Overview
Atchison adopted a 2026 budget of $24,578,540 in total budget authority, supported by $5,042,622 in 2025 ad valorem tax. The General Fund ($11,719,206) is just under half the budget; the two utilities — Water ($5,039,420) and Wastewater ($3,595,500) — together add another $8,634,920. The budget's revenue neutral rate is 44.865 mills; the budget form's library worksheet gives a 2026 library levy rate of 6.757 mills, and its TIF computation uses an estimated total levy of 46.358 mills.
Source: City of Atchison 2026 adopted budget certificate (PDF).
At a glance — 2026 adopted
Source: Certificate, 2026 adopted budget.
All funds — 2026 adopted
The authority column sums exactly to the certificate total. The tax column sums to $5,042,623, which is $1 above the certificate's stated ad valorem total of $5,042,622 — a $1 difference in the budget form itself; the certificate total is used as the headline figure. The General Fund's final tax rate as printed in the certificate is 36.71428763 mills.
| Fund | Budget authority | 2025 ad valorem tax |
|---|---|---|
| General | $11,719,206 | $3,993,576 |
| Debt Service | $956,951 | $314,062 |
| Library | $1,082,975 | $734,985 |
| Special Highway | $458,080 | None |
| RHID | $8,680 | None |
| Special Alcohol | $131,200 | None |
| Special Parks and Recreation | $140,200 | None |
| Solid Waste | $1,330,528 | None |
| Water | $5,039,420 | None |
| Wastewater | $3,595,500 | None |
| Land Bank | $115,800 | None |
| Total | $24,578,540 | $5,042,622 |
Source: Certificate, 2026 adopted budget.
General Fund — 2026 adopted
The General Fund's 2026 budget authority is $11,719,206. The budget form's 2026 receipts column totals $7,492,815; with the January 1, 2026 cash balance of $275,954, resources available are $7,768,769 — the balance of the authority is the ad valorem levy plus the non-appropriated balance the Kansas form carries. The 2024 actuals were receipts of $8,974,953. The General Fund's largest 2026 expenditure lines are Police ($2,863,089), Fire ($2,057,596), and Streets ($1,215,766); its largest 2026 receipt lines are local sales tax ($2,325,000) and franchise tax ($1,600,000), plus transfers in from Water ($800,000), Wastewater ($450,000), and Solid Waste ($400,000).
Debt — Statement of Indebtedness
As of January 1, 2025, the city's total indebtedness was $18,070,000. Amounts due in 2026 are $1,735,000 in principal and $359,033 in interest.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| General obligation bonds (7 series, 2017-A through 2023-A) | $17,225,000 |
| Revenue bonds — 2018 STAR Bond | $845,000 |
| Total indebtedness | $18,070,000 |
The 2018 STAR Bond matures March 1, 2026, so the revenue-bond balance is scheduled to clear within the budget year; the general obligation bonds run to 2027 (2017-A) through 2040 (2021-A).
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Atchison, Kansas, 2026 adopted budget (State of Kansas city budget form). Read the budget (PDF).
- Sum checks: the all-funds authority column and the debt components each sum exactly to their stated totals; the ad valorem column is $1 above the certificate total, disclosed in the All funds section.
- What is missing: no audited figure is used on this page even though a 2025 ACFR exists on the state portal — the inventory record names the adopted 2026 budget as the best document, and this page follows it. The General Fund's full 2026 expenditure detail did not extract cleanly, so only its largest lines are named, not a full table.
- City palette: no verified City of Atchison palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a city color.