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Committee recommends chartering out of pre‑home‑rule state bonding statutes following population recertification

5418291 · July 16, 2025
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The committee voted 6-0 to recommend passage of Charter Ordinance No. 106 to remove reliance on certain pre‑home‑rule Kansas statutes that could limit municipal bond authority now that Overland Park’s certified population exceeds 200,000.

Staff presented Charter Ordinance No. 106 for the committee’s recommendation. Michael Koss explained that the Kansas Secretary of State certified Overland Park’s population at 202,893, surpassing the 200,000 threshold in a 1959…

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