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Consolidated Fire District 2: chief cites $900,000 accounting error, board to reconsider mill levy
Summary
Chief Steve Chick told Johnson County commissioners a double posting on state forms inflated Consolidated Fire District 2’s proposed mill levy by about $900,000. Commissioners asked county budget staff to work with the district and its board to revise the levy and clarify reserve reporting before final approval.
Consolidated Fire District 2 Chief Steve Chick told the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners that a double posting on the district’s state budget forms created roughly a $900,000 error that inflated the district’s proposed mill levy.
Chick said the district’s CPA, together with two staff members he named as Robin and Ted, identified the duplicate carryover posting and that the error makes the district’s advertised 2026 mill levy (10.98) higher than it should be. “There was a double posting in one of our funds that caused a $900,000 difference,” Chief Steve Chick said, adding the corrected levy would likely be “in that 10.49 or 10.5 neighborhood.”
Why it matters: The mill levy drives the district’s ad valorem tax revenue, its principal operating fund. Commissioners and district leaders said the correction would reduce the…
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