Lenexa’s Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings are typically not recorded. A Lenexa resident sent an email in requesting for an exception to this. At the next Committee of the Whole meeting (June 23rd) the conversation will cover the 2027 budget. According to City Manager Beccy Yocham, the June 23 meeting will not be available for replay, although the staff presentation will be separately recorded and posted afterward. What will be left out is the conversation that occurs between staff and the governing body. โฃ
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While we appreciate the posting of the staff presentation, the City’s annual budget is one of the most important discussions of the year. The budget determines priorities, spending, taxes, staffing, and long-term direction. Residents who cannot attend in person should have the opportunity to watch the full discussion and hear questions and comments from elected officials.โฃ
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๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ .โฃ
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If you agree, respectfully let City Manager Beccy Yocham know that you’d like the full budget discussion recorded and made available to residents.โฃ
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๐ง Beccy Yocham, City Manager – byocham@lenexa.comโฃ
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A strong government works best when residents can see not only the presentation, but hear the conversation too.



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