City of El Dorado, Kansas — the county seat of Butler County — finances from the city's adopted 2027 budget (budget hearing September 8, 2026, City Hall). Budget figures are budget authority (maximum expenditures), not actual spending.
Total budget authority
$40,252,870
General Fund
$15,355,612
Ad valorem tax
$7,872,793
Total tax rate
57.455 mills
Assessed valuation
$143,141,432
Total indebtedness
$24,469,573
2027 · Adopted
From the certificate page of the adopted 2027 budget. Funds with no ad valorem levy are shown with —. The fund rows sum exactly to the printed totals.
| Fund | Budget authority | Ad valorem tax |
|---|---|---|
| General | $15,355,612 | $5,951,562 |
| Debt Service | $2,675,000 | $1,145,778 |
| Library | $719,750 | $640,764 |
| Airport | $455,517 | $124,728 |
| Industrial Mill Levy | $180,000 | $9,961 |
| Special Highway | — | — |
| El Dorado Senior Center | $255,737 | — |
| Major Street | $1,772,059 | — |
| Stormwater | $433,425 | — |
| Economic Dev. Sales Tax | $400,000 | — |
| Special Parks & Recreation | $134,000 | — |
| Special Alcohol Program | $40,000 | — |
| Tourism Tax | $447,965 | — |
| Ordinance Street Sales Tax | $960,000 | — |
| Excess Sales Tax | $2,150,000 | — |
| Building Demolition | $28,000 | — |
| Prairie Trails | $130,000 | — |
| Refuse | $2,012,157 | — |
| CNG | $30,000 | — |
| Data Processing | $1,690,768 | — |
| Water | $6,913,072 | — |
| Sewer | $3,469,808 | — |
| Totals | $40,252,870 | $7,872,793 |
Sum-check: the budget-authority rows sum to $40,252,870 and the five ad valorem rows sum to $7,872,793, matching the certificate's printed totals. (Special Highway carries no 2027 budget-authority figure on the certificate.)
Source: City of El Dorado — Adopted Budget 2027 (certificate page) (2027 adopted budget).
2027 · Adopted
General Fund expenditures proposed for 2027, by department. Department detail sums to $14,030,412; with the $1,325,200 cash reserve it equals the General Fund budget authority of $15,355,612.
| Department | 2027 |
|---|---|
| Administration | $896,104 |
| Engineering | $715,593 |
| Court | $422,804 |
| Environmental Services | $244,371 |
| Police | $3,637,959 |
| Fire | $2,446,529 |
| Parks | $489,210 |
| Animal Shelter | $209,254 |
| Cemetery | $394,029 |
| Recreation | $1,361,637 |
| Pool | $270,422 |
| Transfers | $2,942,500 |
| Subtotal, department detail | $14,030,412 |
General Fund actual receipts in 2025 were $13,567,917; the 2026 estimate is $14,590,407. Budgeted 2027 receipts excluding ad valorem tax are $8,068,036, for total 2027 resources available of $9,404,050 before the levy.
Source: City of El Dorado — Adopted Budget 2027 (General Fund pages) (2027 adopted budget).
2027 · Adopted
Outstanding indebtedness at January 1, 2026, from the budget's statement of indebtedness and budget summary page.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| General obligation bonds | $22,351,402 |
| Revenue bonds | $0 |
| Other (state revolving loans) | $1,313,198 |
| Lease-purchase principal | $804,973 |
| Total indebtedness | $24,469,573 |
General obligation principal due in 2027 is $5,455,000 (including the $3,870,000 Temporary Note 2024-1 due in 2027) with $597,289 of interest; other-loan principal due in 2027 is $121,222 with $23,664 of interest.
2026 actual rates by fund: General 48.002, Debt Service 3.172, Library 4.893, Airport 0.502, Industrial Mill Levy 0.886. The budget required a resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate: YES.
Source: City of El Dorado — Adopted Budget 2027 (indebtedness statement and budget summary) (2027 adopted budget).
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Source: City of El Dorado — Adopted Budget 2027 (city-site archive file).