Overview
Hutchinson closed 2024 with $53,584,320 of ending unencumbered cash ($69,543,020 cash) across its reporting funds, after receipts of $116,213,334 against expenditures of $115,326,863. The General Fund closed at $7,191,499 unencumbered ($7,898,580 cash) after spending $43,559,679 against $40,519,124 of receipts. The city’s utilities are large cash holders: Storm Water Utility alone closed at $6,889,823 unencumbered, and the Capital Improvement Fund at $6,927,200. The city is governed by an elected five-member council.
Source: City of Hutchinson annual financial report 2024, summary statement.
At a glance
Funds
| Fund | Receipts, 2024 | Expenditures, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| General | $40,519,124 | $43,559,679 |
| Water Utility | $9,567,434 | $9,423,980 |
| Sewer Utility | $7,160,805 | $6,893,138 |
| Storm Water Utility | $2,418,972 | $1,826,437 |
| Bond and Interest | $7,636,406 | $6,199,904 |
| Capital Improvement | $18,914,908 | $16,226,824 |
| Municipal Equipment Reserve | $4,980,559 | $3,575,267 |
| Sports Arena Sales Tax | $4,212,500 | $6,937,677 |
| Health & Dental Insurance | $5,069,253 | $4,615,107 |
| E 911 Surcharge | $423,791 | $708,044 |
Ending unencumbered balances for the rows above: General $7,191,499; Water Utility $5,234,988; Sewer Utility $4,748,324; Storm Water Utility $6,889,823; Bond and Interest $3,155,548; Capital Improvement $6,927,200; Municipal Equipment Reserve $7,132,680; Sports Arena Sales Tax $1,061; Health & Dental Insurance $2,713,710; E 911 Surcharge $734,276. Each row re-adds from its beginning balance plus cancelled encumbrances plus receipts less expenditures (General: $10,213,673 + $18,381 + $40,519,124 − $43,559,679 = $7,191,499).
$1 rounding gap, disclosed: the printed total row re-adds to $53,584,321 ($51,611,394 beginning + $1,086,456 cancelled encumbrances + $116,213,334 receipts − $115,326,863 expenditures), $1 above the printed ending unencumbered total of $53,584,320 used on this page; ending cash $53,584,320 + $15,958,700 encumbrances and accounts payable = $69,543,020 exactly.
Cash composition: checking $44,306,620 + petty cash $10,742 + Kansas Municipal Investment Pool $4,791,520 + certificates of deposit $19,973,684 + U.S. Treasury note $500,000 + Hutchinson Community Foundation pool $111,748 = $69,694,314 total cash; less agency funds $151,294 = $69,543,020.
Source: City of Hutchinson annual financial report 2024, summary statement and composition of cash.
Debt & notes
Stewardship finding: the Refuse Fund and the E 911 Fund exceeded their adopted budgets in 2024 (K.S.A. 79-2935). No long-term debt total is stated on this page: the KMAAG regulatory basis does not recognize long-term debt in the fund statements, and the report’s debt note was not separately verified in this build. Cash balances here are therefore not net of debt. The 2024 budget was not amended. The Hutchinson Recreation Commission is excluded from this statement (the city levies its taxes but it is a separate governing body).
Source: City of Hutchinson annual financial report 2024, notes 2–3.
Sources & notes
- Source used: City of Hutchinson, Kansas, Annual Financial Report, year ended December 31, 2024 Read the source document.
- Identity: this is the City of Hutchinson, Kansas (Reno County seat) — not Hutchinson County (which does not exist in Kansas) and not the county government.
- Sum checks: total: $51,611,394 + $1,086,456 + $116,213,334 − $115,326,863 = $53,584,321, $1 above the printed $53,584,320 (printed total used); $53,584,320 + $15,958,700 = $69,543,020; cash: $44,306,620 + $10,742 + $4,791,520 + $19,973,684 + $500,000 + $111,748 = $69,694,314, less $151,294 = $69,543,020.
- 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.