Overview
Chase County’s adopted 2023 budget authorizes $10,387,894 of expenditures, backed by $3,447,845 of 2022 ad valorem tax. The General Fund is authorized at $3,156,071 (ad valorem $1,739,200) and Road & Bridge at $1,885,691 (ad valorem $1,352,403). The single largest authorization is Detention at $3,929,500, which carries no ad valorem levy in the certificate. The County reports no general obligation bonds, no revenue bonds, and no other indebtedness — only equipment lease-purchases.
At a glance — adopted 2023
Source: Chase County 2023 adopted budget, certificate and indebtedness statement.
Funds — adopted 2023
Budget-authority figures are ceilings, not spending. The General Fund’s 2023 column shows a January 1 unencumbered balance of $956,619 (2022 estimate) and $460,252 of non-ad-valorem receipts budgeted, against the $3,156,071 expenditure authority; the balance of the authority is covered by the $1,739,200 ad valorem levy plus a $300,000 cash-forward line. For context, the General Fund actually spent $2,507,757 in 2021 against $2,264,551 of receipts.
| Fund | Budget authority | Ad valorem tax |
|---|---|---|
| General | $3,156,071 | $1,739,200 |
| Road & Bridge | $1,885,691 | $1,352,403 |
| Detention | $3,929,500 | — |
| Services for the Elderly | $161,187 | $90,374 |
| Special Bridge | $132,576 | $120,488 |
| Special Road | $131,482 | $120,488 |
| 911 Fund | $210,818 | — |
| TOTAL | $10,387,894 | $3,447,845 |
Source: Chase County 2023 adopted budget, certificate and General Fund page.
Debt — adopted 2023
The budget’s Statement of Indebtedness reports zero general obligation bonds, zero revenue bonds, and zero other debt. The only obligations listed are conditional lease-purchases of Caterpillar equipment: a $220,264 principal balance at January 1, 2022, with $128,614 of payments due in 2023 (a 2021 motor grader, 2021 motor graders, and a 2022 excavator).
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| General obligation bonds | $0 |
| Revenue bonds | $0 |
| Other indebtedness | $0 |
| Lease-purchase balance, Jan 1, 2022 | $220,264 |
| Lease-purchase payments due 2023 | $128,614 |
Source: Chase County 2023 adopted budget, indebtedness and lease-purchase statements.
Sources & notes
- Source used: Chase County, Kansas, 2023 adopted budget (Kansas Department of Administration, Municipal Budgets — Chase County 2023) Read the source document; portal page: Chase County 2023 listing.
- Sum checks: certificate totals $10,387,894 authority / $3,447,845 ad valorem as printed; General Fund authority $3,156,071 matches its fund page.
- Basis flag: adopted budget, not actuals; dated basis (2023). A 2026 adoption reported by an aggregator was not used — aggregator reports are not a status source — and no official 2026 document was located in searches.
- Identity: this is Chase County, Kansas (county seat Cottonwood Falls).
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified palette was on file for this jurisdiction, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.