Kansas City mayor to address budget shortfall in state of the city speech City has taken a financial hit from the drop in tax revenue due to pandemic Share Updated: 6:31 PM CST Feb 10, 2021 City has taken a financial hit from the drop in tax revenue due to pandemic Share Updated: 6:31 PM CST Feb 10, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WILL TRY TO DO. MICHAEL: KANSAS CITY HAS TAKEN A FINANCIAL PUNCH IN THE MOUTH FROM THE VIRUS. LAYOFFS, RESTRICTIONS, AND SHUTDOWNS, BUT LUCAS SAYS THEY HAVE FOUND THE MONEY. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ABOUT $55 MILLION THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PLANS. WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT $15 MILLION DIP INTO OUR- UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE. MICHAEL: DETAILS WILL BE IN HIS STATE OF THE CITY BEACH TONIGHT. THE $70 MILLION HOLE IS FROM EIGHT OFF AND TAX REVENUE AND INCREASE IN SPENDING, SOME OF IT CITY WORKERS. EVEN WITH THE DROP, THE CITY MANAGER TOLD THE RADIO THE CITY’S NEW BUDGET WILL NOT CALL FOR LAYOFFS, FURLOUGHS, OR CUTBACKS IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES, BUT THERE WILL BE CHANGES INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY. >> WHAT THAT WILL NOT MEAN IS YOU WILL SEE US LAYING OFF POLICE OFFICERS OR FIRES OFFICERS -- MICHAEL: THERE IS A HOPE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WILL GET ADDITIONAL MONEY TO THE CITIES, THAT IS NOT UNIVERSALLY POPULAR WITH CONGRESS. THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR, THIS WILL BE A TOUGH BUDGET AS KANSAS CITY SEARCHES FOR WAYS OUT OF A $70 MILLION H