Development of the 2025 fiscal year budget is in progress. County Manager Penny Postoak Ferguson presented the proposed 2025 budget to the Board of County Commissioners on May 23, 2024.

The proposed budget includes an estimated mill levy of 24.110 mills, a decrease of 0.250 mills. This is comprised of the County Taxing District at 17.276 mills, Library Taxing District at 3.812 mills, and the Park and Recreation Taxing District at 3.022 mills.

The proposed budget totals $1.83 billion, including $1.366 million in expenditures and $461.7 million in reserves. Also included is the proposed Capital Improvement Program, totaling $381.6 million.

Overview of 2025 Proposed Budget

Budget Sections

Culture and Recreation Health and Human Services Infrastructure Public Safety Records and Taxation Support Services

Timeline of the Budget Process

Budget Process calendar with key dates in the 2025 budget development process

Development of the fiscal year budget takes place from January-August. The County Manager and Budget and Financial Planning staff present a proposed version of the budget to the Board in May.

The budget is later modified after a series of work sessions by the Board. This is followed by a public hearing in August, then the Board’s adoption of the final budget.

Here's a timeline of key dates leading up to adoption of the 2025 fiscal year budget:

March 28: Budget Retreat
May 23: Proposed Budget Overview
May 30-June 21: Department Budget Presentations
June 3: Budget Open House: Central Resource Library
June 10: Budget Open House: Monticello Library
June 20-21: Board considers final budget
June 27: Board sets maximum expenditure budget
Aug. 20: Public Hearing and Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing
Aug. 29: Formal Adoption of Budget

Budget Open Houses

Residents and elected officials talk during a budget open house event

Budget open houses are an opportunity for the public to come learn about the proposed budget, ask questions and provide informal feedback. The event doesn’t include a formal presentation nor public comment session.

Budget open houses for the 2025 proposed budget took place June 3 and June 10. Budget information will also be available at the county’s Juneteenth event, June 19, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lenexa Civic Campus Commons, 17101 W. 87th St.

View the budget boards displayed at the budget open houses below.

Public Hearings

A public hearing for the 2025 budget is scheduled for Aug. 20, 2024.

Public hearings for the budget are required each year. If the county is to exceed the revenue neutral rate, a revenue neutral rate hearing is also required. This means that the county’s property tax revenue is to increase – even if the mill levy rate goes down.