Extreme Weather Program Funding

At a glance

• What: Ordinance 260918 waives Code Section 68-451 (adult use marijuana sales tax) to move $485,424 from neighborhood cleanup funds in the Marijuana Sales Tax Fund to the Extreme Weather Program for homelessness response.
• Where it stands: Passed on October 22, 2026, 12 to 0 (Robinson excused).
• Next: Program funding for cold weather shelter.

Council action

• First reading October 8, committee recommended advance and do pass, debate, passed October 22 with an accelerated effective date. The docket cites a cold weather shelter memo.

Sources

• City Council meeting minutes, October 22, 2026: https://kansascity.legistar1.com/kansascity/meetings/2026/10/19561_M_Council_26-10-22_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
• City Council meeting minutes, October 8, 2026: https://kansascity.legistar1.com/kansascity/meetings/2026/10/19539_M_Council_26-10-08_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

Log

2026-10-22 - City Council

Passed, 12 to 0.

2026-10-08 - City Council

First reading.