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Good evening city of Shawnee. I'm Deck
Donahue, communications director,
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bringing you the wrap-up of the city
council meeting from this Monday, August
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24th, 2026.
Business from the floor lasted from 6:03
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to 6:41 p.m. The evening featured the
council's decision on exceeding the
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revenue neutral rate of 21.948
for the 2027 fiscal year with the
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proposed mill levy of 23.267.
The council heard from four public
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speakers on the topic. On a roll call
vote, the council voted eight to zero to
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exceed the revenue neutral rate. City
Manager Paul Kramer provided a final
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review of the 2027 city budget and the
process to get to tonight's meeting.
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Ultimately, the council voted to approve
the proposed budget unanimously. The
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council also received a preview of the
city's 2027 community development block
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grant priorities, including public
facilities and improvements, public
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services, and housing rehabilitation.
The council also unanimously approved a
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staff to bid the 2027 street improvement
project of 51st street from Black Swan
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to Quivira with the completion of the
project's final plans. And the council
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voted eight to zero to approve annual
purchase of vehicles across four city
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departments, including six new patrol
units for the police department, a new
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F-550 pickup truck for the parks and rec
department, a new excavator for the
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public works department, and three new
staff SUVs for the community development
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department. City offices and the civic
center will be closed on Monday,
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September 7th for Labor Day, and the
city council will be back in session on
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Monday, September 14th, starting at 6:00
p.m. in council chambers here at city
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hall. Of course, you can find full
agendas and archived minutes on the web
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at cityofshawnee.org.