Capital Improvements Program (CIP) | City of Independence, MO

The Capital Improvements Program (CIP) is a major financial, public infrastructure, and equipment planning tool for municipalities. The CIP is a long-range plan that identifies capital projects and equipment, provides a planning schedule, and outlines funding options for the projects and equipment. The CIP links the various master plans, the City’s comprehensive plan, and the annual budget.

The CIP sets forth proposed projects for constructing, maintaining, upgrading, and replacing the City’s physical infrastructure and equipment necessary for continued operations and providing City services during the next six fiscal years, and that further implements the vision, goals, and strategies of the Independence For All Strategic Plan and Imagine Independence 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

Projects listed in the CIP are not necessarily in priority order and should not be construed as a promise to any person or group that they will be completed within a specific timeframe. A CIP is not a static document but a fluid one that can be updated as infrastructure requirements change, development occurs, and funding opportunities become available. The Planning Commission annually reviews and provides public improvement recommendations, provided to the City Manager by April 1st of each fiscal year.