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Council approves increase to McKenna & Associates cap after debate, vote 5-1

Garden City City Council · November 18, 2025
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Garden City approved a roughly 15% increase to planning consultant McKenna & Associates’ fee schedule and raised the annual not-to-exceed cap from $60,000 to $75,000 after staff said the firm has served the city for decades; the motion passed 5-1.

Councilmember Hughes moved on Nov. 17 that the council amend the professional fee schedule for planning consultant McKenna & Associates to increase the annual not-to-exceed contract cap to $75,000; Councilmember Witt supported the motion. City staff said McKenna has provided planning services to Garden City for more than 25 years and that the firm's last fee increase the city approved was in 2012. Staff described…

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