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Shawnee council adopts 2026 budget, sets mill levy at 23.249 after close votes
Summary
After a public hearing, the Shawnee City Council voted to exceed the revenue neutral rate and approved the 2026 budget with a mill levy of 23.249; a separate motion to reduce the levy failed.
The Shawnee City Council approved the city's 2026 budget on Monday, Aug. 25, setting a mill levy of 23.249 after a series of close votes and a public hearing.
City Manager Paul Kramer gave council a brief overview of the proposed budget and the process leading to its introduction. Four Shawnee residents spoke during the public hearing, registering their views as part of the official record (speakers not named in the transcript).
Earlier in the meeting the council voted to exceed the revenue neutral rate of 22.3 for the 2026 budget process; that measure passed 5 to 3, with Mayor Mickey Sandifer casting an individual vote in favor. Council member Tony Gillette then moved to decrease the city's mill levy by 0.949; that motion failed, 4 to 3. Council member Jeanne Murphy subsequently moved to approve the proposed budget with a mill levy of 23.249; that motion passed 4 to 3, formally setting the 2026 budget.
The minutes as recorded do not include a roll-call of individual votes beyond the tallies and the mayor's noted vote. The council did not provide a detailed funding breakdown in the spoken record beyond the mill levy figures summarized during the hearing.
The adoption finalizes the tax rate and allows staff to begin implementation steps tied to the 2026 spending plan; council materials and full budget documents are available on the city website for review.
