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Council adopts charter ordinance to allow bond financing for certain street and alley projects
Summary
Council adopted a charter ordinance (2025-03) to exempt the city from specified KSA provisions so it may issue bonds for certain smaller street and alley improvements without a public election, subject to publication and a 60-day protest period.
The Edwardsville City Council adopted Charter Ordinance 2025-03 to give the city an additional financing authority for smaller street and alley projects that are ineligible for bond financing under the cited Kansas statutes. Staff explained the charter route would allow the city to issue bonds for selected subdivision roads and alleys without a public election, after publication and a 60-day protest period; any use of the authority would still require a subsequent resolution specifying the projects, amounts and notice requirements.
Bridget Morris (speaker 8) explained the rationale: because state statutes treat cities of different classes differently, chartering out of select statutory provisions can let a city finance certain local street projects more efficiently. Staff and council discussed safeguards, including the city’s existing overall debt limitation (expressed as a percentage of assessed valuation) and the ability to add policy limits in the city’s financial policy. The ordinance was moved, seconded and approved with roll-call votes recorded.
