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|State = Missouri
|State = Missouri
|City website = http://kcmo.gov/
|City website = http://kcmo.gov/
|Mayor = Quinton Lucas
|Mayor widget =<APIWidget where="offices.id= 10907 AND officeholders.is_current = 1 LIMIT 1" template="OfficeholderNamePicture" />
|Mayor image = Quinton_Lucas.png
|Last mayoral election = {{Greener | start=6/20/2023 9:00pm CDT | before= [[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)|2019]]  | after= [[Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)|2023]] }}
|Mayor party = Nonpartisan
|Next mayoral election = {{Greener | start=6/20/2023 9:00pm CDT | before= [[Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)|2023]] | after= [[Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2027)|2027]] }}
|Last mayoral election = {{Greener | start=6/20/2023 9:00pm CDT | before=[[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)|2019]]  | after=2023}}
|Last city council election = {{Greener | start=6/20/2023 9:00pm CDT | before= [[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)|2019]] | after= [[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)|2023]] }}
|Next mayoral election = {{Greener | start=6/20/2023 9:00pm CDT | before=2023 | after=2027}}
|Next city council election = {{Greener | start=6/20/2023 9:00pm CDT | before= [[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)|2023]] | after= [[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2027)|2027]] }}
|Last city council election = {{Greener | start=6/20/2023 9:00pm CDT | before=[[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)|2019]] | after=2023}}
|City council seats = 13<ref>''The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.''</ref>
|Next city council election = {{Greener | start=6/20/2023 9:00pm CDT | before=2023 | after=2027}}
|DistrictCensusData = <BPW widget="city/district-census-data" district="77608" />
|City council seats = 13
|City budget= $1.59 billion
|Budget year= 2018
|Population = 467,007
|Gender = Female 51.5%
|Race = White 54.9%<br>African American 29.9%<br>Asian 2.5%<br>Two or More Races 3.2%
|Ethnicity = Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
|Unemployment = 8.0%
|Median income = $45,150
|High school = 87.1%
|College = 30.9%
|Other offices =[[United States congressional delegations from Missouri|Missouri Congressional Delegation]]<br> [[Missouri State Legislature]]<br>[[Missouri state executive offices]]  
|Other offices =[[United States congressional delegations from Missouri|Missouri Congressional Delegation]]<br> [[Missouri State Legislature]]<br>[[Missouri state executive offices]]  
}}{{tnr}}'''Kansas City''' is a [[Missouri]] city spanning portions of [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson]], [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay]], [[Platte County, Missouri|Platte]], and [[Cass County, Missouri|Cass]] counties. As of 2013, its population was 467,007.<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/2938000.html ''U.S. Census Bureau'', "State and County Quick Facts," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
}}
'''Kansas City''' is a city spanning portions of [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson]], [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay]], [[Platte County, Missouri|Platte]], and [[Cass County, Missouri|Cass]] counties in [[Missouri]]. The city's population was <APIWidget where="district = 77608" template="CensusAreaPopulation" extra_params='{"population":true}' /> as of 2020, according to the [[United States Census Bureau]].
 
 
Click on the links below to learn more about the city's...
 
* [[#Mayor|Mayor]]
* [[#City council|City council]]
* [[#Other elected officials|Other elected officials]]
* [[#Elections|Elections]]
* [[#Census information|Census information]]
* [[#Budget|Budget]]
* [[#Contact information|Contact information]]
* [[#Ballot measures|Ballot measures]]
* [[Government of Jackson County, Missouri|County government]]


==City government==
==City government==
::''See also: [[Council-manager government]]''
::''See also: [[Council-manager government]]''
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The city of Kansas City utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.<ref name="gov">[http://kcmo.gov/city-officials/ ''City of Kansas City'', "City Officials," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
The city of Kansas City utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.<ref name=gov>[https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/city-officials/about-city-council ''City of Kansas City'', "About City Council," accessed August 20, 2021]</ref>
 
===Mayor===
The mayor presides over city council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels. <APIWidget where="offices.id = '10907'" template="CurrentOfficeholderIntro" /><ref name=gov/>


===City manager===
===City manager===
The city manager is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.<ref>[http://kcmo.gov/citymanagersoffice/about/ ''City of Kansas City'', "City Manager's Office," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
The city manager is the city's chief executive officer and chief administrator. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.<ref>[http://kcmo.gov/citymanagersoffice/about/ ''City of Kansas City'', "City Manager's Office," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref><ref>[https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIIICIMA ''Kansas City Code of Ordinances'', "Chapter 2, Article III - City Manager," access August 20, 2021]</ref>
 
