RNR Hearing Notice Fire District

NOTICE OF HEARING TO EXCEED REVENUE NEUTRAL RATE AND BUDGET HEARING

The governing body of Sedgwick County Fire District No. 1 will meet on August 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM in Ruffin Auditorium, 100 N. Broadway St., Wichita KS 67202 for the purpose of hearing and answering objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed use of all funds and the amount of ad valorem tax and Revenue Neutral Rate.

Detailed budget information is available at https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/finance/budget/ and will be available at this hearing.

BUDGET SUMMARY

Proposed Budget 2027 Expenditures and Amount of 2026 Ad Valorem Tax establish the maximum limits of the 2027 budget. Estimated Tax Rate is subject to change depending on the final assessed valuation.

FUND	Expenditures	Actual Tax Rate*	Expenditures	Actual Tax Rate*	Budget Authority for Expenditures	Amount of 2026 Ad Valorem Tax	Est. Tax Rate*
	Prior Year Actual for 2025		Current Year Estimate for 2026		Proposed Budget Year for 2027
Fire Dist. No. 1 General Fund	29,601,936	17.000	31,184,850	16.754	33,499,131	25,438,662	16.754
Debt Service
Special Revenue - Non-Property Tax Supported Funds
Fire District Research & Dev.
Federal State Assistance Funds
Fire District-Grants
Totals	29,601,936	17.000	31,184,850	16.754	33,499,131	25,438,662	16.754
Revenue Neutral Rate**							15.576
Less: Transfers	5,118,884		0		0
Net Expenditure	24,483,052		31,184,850		33,499,131
Total Tax Levied	22,171,675		23,650,600		xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assessed Valuation	1,304,216,194		1,411,638,982		1,518,363,503

Outstanding Indebtedness

January 1,	2024	2025	2026
G.O. Bonds	0	0	0
Revenue Bonds	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Lease Pur. Princ.	2,420,515	2,282,207	6,787,611
Total	2,420,515	2,282,207	6,787,611

*Tax rates are expressed in mills

**Revenue Neutral Rate as defined by KSA 79-2988

Tom Stolz, County Manager