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Votes at a glance: Park Place special assessments, tax-rate hearing, financial report and charter change
Summary
A roundup of formal votes taken July 7 by the Leawood City Council, including assessments for Park Place, a resolution to set a tax-rate hearing, acceptance of the first-quarter financial report and a charter ordinance changing where financial reports are posted.
The Leawood City Council took several formal votes during its July 7 meeting. Key outcomes:
Ordinance levying assessments for Park Place (tax year 2026): Adopted, 8–0. The council opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers and approved levying special assessments related to improvements within the Park Place development pursuant to cited Kansas statutes and the city’s home-rule authority.
Resolution expressing intent to levy a property tax exceeding the revenue-neutral rate and scheduling a public hearing: Adopted unanimously. The council set a public hearing for Sept. 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. to consider levying a property tax rate over the revenue-neutral rate and asked staff to prepare outreach materials explaining the rationale.
Acceptance of the 2025 first-quarter financial report: Accepted unanimously. Staff reported revenues and expenditures tracking near estimates and said a fuller second-quarter report is anticipated in August. The finance director noted some cyclical monthly variation in sales-tax receipts and that the budget software rollout should improve reporting cadence.
Charter ordinance amending reporting publication: Adopted unanimously. The council approved amending city charter requirements to allow financial reports to be posted on the city website rather than published in a newspaper; staff said the website is an official forum and is more accessible for many residents.
Other consent and staff report approvals: The council approved a parks-and-recreation staff report confirming that the Veterans Memorial fundraising will cover construction costs (staff confirmed the memorial will be funded by donors, not by the city) and accepted a public-works staff report on street repairs and stormwater mapping.