===Mayor===
The mayor presides over city council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national and international levels. [[Quinton Lucas]] is the current [[Mayor|mayor]] of Kansas City.<ref name=gov/>


===City council===
===City council===
The Kansas City City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies and ordinances.<ref name=gov/>
====Membership====
:: ''See also: [[List of current city council officials of the top 100 cities in the United States]]''
:: ''See also: [[List of current city council officials of the top 100 cities in the United States]]''
The Kansas City City Council is made up of thirteen members, including the mayor. Six are elected by the city's six districts, while the other six members and the mayor are elected at large.<ref name=gov/>
The Kansas City City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.<ref name=gov/>


A current list of council members can be found [http://kcmo.gov/city-officials/ here].
The Kansas City City Council has 13 members, including the mayor. Six members are elected by the city's six districts, while the other six members and the mayor are elected at large.<ref name=gov/>


====Council Committees====
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The Kansas City City Council features eight standing committees that focus on individual policy and legislative issues. Generally, the drafting of city legislation begins with the committees.<ref>[http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/LiveWeb/Committees/Committees.aspx ''City of Kansas City'', "Committees," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
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'''''Note''': The mayor is not included in the list below.''
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A current list of Kansas City City Council committees can be found [http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/LiveWeb/Committees/Committees.aspx here].
The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that [https://www.voterheads.com/ Voterheads], a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:


====Boards and commissions====
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A series of advisory boards and commissions that are made up of non-elected citizens, whom city council members have appointed and approved, advises the Kansas City City Council. The roles of these boards and commissions are to review, debate, and comment upon city policies and legislation and to make recommendations to the city council.<ref>[http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/LiveWeb/Boards/Boards.aspx ''City of Kansas City'', "Boards," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>


For a full list of Kansas City boards and commissions, see [http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/LiveWeb/Boards/Boards.aspx here].
===Other elected officials===
''Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Kansas City, Missouri.''
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==Mayoral partisanship==
==Mayoral partisanship==
::''See also: [[Party affiliation of the mayors of the 100 largest cities]]''
{{MuniPartisanship|city=Kansas City}}
{{MuniPartisanship|city=Kansas City}}


==Elections==
==Elections==
===2023===
::''See also: [[Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)]] and [[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)]]''
The city of [[Kansas City, Missouri]], {{Greener|start=2023-06-20 9:00pm CDT|before=is holding|after=held}} general elections for mayor, city council, and municipal court on June 20, 2023. A primary {{Greener|start=04/04/2023 9:00pm CST|before=is|after=was}} scheduled for April 4, 2023. The filing deadline for this election {{Greener|start=2023-01-10 9:00pm CDT|before=is|after=was}} January 10, 2023. Judges seeking retention {{Greener|start=04/21/2023 9:00pm CDT|before=are|after=were}} required to file by April 21, 2023.
===2020===
::''See also: [[June 2, 2020 ballot measures in Missouri]]
City voters {{Greener | start = 6/2/2020 9:30pm CST | before = will decide | after = decided}} [[June 2, 2020 ballot measures in Missouri|one local ballot measure]] on June 2, 2020. [[June 2, 2020 ballot measures in Missouri|Click here]] to learn more about the city ballot question.
===2019===
===2019===
:: ''See also: [[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)]]'' and ''[[November 5, 2019 ballot measures in Missouri]]''
:: ''See also: [[City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)]]'' and ''[[November 5, 2019 ballot measures in Missouri]]''
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===2017===
===2017===
:: ''See: ''[[Jackson County, Missouri ballot measures]] and [[:Category:Local measure in Kansas City, Missouri|Local measures in Kansas City, Missouri]]''
While no regular municipal elections {{Greener | start = 1/1/2018 | before = are | after = were}} scheduled in 2017, there {{Greener | start = 1/1/2018 | before = are | after = were}} multiple special ballot measure elections.
While no regular municipal elections {{Greener | start = 1/1/2018 | before = are | after = were}} scheduled in 2017, there {{Greener | start = 1/1/2018 | before = are | after = were}} multiple special ballot measure elections.
:: ''See: ''[[Jackson County, Missouri ballot measures]] and [[:Category:Local measure in Kansas City, Missouri|Local measures in Kansas City, Missouri]]''


