council voted unanimously to amend the fiscal‑year 2025‑26 budget to move $400,000 for dangerous‑building demolition from the marijuana sales tax fund to the general fund and to revise proposed uses of marijuana‑tax revenue for other staffing items.
The Independence City Council approved an amendment to the proposed fiscal 2025‑26 budget that changes how several items are funded and prompted discussion about shifting a utility risk‑management position to a citywide role.
Council members Amanda Wylie and another council member introduced an amendment that removes a $400,000 appropriation from the marijuana sales tax fund for dangerous‑building demolition and instead appropriates $400,000 from the general fund unrestricted reserve to Community Development for that purpose. The amendment also struck the appropriation for a homeless outreach coordinator…
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