Overview
Franklin County's 2025 budget form shows $33,974,053 in authority across its twelve tax-levy funds, supported by $18,297,187 in 2024 ad valorem tax (both computed from the fund pages, since the certificate totals are blank in this file). Adding eleven non-tax-levy funds totaling $7,518,720 gives a computed all-funds total of $41,492,773. The General Fund is $13,472,475, about 40% of the levy-fund total, followed by Road & Bridge at $7,421,231 and Employee Benefits at $6,168,583. The General Fund's largest receipts are local sales tax ($2,500,000) and contracts with other governments ($727,168).
Source: Franklin County 2025 adopted budget form, fund and General Fund pages.
At a glance
Source: Franklin County 2025 adopted budget form, fund and General Fund pages.
Tax-levy funds - 2025 adopted
Every tax-required computation below was verified exactly at 3.5% delinquent compensation (tax required plus 3.5% equals the ad valorem figure). The totals are computed from these fund pages because the certificate page in this file is blank - they are labeled computed, not printed.
| Fund | Budget authority | 2024 ad valorem tax |
|---|---|---|
| General | $13,472,475 | $4,965,702 |
| Debt Service | $953,098 | $803,385 |
| Road & Bridge | $7,421,231 | $5,351,845 |
| Ambulance | $2,476,593 | $1,157,254 |
| County Building | $994,500 | $876,938 |
| Employee Benefits | $6,168,583 | $4,295,966 |
| Fair | $7,000 | $0 |
| Fair Building | $8,100 | $0 |
| Health | $1,931,920 | $456,281 |
| Historical Society | $72,000 | $64,903 |
| Noxious Weed | $178,553 | $143,790 |
| Special Liability | $290,000 | $181,123 |
| Total | $33,974,053 | $18,297,187 |
Source: Franklin County 2025 adopted budget form, fund and General Fund pages.
General Fund
Non-tax-levy funds - 2025
| Fund | Budget authority |
|---|---|
| Country Estates | $2,677 |
| Hospital Sales Tax | $3,332,983 |
| Special Alcohol | $37,001 |
| Special Parks & Recreation | $1,257 |
| Tourism & Convention Promotion | $598,652 |
| Noxious Weed Capital Outlay | $85,222 |
| Centropolis Sewer District | $62,870 |
| 911 Phone Tax | $735,980 |
| Solid Waste | $2,012,751 |
| Annex | $504,284 |
| Countywide Phone System | $145,043 |
| Total | $7,518,720 |
The General Fund's 2025 authority of $13,472,475 is the sum of four department-page subtotals: $3,396,088 plus $6,076,467 plus $2,397,720 plus $1,602,200. Budgeted 2025 receipts are $4,099,704, and with a beginning unencumbered balance of $4,574,991, resources available are $8,674,695. The tax required is $4,797,780, plus 3.5% delinquent compensation of $167,922, giving the ad valorem figure of $4,965,702. The Sheriff ($2,521,650) and Jail ($1,840,245) together are $4,361,895 - 32% of the fund.
General Fund expenditures by department - 2025
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| County Commissioners | $801,982 |
| County Clerk | $191,031 |
| County Treasurer | $237,501 |
| County Attorney | $670,638 |
| Register of Deeds | $137,398 |
| Unified Court | $354,996 |
| Administration | $546,919 |
| Appraiser | $455,623 |
| Information Technologies | $773,385 |
| Election | $159,004 |
| Record Storage | $13,500 |
| District Wide Court | $40,104 |
| Planning and Building | $230,772 |
| Building and Grounds | $497,807 |
| Sheriff | $2,521,650 |
| Jail | $1,840,245 |
| Juvenile Services | $203,650 |
| Emergency Management | $399,264 |
| Emergency Communications | $1,266,844 |
| Environmental Health | $118,369 |
| Developmental Disabilities | $102,000 |
| Mental Health | $190,000 |
| Conservation District | $50,000 |
| Economic Development | $67,593 |
| Elderly Services | $232,200 |
| Capital Outlay | $370,000 |
| Capital Reserves | $1,000,000 |
| Total | $13,472,475 |
Source: Franklin County 2025 adopted budget form, fund and General Fund pages.
Debt
General obligation bonds at January 1, 2024 totaled $7,340,000: the 2011 refunding bonds ($70,000, maturing December 1, 2025) and the 2017-A bonds ($7,270,000, maturing August 1, 2037). The statement's total row shows amounts due in 2025 as printed: interest $238,320 and principal $35,000. Lease-purchases at January 1, 2024 totaled $7,379,452 (Juvenile Detention Center $2,190,000; HVAC-Courthouse $1,345,000; Criminal Justice Center $1,615,000; motor graders and a landfill compactor and a law enforcement radio system making up the balance), with payments due of $1,490,267 in 2024 and $1,224,789 in 2025. The Landfill Compactor shows a 2024 payment only, indicating it matured.
Source: Franklin County 2025 adopted budget form, fund and General Fund pages.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Franklin County, Kansas, adopted budget form for 2025 (fund pages, General Fund pages, and Statement of Indebtedness). Read the budget form (PDF).
- Computed totals disclosed: the certificate page in this file is blank (totals 0 and 0) and no revenue neutral rate line was found - so the $33,974,053 / $18,297,187 levy totals and the $41,492,773 all-funds total are computed from the fund pages, not printed certificate totals, and no revenue neutral rate is reported.
- No 2026 figures: a 2026 adoption has been reported (Resolution 25-34, about 45.142 mills, about $18.7 million ad valorem), but its full form was not located, so no 2026 figure appears on this page.
- Sum checks: every levy fund's tax-required computation at 3.5% delinquent compensation, the General Fund's four page subtotals, the lease-purchase balances, and the 2024/2025 lease payments all reconcile exactly.
- County palette: no verified Franklin County palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a county color.