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An Ordinance approving Amendment No. 4 to the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, as adopted by Ordinances 10132, 10133,10136,10137, and 10138, by amending the authorized expenditures for the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving Amendment No. 4 to the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, as adopted by Ordinances 10132, 10133,10136,10137, and 10138, by amending the authorized expenditures for the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Key Issues:
-The Mayor and City Council approved a five-year equipment lease contract for $5,484,999.29 with Axon Enterprise, Inc on March 24, 2026
*Part of the funding for the year one payment will come from the PSERP fund (Public Safety Equipment Replacement Program) where money has been set aside for body and car camera replacement, and taser replacement
*The balance of the year one payment will come from the unallocated fund balance of the PSST (Public Safety Sales Tax) fund. For lease accounting purposes the funds will be transferred to the PSERP fund for the expense
*Years 2-5 of the agreement, the PSST fund portion of the payment will be a planned transfer to the PSERP fund and the payment budgeted out of the PSERP fund
-A potential hardware failure of a signal amplifier mounted on the Scherer Rd water tower requires review and service. Loss of the device will cause radio service issues for City departments that use the MARRS radio system, this includes police, fire, public works, and water utilities. The servicing the unit has maximum estimated cost of $35,000. The amendment will increase the spending authority in the PSST for the police department to have the equipment inspected and repaired. The funding will come from the unallocated PSST fund for Public Safety.
-The Parks department requesting spending authority increases for Harris Park and the Amphitheater. The increase is needed as the Harris Park facility had an unplanned HVAC repair, the Amphithea...
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