===2015===
===2015===
::''See also: [[Kansas City, Missouri municipal elections, 2015]]''
::''See also: [[Kansas City, Missouri municipal elections, 2015]]''
{{Kansas City, Missouri 2015}}
{{Kansas City, Missouri 2015}}
==Census information==
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
<APIWidget  template="CensusTable" where="districts.id IN (77608)" />


==Budget==
==Budget==
The citywide business plan is the primary driving force behind the budgeting process. The city budget division works with city departments and public input to develop the annual budget. Kansas City's fiscal year runs from May 1 to April 30.<ref>[http://kcmo.gov/finance/about-finance/budget-office/ ''City of Kansas City'', "Budget Division," accessed June 25, 2017]</ref>
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from May 1 to April 30 of the next year. The city manager along with the city's Finance Department review department budget requests and develop a balanced budget. The proposed budget is submitted to the mayor and city council for approval. The city council must adopt a budget by the fourth regular meeting in March.<ref>[https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/departments/finance/office-of-management-and-budget-omb/submitted-budget ''City of Kansas City'', "Budget Process – Submitted Budget," accessed August 23, 2023]</ref><ref>[https://www.kcmo.gov/home/showdocument?id=10862&t=638229597949371370 ''City of Kansas City'', "Adopted Budget FY 2023-24," accessed August 23, 2023]</ref>


===2017-2018===
===Fiscally standardized cities data===
Kansas City's adopted operating budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year {{Greener| start=May 1, 2018| before=is | after=was }} $1.59 billion. The budget increased by 3.9 percent from the previous fiscal year.<ref>[http://kcmo.gov/finance/about-finance/#tab-firs4 ''City of Kansas City'', "Department of Finances," accessed June 25, 2017]</ref>
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the [https://www.lincolninst.edu/research-data/data-toolkits/fiscally-standardized-cities Lincoln Institute of Land Policy] to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.<ref name=LILP>[http://www.lincolninst.edu/research-data/data-toolkits/fiscally-standardized-cities/search-database ''Lincoln Institute of Land Policy'', "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 23, 2023]</ref>


Highlights from the budget {{Greener| start=May 1, 2018| before=include| after=included}}:
{{Quote|
FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. The allocations to FiSCs are estimates of the revenues collected from and services provided to central city residents and businesses by these overlying independent governments. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.|author=Lincoln Institute of Land Policy<ref name=FiSC>[https://www.lincolninst.edu/research-data/data-toolkits/fiscally-standardized-cities ''Lincoln Institute of Land Policy'', "Fiscally Standardized Cities," accessed August 23, 20231]</ref>}}


{{quote|
The tables below show estimated finances within city limits. As such, the revenue and expenses listed may differ from the actual city budget.
*'''Expenditures''': Governmental Activities expenditures increase $27.8 million (2.8 percent) in the FY 2017-18 Submitted Budget. Public Safety expenditures increase $19.0 million. All other functions combined grow by about half that total - $8.8 million. The General Fund grows 1.2 percent, with most increases dedicated to public safety. Public safety now consumes 76 percent of General Fund operating expenditures.


*'''Finance and Governance''': Finance and Governance includes several administrative departments in the City. Finance and Governance funding decreases overall by 2.2 percent in the Submitted Budget, mostly in decreased positions.
**General Services decreases six total positions in Administration, Procurement, and Facilities Maintenance.
**Human Relations decreases one position each in contract compliance and civil rights enforcement.
**Law decreases one net position. The Submitted Budget eliminates the Community Prosecutor program assigned to the East Patrol Division. It increases Neighborhood Legal Services by 1.5 positions


*'''Neighborhoods and Healthy Communities''': The Submitted Budget for Neighborhoods and Healthy Communities shows a nominal decrease that will stabilize when the Public Improvements Advisory Committee (PIAC) allocates its Neighborhood Conservation projects.
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{{FiSCBudgetRevenueTable
|Year=2022
|Total Revenue=$3,531,841,407
|General Revenue=$3,348,039,565
|Federal Aid=$271,453,039
|State Aid=$440,215,438
|Tax Revenue=$1,648,292,410
|Charges & Misc. General Revenue=$988,083,768
|Utility Revenue=$183,801,842
|Liquor Store Revenue=$0
}}
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{{FiSCBudgetExpenditureTable
|Total Expenditures=$3,747,656,140
|General Expenditures=$3,596,070,770
|Education Services Expenditure=$992,603,235
|Health and Welfare Expenditure=$163,616,925
|Transportation Expenditure=$699,804,875
|Public Safety Expenditure=$484,672,133
|Environment and Housing Expenditure=$493,120,686
|Governmental Administration Expenditure=$137,171,934
|Interest on General Debt=$191,385,182
|Miscellaneous Expenditure=$433,690,711
|Utility Expenditure=$145,060,644
|Liquor Store Expenditure=$0
|Intergovernmental Expenditures=$6,524,726
}}
{{col-end}}


