County Administrator David Johnston Presents 2026 Proposed Budget

Published on August 07, 2025

Kansas City, KS – On August 7, 2025, County Administrator David Johnston presented the 2026 Proposed City and County Budgets for adoption consideration during the 7 PM Full Commission meeting.

Each year, the County Administrator works to create a proposed balance budget to be considered for adoption by the Full Commission. This year Administrator Johnston worked closely with the Budget and Finance Departments, as well as all UG Departments to achieve budget recommendations that would commit to the four outlined Commission priorities.

During Johnston’s presentation, he discussed the following key budget highlights for 2026:

• Residential 1% PILOT decrease ($1.2M)
• Instilling fiscal discipline 
• Moving away from the personnel trend 
• Prioritized Employees - No layoffs (Froze positions)
• City & county maximum mill levy includes additional 3 mills (Resolution no. 58-25 July 16)
• City & county proposed budgets include a 2 mill increase
• High community survey priority
• Adhering to debt strategy passed by the commission last year
• Westside Development, Communitywide Benefits (One-time TIF Revenue from Speedway Plaza funding over $7M of infrastructure projects)

2026 Budget Resources:

Review and Download the 2026 Proposed Budget Presentation Slides: 

2026-Proposed-Budget-Presentation-County-Administrator-David-Johnston.pdf(PDF, 1MB)

Check out Administrator Johnston's 2026 Proposed Budget Presentation Video

Check out the 2026 Budget Book that outlines the detailed City and County Budget Information and Numbers.

Get Involved in the 2026 Budget Process 

As budget discussions progress, community members and members of the media are invited to tune in to the remaining budget workshops.

• County Administrator Presented 2025 Proposed Budget August 7, 2025, at 7pm in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building.
• Budget Workshop – August 14, 2025, at 5pm to be held in the 5th Floor Conference Room of the Municipal Building
• Budget Workshop - August 21, 2024, at 5pm to be held in the 5th Floor Conference Room of the Municipal Building
• Budget Public Hearing - August 26, 2025, at 5pm in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building
• Commission Budget Adoption Date - August 28, 2025, at 7 PM in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building.
  
  

For more information about the Budget Department, including our online budget data, please visit: Budget – Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City (wycokck.org)

The public is invited to attend all of the above meetings in-person or remotely via Zoom. The meetings will be also broadcasted live via the UG YouTube page and UGTV- channel 2 spectrum cable channel.

For more information about upcoming meetings and the detailed agenda, please visit www.wycokck.org/clerk 

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