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Council approves budget; directs IPL-led risk-management expansion and three-month review
Summary
The Independence City Council approved the budget ordinance 25-037 by a 6-1 vote while directing the city's IPL safety coordinator to help expand a risk-management program citywide and return with findings in three months. Mayor Roland voted no, citing transportation concerns including a $330,000 IRIS item.
The Independence City Council on June 16 approved ordinance 25-037, the budget measure, by a 6-1 roll-call vote while directing the city's Independence Power & Light (IPL) safety coordinator to help expand the utility's risk-management program citywide and report back in three months.
Councilmembers said the IPL program has produced measurable safety gains but cautioned that the work could stretch existing staff and that the city should monitor workloads and costs before making long-term staffing changes.
Councilmember McCandless asked staff to return with findings after three months so the council and IPL can evaluate workload and whether an…
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