2026 Budget Summary
CITY OF MERRIAM, KANSAS
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS Citywide
$12,965,125
$31,615,435
$40,094,802 10,966
PROPOSED CITY MILL
CITY EMPLOYEES
LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE 1% CITY SALES TAX
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
NON-CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
26.415
OPERATING REVENUES
126
CITY POPULATION
$10,091,400
CITYWIDE REVENUE SOURCES
49%
18%
33%
Sales/Use Tax
Property Tax
Other Sources
2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN All Proposed Public Improvements Through 2026
HIGHLIGHTS
‣ 49th St.; Antioch Road to Switzer Road ‣ Street/Facility Improvements
$11.5 MILLION
2025 General Fund Revenues*
$26 TOTAL
*in millions
$14.5
$7
City & County Sales Taxes
Property Taxes
er es er es in nt Fe Oth F e t C se ur hi ity Co nc un a m Fr m Co m ria er M
2025 General Fund Expenditures*
4% 21%
5%
12%
25% 9%
18%
Budget Summary // 2026
$.8 $1.7 $1.3 $.9
$5.4
Police and Court
$.9
Community Development
$1.4
Capital Improvement/Equipment
$3.3
Fire
$4.7
Public Works
$6.5
Administration & Overhead
$2.4
Parks and Recreation
*in millions
BUDGET OVERVIEW All Funds Combined
BEGINNING FUND BALANCE
$ 61,382,969
REVENUES Property Taxes City Sales/Use Taxes County Sales Taxes TIF Receipts Other Taxes Franchise Fees Licenses/Permits/Fees Fines Interest Income Miscellaneous TOTAL REVENUES TRANSFERS IN TOTAL RESOURCES
$7,060,839 19,845,016 0 5,770,000 924,000 1,342,000 2,293,552 811,500 790,000 1,245,895 40,094,802 5,492,000 $106,969,771
EXPENDITURES Personal Services $13,046,53 Contractual Services 14,980,003 Commodities 27,000 Capital Outlay 1,428,250 Capital Improvements 11,536,875 Debt Service 2,652,00 TIF Expenditures 6,145,584 Health & Welfare 909,900 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 44,580,560 TRANSFERS OUT 5,504,000 RESERVES (Ending Fund Balance) 56,885,211 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $106,969,771 Transfers are internal movements of funds between City accounts to support major projects and equipment.
Property Tax Property taxes are levied by six entities: State of Kansas Johnson County Johnson County Community College Shawnee Mission School District Merriam Drainage Board City of Merriam
MERRIAM’S SHARE OF TOTAL PROPERTY TAX
21% City of Merriam 79% Schools, County, Other CITY PROPERTY TAX CALCULATION EXAMPLE MARKET VALUE OF HOME
$310,000
CITY MILL RATE
26.415
Assessed Valuation: $35,650
To determine assessed valuation, multiply market value by 11.5%
$310,000 x 11.5% = $35,650
Annual Tax Liability for City Services: $941.38 To calculate the annual tax bill, multiply the assessed valuation by the mill rate and divide the result by 1,000.
$35,650 × 26.415 = 941,357.75 $941,357.75 / 1,000 = $941.38
Monthly Expenses for City Services: $78.45 To determine the monthly tax expenses for City services, divide the tax liability by 12.
$941.38 / 12 = $78.45 Budget Summary // 2026
GOVERNING BODY
BOB PAPE MAYOR 913-707-9316
JACOB LAHA WARD 1 913-608-7636
AMY RIDER WARD 2 913-735-0828
CHRIS HANDS WARD 3 913-384-5340
STACI CHIVETTA WARD 4 913-303-0594
JASON SILVERS WARD 1 913-370-9910
WHITNEY YADRICH WARD 2 913-303-1017
BRUCE KALDAHL WARD 3 913-708-3043
REUBEN COZMYER WARD 4 913-297-9339
STAFF LEADERSHIP Chris Engel, CITY ADMINISTRATOR Caitlin Gard, ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR Darren McLaughlin, POLICE Celia Kumke, PUBLIC WORKS Juliana Pinnick, CITY CLERK
Meagan Borth, FINANCE, CITY TREASURER Bryan Dyer, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Anna Slocum, PARKS & RECREATION Ryan Denk, CITY ATTORNEY
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