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Kansas City, Mo. council looks to make more budget cuts

To further alleviate the blow of a budget shortfall this year, the Kansas City council is discussing another round of cuts, around $60 million, which would total around 11 percent of the city’s budget and follows a prior $50 million budget cut over the summer.

Another round of budget cuts will soon take place in Kansas City, Mo. to address a COVID-19-induced budget shortfall this year.

This week, Kansas City, Mo. mayor Quinton Lucas said that the city is looking to make around $60 million cuts to alleviate the city budget.

“Due to budget challenges, our administrative staff in the City Manager and Finance Department have asked all City departments, to forecast reductions and adjustments needed to make to address a decline in tax revenues of roughly $60 million over the next year,” Lucas said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Announcement of the upcoming cuts follows a $50 million round of cuts earlier this year over the summer, a decision which led to the furlough, elimination, or reduced hours of city staff and services including maintenance and customer service positions.

Others affected by the $50 million budget cut included police and fire departments in Kansas City, Mo.

While the first round of cuts resulted in a 4.5% reduction in most city departments, the upcoming $60 million cut is said to be about 11 percent of the total city budget.