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DATE:

October 13, 2026

CONTACT PERSON:

Carrie Higgins, Housing Services Division Director

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SECOND PARTY/SUBJECT:

Special Alcohol and Drug Grant Review Committee

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DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:

APPROVAL of the 2027 Special Alcohol and Drug funding recommendations in the amount of $865,924.

Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.

(Approval of $865,924 to be expended from the Special Alcohol Program fund in 2027.)

VOTING REQUIREMENTS:

Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.

POLICY ISSUE:

The City receives the liquor tax collected by the State of Kansas. State statute requires that one-third of the proceeds be deposited into the City's Special Alcohol and Drug Program Fund.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends approval when considered by the Governing Body.

BACKGROUND:

The City receives the liquor tax collected by the State of Kansas. Kansas Statue requires that one-third of the proceeds be deposited in the City's Special Alcohol and Drug Program Fund. Those funds can be used only for the "purchase, establishment, maintenance or expansion of services or programs whose principal purpose is alcoholism and drug abuse prevention and education, alcohol and drug detoxification, intervention in alcohol or drug abuse or treatment of persons who are alcoholics or drug abusers or in danger of becoming alcoholics or drug abusers. "

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

$865,924 will be expended from the Special Alcohol Program fund in 2027.

SOURCE OF FUNDING:

Liquor tax collected by the State and allocated to the City for the purpose of awarding grants to alcohol and drug programs.

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