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Leawood Land Bank names officers, approves 2026 budget and 2025 annual report
Summary
At its required annual meeting on Jan. 5, the Leawood City Land Bank elected officers, approved the proposed 2026 budget with no changes, and accepted its 2025 annual report after staff described 2025 as an inactive year with no property acquisitions or expenses.
The Leawood City Land Bank held its annual organizational meeting on Jan. 5 and elected officers, approved the proposed 2026 budget and accepted the Land Bank’s 2025 annual report.
The board nominated Mayor Mark Elkins to serve as Land Bank president and selected Julie Kane as vice chair and Steve (Dr.) Castor as treasurer. Each nomination was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
During a short accounting review, the board reported that the Land Bank had little activity in 2025. The transcript records: “We acquired no property, we disposed of no property, and we incurred no expenses,” and the board approved the 2026 budget as presented. The Land Bank then voted to accept the written 2025 annual report and to place it on file.
Board members asked procedural questions about how the Land Bank would handle an unexpected property acquisition. Staff advised that the city can amend the Land Bank budget at the time a property becomes available and agreed to provide examples from other first-class Johnson County cities showing how those municipalities have used land bank authority. Members also discussed whether long-vacant or tax-delinquent properties might be candidates for future Land Bank action; staff noted county foreclosure timing can affect when such parcels become available.
The Land Bank adjourned and the body reconvened into the regular City Council session.
Next steps: staff committed to preparing example cases of land bank use by comparable cities and to follow up on the budget-amendment process if a property becomes available.
