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Butler County leaders discuss mill-levy history and consider sales-tax option to lower property tax burden
Summary
County staff reviewed mill-levy and assessed-valuation data and presented a proposal framework for a possible half-cent county sales tax; commissioners discussed smaller near-term mill-levy targets and the budget trade-offs for a proposed salary-study and other priorities.
Will (staff member) told the Butler County Commission on July 29 that a county review of mill-levy and assessed-valuation data shows Butler County’s levy fell from about 35.72 mills in 2007 to 29.88 mills for the 2024 tax year, placing the county among the state’s lowest levies. "We thought it would be helpful to review our mill levy information," Will said as he opened the budget presentation.
The review included comparisons to Johnson and Sedgwick counties and a calculation of how a county sales tax would translate into reduced property tax. Staff said a 1¢ (one-cent) county sales tax would generate roughly $13 million and that the county’s share under the distribution approach the county has requested from the Legislature would be about $6.5 million. "With the half cent sales tax, we would be easily the second lowest…
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