Overview
Meade County's General Fund essentially broke even in 2025: $3,834,669 in receipts against $3,825,982 in expenditures, ending the year at $1,960,720. Ad valorem property tax ($2,445,108) supplied about 64% of General Fund receipts, with local sales tax ($445,350) the second-largest source. The county's deposits carried a book value of $22,990,663 at year-end. Two compliance notes stand out: County Health spent $530,517 against a $513,910 budget and the Utility fund spent $537,094 against a $520,000 budget, both disclosed as overruns in the statement's notes.
Source: Meade County financial statement, December 31, 2025 (PDF), Schedules 1, 2-1, 2-2.
At a glance — 2025 actual (regulatory basis)
Source: Schedules 1 and 2-1; Notes 5 and 7.
Budgeted funds — actual vs. budget, 2025
Schedule 1 of the statement: what each budgeted fund actually spent against its budget. The actual column sums to $10,495,572. County Health and the Utility fund are the only funds that exceeded their budgets.
| Fund | Budget | Actual expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| General Fund | $4,277,891 | $3,825,982 |
| Road and Bridge | $1,995,000 | $1,889,085 |
| Special Bridge Building | $555,000 | $36,795 |
| Direct Election | $48,500 | $48,208 |
| Rural Fire | $270,000 | $247,765 |
| Ambulance | $490,000 | $489,057 |
| Appraiser's Cost | $225,000 | $224,248 |
| Noxious Weed | $231,545 | $231,266 |
| Employees' Benefits | $2,345,500 | $2,250,001 |
| Special Alcohol and Drug | $750 | — |
| County Building | $160,000 | $97,865 |
| County Health | $513,910 | $530,517 |
| Economic Development | $77,000 | $67,694 |
| Bond and Interest | $20,500 | $19,995 |
| Meade County Utility | $520,000 | $537,094 |
| Total, budgeted funds | $11,730,596 | $10,495,572 |
Source: Schedule 1.
General Fund — 2025 actual
The General Fund began 2025 with $1,952,033, took in $3,834,669, spent $3,825,982, and ended at $1,960,720. Taxes supplied $2,641,409 of receipts (ad valorem $2,445,108; motor vehicle $127,728; delinquent $15,945; intangibles $21,557; interest on delinquent taxes $31,071). The Sheriff's office ($1,282,544) and Courthouse General ($605,078) together account for about 49% of General Fund spending.
| Receipts | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ad valorem property tax | $2,445,108 |
| Local sales tax | $445,350 |
| Law enforcement (intergovernmental) | $228,349 |
| Interest on time deposits | $227,612 |
| Motor vehicle tax | $127,728 |
| Officers' fees | $107,644 |
| All other receipts | $252,878 |
| Total receipts | $3,834,669 |
| Expenditures | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sheriff | $1,282,544 |
| Courthouse General | $605,078 |
| Appropriations | $547,595 |
| Jail | $414,928 |
| County Treasurer | $175,927 |
| Solid waste | $168,666 |
| County Clerk | $146,144 |
| County Attorney | $113,724 |
| Register of Deeds | $88,158 |
| County Commissioners | $78,061 |
| Clerk of District Court | $77,480 |
| Emergency Preparedness | $65,352 |
| Juvenile Detention | $62,325 |
| Total expenditures | $3,825,982 |
Source: Schedule 2-1, General Fund.
Other major funds — 2025 actual
Each row reconciles: beginning balance + receipts − expenditures = ending balance.
| Fund | Receipts | Expenditures | Ending balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road and Bridge | $1,895,782 | $1,889,085 | $162,180 |
| Special Bridge Building | $130,000 | $36,795 | $668,645 |
| Rural Fire | $242,560 | $247,765 | $38,035 |
| Direct Election | $25,774 | $48,208 | $4,284 |
Road and Bridge receipts include $1,203,119 in ad valorem tax, $300,819 from the Special City and County Highway Fund, and $329,921 in other reimbursements. The Direct Election fund ended the year at $4,284 against a $9,649 carryover the 2026 budget assumed — the statement flags the shortfall.
Source: Schedules 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Meade County, Kansas, Financial Statement for the year ended December 31, 2025 (Hay•Rice & Associates). Read the statement (PDF).
- Sum checks: Schedule 1 actuals sum to $10,495,572; the General Fund reconciles ($1,952,033 + $3,834,669 − $3,825,982 = $1,960,720); its receipts components sum to $3,834,669 and its department lines sum to $3,825,982; Road and Bridge, Special Bridge, Rural Fire, and Direct Election rows each reconcile.
- What is missing: the statement's summary table (Statement 1) did not extract legibly, so no county-wide receipts/expenditures total is claimed here. No long-term debt total is claimed: the debt note's table did not extract legibly.
- County palette: no verified Meade County palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a county color.