*'''Public Safety''': Public Safety expenditures increase $19.0 million (4.6 percent) in the FY 2017-18 Submitted Budget. Public Safety accounts for 76 percent of the General Fund operating budget, and 42 percent of the total government Activities budget.}}


===2016-2017===
====Historical total revenue and expenditure====
Kansas City's adopted operating budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year was $1.53 billion.<ref>[https://data.kcmo.org/Budget/FY-2016-17-Adopted-Budget/jkcu-25gm ''City of Kansas City'', "FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget," accessed June 25, 2017]</ref>
To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.<ref name=LILP/>


===2015-2016===
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Kansas City's adopted operating budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year was $1.47 billion.<ref>[http://kcmo.gov/news/2015/city-manager-mayor-submit-fy2015-16-budget-to-council/ ''City of Kansas City'', "City Manager, Mayor submit FY2015-16 Budget to Council," February 12, 2015]</ref>


===2014-2015===
===Kansas City, Missouri, salaries and pensions over $95,000===
Kansas City's adopted operating budget for fiscal year 2015 was $1.4 billion.<ref>[http://kcmo.gov/finance/about-finance/#tab-firs4 ''City of Kansas City'', "Department of Finances," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
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==Contact information==
==Contact information==
'''Office of the Mayor'''<br>
'''Mayor's office'''<br>
29th Floor City Hall<br>
29th Floor City Hall<br>
414 E. 12th St.<br>
414 E. 12th St.<br>
Kansas City, MO 64106<br>
Kansas City, MO 64106<br>
Phone: (816) 513-3500<br>
''Phone:'' 816-513-3500


'''City Council'''<br>
'''City Clerk's office'''<br>
414 E. 12th St.<br>
414 E. 12th St.<br>
Kansas City, MO 64106<br>
Kansas City, MO 64106<br>
Phone: (816) 513-1313<br>
''Phone:'' 816-513-6401<br>


To contact individual council members, see [http://kcmo.gov/city-officials/ here].
Click [https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/city-officials/city-council-members here] for city council contact information.


==Ballot measures==
==Ballot measures==
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==Lobbying==
==[[Noteworthy events]]==
In 2013, Kansas City's federal lobbying-related expenses amounted to approximately $160,000.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000048951&year=2013 ''Open Secrets'', "City of Kansas City, MO," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref> The issues for which the city filed in 2013, as well as the number of reports, can be seen in the box below. The issues column lists the generic issues that lobbyists working for local governments are required by law to disclose on quarterly federal disclosure forms.<ref>[http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov/amended_lda_guide.html ''U.S. House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk'', "Lobbying Disclosure Act Guidance," accessed November 11, 2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/methodology.php ''Open Secrets'', "Methodology," accessed November 11, 2014]</ref> The reports column gives the number of reports lobbyists filed in regards to each generic issue.  To learn more about the details of the specific issues for which Kansas City filed reports, read the federal disclosure forms by clicking the "Issues" links in the box below.
===2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd===
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===2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws===
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==Issues in the city==
===Nondiscrimination laws===
{{Muni discrimination|State=Missouri|Protection=Both|Ref=<ref>[http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/cities-and-counties-with-non-discrimination-ordinances-that-include-gender ''Human Righs Campaign'', "Cities and Counties with Non-Discrimination Ordinances that Include Gender Identity," accessed July 9, 2015]</ref>}}
{{Muni discrimination|State=Missouri|Protection=Both|Ref=<ref>[http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/cities-and-counties-with-non-discrimination-ordinances-that-include-gender ''Human Righs Campaign'', "Cities and Counties with Non-Discrimination Ordinances that Include Gender Identity," accessed July 9, 2015]</ref>}}
==City website evaluation==
{{City transparency checklist |
Rating                    = {{Rating7}} |
Budget                    = {{yes}} |
Meetings                  = {{yes}} |
Elected Officials        = {{yes}} |
Administrative Officials  = {{yes}} |
Building permits and zoning = {{yes}} |
Audits                    = {{yes}} |
Contracts                = {{partial}} |
Lobbying                  = {{no (Sunshine Review)}} |
Public records            = {{partial}} |
Local taxes                = {{yes}} |
}}
: ''Main article: [[Evaluation of Missouri city websites]]''
Last rated on Jan. 30, 2012
===The good===
*Budgets are posted.<ref name="finance">[http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/Finance/index.htm ''City of Kansas City'', "Finance Documents," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
*City Council meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes are posted on the city clerk's website.<ref>[http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/liveweb/common/ ''City of Kansas City'', "City Clerk," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
*City Councilors and the Mayor are listed with contact information.
*Information on building permits<ref>[http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityPlanningandDevelopment/BuildingPermitFeesRelatedFees/index.htm ''City of Kansas City'', "Building Permits," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref> and zoning/development<ref>[http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityPlanningandDevelopment/CityofKansasCityMissouriDevelopmentProcess/index.htm ''City of Kansas City'', "City Development," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref> posted.
*City contracts are posted,<ref>[http://webfusion.kcmo.org/coldfusionapps/citycontracts/citycontracts.cfm ''City of Kansas City'', "Contracts," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref> as well as information and documents on how to bid on city contracts.<ref>[http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/GeneralServices/Procurement/index.htm ''City of Kansas City'', "Bidding," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
*Contact information is provided for individual departments.<ref>[http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/index.htm ''City of Kansas City'', "Departments," accessed October 22, 2014]</ref>
*Audits are posted.<ref name=finance/>
*Information on taxes is posted.<ref name=finance/>
===The bad===
*There is no information on whether or not the city lobbies or is a member of lobbying organizations.
*There is an online form for  [[Missouri Sunshine Law|public records request]], but no information on what information is available, citizens' rights under the law, or other useful information.
*Full contracts are not posted.


