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Shawnee County appraiser requests largely flat 2026 budget; personnel costs drive increase
Summary
County Appraiser Steve Bowman told commissioners that the appraiser's 2026 proposal is largely flat except for personnel costs, producing a 5.3% overall increase driven by salaries that make up 95.6% of the office budget.
County Appraiser Steve Bowman told the Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 27 that his proposed 2026 budget is "generally considered flat other than personnel," with an overall increase of 5.3%. Bowman said personnel services account for 95.6% of his office's budget.
Bowman said some costs typically charged to his office are handled instead through the Land Records Fund administered by the Register of Deeds,…
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