Consultants tell Johnson County commissioners 2025 Kansas session brought major tax and budget proposals with local impacts

Federico and Durst Consulting representatives briefed the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on June 12 on major measures from the 2025 Kansas legislative session and how they could affect county services and finances.

County leaders invited John Federico and members of Federico and Durst Consulting to report on the session’s outcomes and likely 2026 priorities after a 90-day legislative calendar produced intense activity affecting local government.

The county was told about three central threads: contested property-tax proposals, changes to state programs that affect local revenue and services, and several budget moves that include one-time and continuing appropriations that could alter county workloads.

“Maine priorities this year were property tax,” said Mihailo Ilich, Federico and Durst Consulting. He told…