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://kcmo.gov/ Kansas City official website]
*[http://kcmo.gov/ City of Kansas City]
*[http://kcmayor.org/ Office of the Mayor]
*[https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/city-officials Mayor and City Council]
*[http://kcmo.gov/city-officials/city-council/ City Council]
*[https://www.municode.com/library/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances Kansas City Code of Ordinances]
*[https://www.municode.com/library/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances Kansas City City Charter and Code]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Kansas City, Missouri
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General information

Mayor of Kansas City Quinton Lucas
Assumed office: August 1, 2019

Last mayoral election:2023
Next mayoral election:2027
Last city council election:2023
Next city council election:2027
City council seats:13[1]
City website
Composition data
Population:508,090
Race:White 55.3%
African American 26.1%
Asian 3.1%
Native American 0.6%
Pacific Islander 0.3%
Multiple 9%
Ethnicity:Hispanic or Latino origin 12%
Median household income:$67,449
High school graduation rate:91.8%
College graduation rate:37.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
Related Kansas City offices
Missouri Congressional Delegation
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Kansas City is a city spanning portions of Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass counties in Missouri. The city's population was 508,090 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.


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City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Kansas City utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]

Mayor

The mayor presides over city council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels. The current Mayor of Kansas City is Quinton Lucas. Lucas assumed office in 2019.[2]

City manager

The city manager is the city's chief executive officer and chief administrator. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.[3][4]

City council

See also: List of current city council officials of the top 100 cities in the United States

The Kansas City City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[2]

The Kansas City City Council has 13 members, including the mayor. Six members are elected by the city's six districts, while the other six members and the mayor are elected at large.[2]

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Other elected officials

Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Kansas City, Missouri.


Mayoral partisanship

See also: Party affiliation of the mayors of the 100 largest cities

Kansas City has a Democratic mayor. As of January 2026, 67 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 22 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.

Mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan in most of the nation's largest cities. However, many officeholders are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2023) and City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)

The city of Kansas City, Missouri, held general elections for mayor, city council, and municipal court on June 20, 2023. A primary was scheduled for April 4, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was January 10, 2023. Judges seeking retention were required to file by April 21, 2023.

2020

See also: June 2, 2020 ballot measures in Missouri

City voters decided one local ballot measure on June 2, 2020. Click here to learn more about the city ballot question.

2019

See also: City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019) and November 5, 2019 ballot measures in Missouri
The city of Kansas City, Missouri, held general elections for mayor, city council, and municipal court on June 18, 2019. The primary was on April 2, 2019. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was January 8, 2019. Click here for more information about the mayoral election.


City voters also decided five local ballot measures on November 5, 2019. Click here to learn more about the city ballot questions.

2017

See: Jackson County, Missouri ballot measures and Local measures in Kansas City, Missouri

While no regular municipal elections were scheduled in 2017, there were multiple special ballot measure elections.

