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Mayor proposes 0.0917 tax rate for FY26; public hearing set for Sept. 8
Summary
Hays' mayor and budget officer presented a proposed FY26 tax rate of 0.0917 (described as a 7.5% increase over last year) and scheduled two public hearings for Sept. 8 to consider the budget and tax rate.
The mayor, speaking as the city's budget officer, presented a proposed FY26 tax rate of 0.0917 and said the figure represents "a 7.5 percent increase" over last year's 0.0894 rate. He told the council that higher property valuations and revenue increases contributed to the change.
The mayor outlined key budget assumptions, saying the budget includes projected sales tax and interest income and line items for engineering, legal services and street repairs. "In the proposed budget, the tax rate is 0.0917, and that's a 7.5 percent increase over last year's rate was 0.0894," he said. He also announced a public hearing on September 8 for both the proposed budget and the proposed tax rate.
The city attorney advised that it is common to hold the budget and tax-rate public hearings at the same meeting. Council members moved and seconded a motion to schedule the two hearings on Sept. 8, 2025; the motion was taken by voice and no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript.
Why it matters: the tax rate determines the city portion of property tax bills; the public hearing will allow residents to comment before the council adopts a final budget and tax rate.
