Overview
Ashland’s adopted 2024 budget authorizes $3,160,280 of expenditures, backed by $219,188 of 2023 ad valorem tax. The Electric Utility is by far the largest fund at $2,091,781 of authority — nearly four times the General Fund’s $552,500 (ad valorem $203,465). The city carries no general obligation bonds and no revenue bonds; its only debt is a $386,948 KDHE public water loan.
At a glance — adopted 2024
Source: City of Ashland 2024 adopted budget, certificate and indebtedness statement.
Funds — adopted 2024
Certificate fund lines sum exactly to the printed total: $552,500 + $20,000 + $33,193 + $8,269 + $331,537 + $2,091,781 + $123,000 = $3,160,280. The General Fund’s 2024 column shows a January 1 balance of $72,475 and $295,057 of non-ad-valorem receipts budgeted; with the $203,465 ad valorem levy, resources reach $570,997 against the $552,500 authority.
| Fund | Budget authority | Ad valorem tax |
|---|---|---|
| General | $552,500 | $203,465 |
| Electric Utility | $2,091,781 | — |
| Water Utility | $331,537 | — |
| Sewer Utility | $123,000 | — |
| Special Highway | $33,193 | — |
| Library | $20,000 | $15,723 |
| Special Parks & Recreation | $8,269 | — |
| TOTAL | $3,160,280 | $219,188 |
Source: City of Ashland 2024 adopted budget, certificate and General Fund page.
Debt — adopted 2024
The Statement of Indebtedness lists “None” for general obligation bonds and “None” for revenue bonds. The single obligation is a KDHE Public Water Loan: issued January 28, 2021, for $422,358 at 2.54%, maturing February 1, 2036, with $386,948 outstanding at January 1, 2023; $24,985 of principal and $9,052 of interest fall due in 2024.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| KDHE Public Water Loan outstanding | $386,948 |
| General obligation bonds | $0 |
| Revenue bonds | $0 |
| Principal due 2024 | $24,985 |
| Interest due 2024 | $9,052 |
Source: City of Ashland 2024 adopted budget, indebtedness statement.
Sources & notes
- Source used: City of Ashland, Kansas, 2024 adopted budget (Kansas Department of Administration, Municipal Budgets — Clark County 2024) Read the source document; portal page: Clark County 2024 listing.
- Sum checks: fund lines sum to the printed $3,160,280 total; ad valorem $203,465 + $15,723 = $219,188; General Fund $72,475 + $295,057 + $203,465 = $570,997 resources against $552,500 authority.
- Basis flag: adopted budget, not actuals; dated basis (2024). The source PDF carries no extractable text, so figures were read from rendered page images and cross-checked across the certificate, fund, and indebtedness pages.
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