2015

See also: Kansas City, Missouri municipal elections, 2015

The city of Kansas City, Missouri, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and city council on June 23, 2015. A primary election took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 13, 2015. All 12 city council seats were up for election.[5][6]

Census information

The table below shows demographic information about the city.

Demographic Data for Kansas City
Kansas City
Population 508,090
Land area (sq mi) 314
Race and ethnicity**
White 57.8%
Black/African American 25.8%
Asian 2.7%
Native American 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Other (single race) 4.5%
Multiple 8.6%
Hispanic/Latino 12.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.8%
College graduation rate 37.8%
Income
Median household income $67,449
Persons below poverty level 14.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Budget

The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from May 1 to April 30 of the next year. The city manager along with the city's Finance Department review department budget requests and develop a balanced budget. The proposed budget is submitted to the mayor and city council for approval. The city council must adopt a budget by the fourth regular meeting in March.[7][8]

Fiscally standardized cities data

The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[9]

“

FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. The allocations to FiSCs are estimates of the revenues collected from and services provided to central city residents and businesses by these overlying independent governments. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.[10]

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—Lincoln Institute of Land Policy[11]

The tables below show estimated finances within city limits. As such, the revenue and expenses listed may differ from the actual city budget.


Revenue in 2022
Revenue type Amount
Total Revenue $3,531,841,407
General Revenue $3,348,039,565
Federal Aid $271,453,039
State Aid $440,215,438
Tax Revenue $1,648,292,410
Charges & Misc. General Revenue $988,083,768
Utility Revenue $183,801,842
Liquor Store Revenue $0

Expenditures in 2022
Expenditure type Amount
Total Expenditures $3,747,656,140
General Expenditures $3,596,070,770
Education Services Expenditure $992,603,235
 Health and Welfare Expenditure $163,616,925
Transportation Expenditure $699,804,875
Public Safety Expenditure $484,672,133
Environment and Housing Expenditure $493,120,686
Governmental Administration Expenditure $137,171,934
Interest on General Debt $191,385,182
Miscellaneous Expenditure $433,690,711
Utility Expenditure $145,060,644
Liquor Store Expenditure $0
Intergovernmental Expenditures $6,524,726


Historical total revenue and expenditure

To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[9]

Kansas City, Missouri, salaries and pensions over $95,000

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Contact information

Mayor's office
29th Floor City Hall
414 E. 12th St.
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-513-3500

City Clerk's office
414 E. 12th St.
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-513-6401

Click here for city council contact information.

Ballot measures

See also: Jackson County, Missouri ballot measures

The city of Kansas City is in Jackson County. A list of ballot measures in Jackson County is available here.

Noteworthy events

2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

See also: Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Kansas City, following the death of George Floyd. Events in Kansas City, Missouri began on Friday, May 29, 2020, at the J.C. Nichols Foundation before moving to the Country Club Plaza.[12] On May 30, Gov. Mike Parsons (R) declared a state of emergency, which allowed the Missouri National Guard to join local police.[13] Members were deployed to the city following a request made by Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith.[14] On May 31, Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) issued a curfew.[15]

2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws

See also: Employment nondiscrimination laws in Missouri

In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Kansas City, Missouri, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[16]

Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 City of Kansas City, "About City Council," accessed August 20, 2021
  3. ↑ City of Kansas City, "City Manager's Office," accessed October 22, 2014
  4. ↑ Kansas City Code of Ordinances, "Chapter 2, Article III - City Manager," access August 20, 2021
  5. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2015 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed September 19, 2014
  6. ↑ Kansas City Board of Elections, "Home," accessed January 23, 2015
  7. ↑ City of Kansas City, "Budget Process – Submitted Budget," accessed August 23, 2023
  8. ↑ City of Kansas City, "Adopted Budget FY 2023-24," accessed August 23, 2023
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 23, 2023
  10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  11. ↑ Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities," accessed August 23, 20231
  12. ↑ KSHB, "KC's 'passionate' protest of George Floyd's killing moves to Plaza," May 30, 2020
  13. ↑ Fox 4, "Missouri Highway Patrol and National Guard arrives in Kansas City to aid police during protests," May 30, 2020
  14. ↑ KCTV News 5, "Protests turn violent in Kansas City as demonstrators throw rocks, water bottles," June 2, 2020
  15. ↑ KY3, "Curfew issued for some parts of Kansas City after protests turn violent Saturday," May 31, 2020
  16. ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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