Overview
Meade ended 2025 with $5,304,173 in cash across the reporting entity (checking accounts $445,444 plus certificates of deposit $4,900,000, less $41,271 in agency funds). The General Fund spent $113,939 more than it took in — receipts of $1,374,518 against expenditures of $1,488,457 — drawing its balance down from $1,056,000 to $942,061. The electric utility dominates city spending: the Light fund spent $2,190,201 of the $5,126,685 in total budgeted-fund expenditures, about 43%. Local sales tax ($489,651) is the General Fund's single largest receipt, ahead of ad valorem tax ($340,551).
Source: City of Meade financial statements, December 31, 2025 (PDF), Statement 1, Schedules 1 and 2-1.
At a glance — 2025 actual (regulatory basis)
Source: Statement 1; Schedules 1 and 2-1.
All funds — actual vs. budget, 2025
Schedule 1 of the statements. The actual column sums exactly to $5,126,685 and the budget column to $7,770,193. Library spent $3,468 over budget and Major Streets $14,599 over budget; every other fund spent under budget, led by Light Improvement ($1,026,540 under) and Light ($379,799 under).
| Fund | Budget | Actual expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| General Fund | $1,509,000 | $1,488,457 |
| Library | $103,742 | $107,210 |
| Library Special Benefits | $13,895 | $13,895 |
| Municipal Building | $140,000 | $17,835 |
| Major Streets | $50,000 | $64,599 |
| Employees' Benefits | $345,000 | $232,669 |
| Public Safety | $100,000 | $1,742 |
| Aviation | $100,000 | $71,306 |
| Equipment Reserve | $165,000 | $58,500 |
| Fire Equipment Reserve | $65,000 | $2,214 |
| Light (enterprise) | $2,570,000 | $2,190,201 |
| Water (enterprise) | $667,631 | $536,818 |
| Sewer (enterprise) | $240,000 | $31,530 |
| Light Improvement | $1,110,000 | $83,460 |
| Water Improvement | $518,137 | $167,437 |
| Bond and Interest No. 2 | $72,788 | $58,812 |
| Total | $7,770,193 | $5,126,685 |
Source: Schedule 1.
General Fund — 2025 actual
The General Fund began 2025 with $1,056,000, took in $1,374,518, spent $1,488,457, and ended at $942,061. General government spending of $743,569 — nearly half the fund's outlays — came in $348,569 over its $395,000 budget line, while highways and streets came in $160,651 under budget. Receipts beat budget by $305,744, driven by local sales tax ($164,651 over) and interest on investments ($229,680 over).
| Receipts | Amount |
|---|---|
| Local sales tax | $489,651 |
| Ad valorem property tax | $340,551 |
| Interest on investments | $249,680 |
| Court fines and fees | $105,036 |
| Motor vehicle tax | $59,750 |
| Franchise tax | $38,889 |
| All other receipts | $90,961 |
| Total receipts | $1,374,518 |
| Expenditures | Amount |
|---|---|
| General government | $743,569 |
| Highways and streets | $319,349 |
| Police | $240,179 |
| Parks | $56,833 |
| Fire | $23,527 |
| Transfers to reserves and projects | $105,000 |
| Total expenditures | $1,488,457 |
Source: Schedule 2-1, General Fund.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Meade, Kansas, Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 (Hay•Rice & Associates). Read the statements (PDF).
- Sum checks: Schedule 1 actuals sum exactly to $5,126,685 and budgets to $7,770,193; the General Fund reconciles ($1,056,000 + $1,374,518 − $1,488,457 = $942,061); its expenditure lines sum to $1,488,457; the cash composition reconciles ($445,444 + $4,900,000 − $41,271 = $5,304,173).
- What is missing: the statement's summary table (Statement 1) did not extract legibly by fund, so no fund-by-fund receipts table is claimed; the long-term debt note's table likewise did not extract legibly, so no debt total is claimed here.
- City palette: no verified Meade palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a city color.