Overview
Medicine Lodge closed 2024 with $3,926,666 of ending unencumbered cash ($4,138,019 cash) after receipts of $6,051,032 against expenditures of $5,753,963. The General Fund closed at $286,149 unencumbered ($356,635 cash) after receipts of $1,943,653 against a $1,842,675 budget — $100,978 over budget on receipts — and expenditures of $1,904,516 against a $1,929,777 budget — $25,261 under budget. Total long-term debt at year-end was $4,621,696. The City is governed by an elected mayor and five-member council.
Source: City of Medicine Lodge 2024 financial statement, Statement 1 and Note E.
At a glance
Source: City of Medicine Lodge 2024 financial statement, Statement 1 and Note E.
Funds
City walk: beginning unencumbered cash $3,629,597, plus receipts $6,051,032, less expenditures $5,753,963 = ending unencumbered cash $3,926,666; plus encumbrances and accounts payable $211,353 = ending cash $4,138,019. Cash composition: demand deposits $2,693,019 + certificates of deposit $1,445,000 = $4,138,019. Each fund-group row below re-adds exactly (beginning + receipts − expenditures = ending unencumbered).
| Fund group | Receipts | Expenditures | Ending unencumbered |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $1,943,653 | $1,904,516 | $286,149 |
| Special purpose | $1,321,130 | $1,161,118 | $1,610,665 |
| Capital project | $931,916 | $575,193 | -$39,555 |
| Business | $1,854,333 | $2,113,136 | $2,069,407 |
| Total | $6,051,032 | $5,753,963 | $3,926,666 |
General Fund receipts of $1,943,653 re-add exactly from: ad valorem property tax $656,236; sales and use tax $683,607; motor vehicle tax $116,736; franchise fees $150,051; transfers in $155,000 (Water utility $145,000 + Solid waste utility $10,000); interest $76,958; state aid $33,054; and $72,011 of smaller lines net of the $15,422 neighborhood revitalization rebate.
Disclosure — capital project deficit: the Daycare/CDBG fund closed at -$50,739 unencumbered (-$50,037 cash) after starting the year at -$407,462; the capital project group as a whole closed at -$39,555 unencumbered (-$38,853 cash). Disclosure — reporting entity: the Lincoln Library, a related municipal entity, is NOT included in the City’s reporting entity, as the audit states; the Public Building Commission is included as part of the municipality.
Source: City of Medicine Lodge 2024 financial statement, Statement 1 and Schedule 2-1.
Debt & notes
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| General obligation bonds outstanding | $4,289,029 |
| Revenue bond outstanding | $225,000 |
| Finance lease outstanding | $107,667 |
| Total long-term debt | $4,621,696 |
| Interest paid in 2024 | $137,921 |
Walk: beginning $5,175,322 + additions $0 − reductions $553,626 = ending $4,621,696. General obligation bonds: CID sales tax $965,000 (3.00%, maturing September 1, 2030) + water system improvements $3,324,029 (2.625%, maturing September 26, 2057); the 2013 refunding issue matured and was paid off in 2024. Revenue bond: swimming pool improvements refunding $225,000 (1.50%–2.50%, maturing September 1, 2026). The sewer plant revolving loan was paid off in 2024 ($0). Finance lease: Caterpillar motor grader $107,667 (2.45%, maturing December 9, 2025), converted from an operating lease in 2024.
Source: City of Medicine Lodge 2024 financial statement, Note E.
Sources & notes
- Source used: City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, financial statement with independent auditor’s report, year ended December 31, 2024 (Kennedy McKee & Company LLP, November 7, 2025) Read the source document.
- Sum checks: city walk $3,629,597 + $6,051,032 − $5,753,963 = $3,926,666, plus $211,353 = $4,138,019; cash composition $2,693,019 + $1,445,000 = $4,138,019; General Fund receipts re-add to $1,943,653; debt $5,175,322 + $0 − $553,626 = $4,621,696.
- Identity: this is the City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, seat of Barber County.
- Dated basis: a proposed 2027 budget hearing publication was found, but adoption of it was not verified, so it was not used; this page rests on the FY2024 audit alone.
- 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.