Brandy Bailey, county treasurer, told the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 2 that the treasurer's office mailed a little more than 265,000 tax bills and is processing payments and many public inquiries about higher bills. She said the combined tax roll across jurisdictions was read aloud in the meeting but the transcript contains inconsistent formatting for the full total; staff reported collections of about $14,000,000 through Nov. 26, or roughly 2% of the roll.

Bailey said assessed valuations increased while mill levies declined, which means many taxpayers are seeing higher bills despite lower levy rates. She told commissioners the tax roll includes roughly 103 taxing jurisdictions and that the treasurer is working with the clerk and appraiser to create a "one-stop shop" where citizens can view tax information, parcel details and deed records. The treasurer said some R&R/proposed-rate pages were temporarily removed from public material to avoid confusing residents over proposed vs. final rates.

Commissioners asked for better public access to three annual documents (appraisal notification, tax bill and R&R) by parcel or PIN without names; one commissioner suggested an interactive map pop-up showing taxing jurisdictions and levy breakdown by parcel. Staff said the GIS upload for current-year levy allocation would be completed once finalized budget information is available so the interactive pages can reflect the 2025 tax bill supporting the 2026 budget.

Bailey confirmed timing constraints: the county receives the tax roll on Oct. 1 and then needs internal processing time and mail services scheduling, which affects when bills are mailed relative to payment deadlines. No changes to tax policy were made at the meeting; the discussion focused on public information access and administrative processes.