Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Article VI of the Code of Ordinances, entitled "Boards, Commissions and Committees," by enacting a new Division 6, entitled “Welcoming KC Commission,” consisting of Sections 2-851 through 2-857, to formally establish such commission; directing the City Manager to appoint a liaison and coordinate departmental support for the commission; and dissolving the Mayor's Commission for New Americans, to be replaced by the Welcoming KC Commission created herein. “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute”

Committee

Council

Introduced

May 21, 2026

On agenda

June 11, 2026

Passed

June 11, 2026

Where it was heard

Council Jun 11, 2026 Passed as Substituted Pass Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee Jun 9, 2026 Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Council May 21, 2026 Move To Introduce Council May 21, 2026 referred

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