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City of Gas packet shows 2026 budget authority of $1.28 million; public hearing set for Aug. 12
Summary
The council packet includes the 2026 budget certificate showing proposed total expenditures of $1,276,574, a general fund proposed spending level of $530,907 and a total 2025 ad valorem tax of $89,883; the formal budget hearing is scheduled for Aug. 12, 2025.
The City of Gas’s July 8 meeting packet contains the adopted 2026 budget certificate and supporting schedules. The certificate lists a total proposed budget authority across funds of $1,276,574 and a proposed general fund expenditure authority of $530,907. The certificate shows the total 2025 ad valorem tax to be included in the 2026 documents as $89,883.
The packet includes a schedule of interfund transfers the council authorized in the proposed budget: notable items include a planned $25,000 transfer from the Water Utility Fund to the Capital Improvements Fund and recurring transfers from the utilities to equipment reserve and general funds under K.S.A. 12-825d. The document shows the city was assisted in preparing the budget by Neil L. Phillips, CPA of Jarred, Gilmore & Phillips, PA.
A published budget hearing notice in the packet sets the public hearing for Aug. 12, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Gas City Hall to receive taxpayer objections and finalize the budget. The packet also lists required timeline steps for publication and adoption under Kansas statutes.
No final vote is recorded in the July 8 packet excerpt provided; the certificate states that the hearing was held and that the governing body adopted budget authority, with the documents routed to the county clerk for processing.
