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Committee recommends 2026 strategic goals, sets Sept. 8 public hearing on proposed budget; council signals intent to exceed revenue-neutral rate
Summary
Overland Park’s Committee of the Whole voted to recommend adopting the city’s 2026 strategic goals, approving the proposed 2026 operating budget for public hearing and notifying the county clerk of the city’s intent to exceed the revenue-neutral property tax rate; the motion passed 10-2.
The Committee of the Whole recommended adoption of Overland Park’s 2026 strategic goals and approved the proposed 2026 operating budget for public hearing, voting 10-2 on a multi-part motion that also set a Sept. 8, 2025, 7:30 p.m. public hearing and instructed staff to notify the county clerk of the city’s intent to exceed the revenue-neutral property tax rate.
City Council leaders said the motion bundles the legal and procedural steps required for the city’s budgeting process, including setting the public hearing and drafting a resolution to levy a property tax rate that would exceed the revenue-neutral rate. The motion as read to the committee included adoption of the 2026 strategic goals, approval of the proposed 2026 budget for public hearing purposes, scheduling of adoption hearings for the 2026–2030 capital improvement and maintenance programs, and formal notice to the county…
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