McPherson sets public hearing on 2027 budget, exceeding revenue-neutral rate
City's proposed spending plan requires the statutorily mandated hearing because it would exceed the revenue-neutral rate
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Become a subscriberMCPHERSON, Kan. — McPherson residents can weigh in on the city's proposed 2027 budget at a public hearing set for 9 a.m. Sept. 1 at the McPherson Municipal Center. The governing body will consider a spending plan that exceeds the revenue neutral rate, the rate that would bring in the same property tax revenue as the prior year.
State law requires the hearing whenever a taxing body proposes exceeding that rate, and rising property valuations have driven up the revenue-neutral calculation.
City officials noted the estimated tax rate remains subject to change depending on final assessed property valuations. Detailed budget documents are currently available for review at the City Clerk's Office at 400 E. Kansas Ave.
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