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Council presses to include paid family‑leave policy in strategic planning; manager estimates $600,000 cost
Wichita City Council · February 20, 2026
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Summary
A council member urged adding a paternity/family‑leave policy to the strategic planning retreat; the city manager said one union contract provides six weeks of paid leave and staff preliminarily estimated the cost at more than $600,000, with nonunion staff currently using vacation or sick leave.
A council member asked that a paternity and broader family‑leave policy be added to the upcoming strategic planning retreat for the Wichita City Council and pressed for clarity about benefits and costs.
City manager said the issue will be discussed at the March strategic planning…
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