Overview
Mitchell County adopted a 2025 budget of $17,058,315 in total budget authority, supported by $8,742,536 in 2024 ad valorem tax. The General Fund ($6,477,748) and Road & Bridge ($3,931,321) together account for $10,409,069 — about 61% of the whole budget — and Ambulance ($1,922,878) is the third-largest line. The budget's revenue neutral rate is 88.562 mills against a total levy of 88.561 mills, and the certificate states the budget does not require a resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate. Assessed valuation is $98,831,920.
Source: Mitchell County 2025 adopted budget certificate (PDF).
At a glance — 2025 adopted
Source: Certificate, 2025 adopted budget.
All funds — 2025 adopted
Budget authority is the maximum expenditure for each fund for 2025. The tax-levy funds' authority sums to $15,063,274 and their ad valorem tax to $8,742,536, exactly matching the certificate. The non-budgeted funds below carry authority but no ad valorem levy; together with the tax-levy funds they sum exactly to the $17,058,315 certificate total.
| Fund (tax levy) | Budget authority | 2024 ad valorem tax | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $6,477,748 | $2,842,254 | 28.830 |
| Road & Bridge | $3,931,321 | $2,420,702 | 24.522 |
| Special Bridge | $286,150 | $204,484 | 2.071 |
| Fair Building | $32,000 | $29,541 | 0.299 |
| Soil Conservation | $30,000 | $27,866 | 0.282 |
| Noxious Weed | $266,967 | $172,480 | 1.747 |
| Ambulance | $1,922,878 | $1,539,096 | 15.591 |
| Services for the Elderly | $160,260 | $147,941 | 1.499 |
| Hospital Maintenance | $309,365 | $295,882 | 2.997 |
| County Health | $1,012,729 | $536,565 | 5.435 |
| Mental Health | $55,645 | $52,945 | 0.536 |
| OCCK | $58,500 | $55,572 | 0.563 |
| Election Expense | $50,000 | $40,657 | 0.406 |
| Historical Museum | $77,000 | $71,634 | 0.726 |
| Special Reappraisal | $392,711 | $304,917 | 3.057 |
| Subtotal, tax-levy funds | $15,063,274 | $8,742,536 | — |
| Fund (non-budgeted) | Budget authority |
|---|---|
| Noxious Weed Capital Outlay | $140,425 |
| Ambulance Special Equipment | $599,779 |
| County Health Capital Outlay | $130,787 |
| Special Reappraisal Equipment | $68,131 |
| Alcohol Treatment | $16,954 |
| 911 Fund | $386 |
| Emergency 911 | $3,371 |
| Mitchell - 911 | $132,207 |
| Courthouse Technology | $119,944 |
| Transient Guest Tax | $60,000 |
| Courthouse Renovation | $59,889 |
| Election Technology | $52,367 |
| Solid Waste | $610,801 |
| Subtotal, non-budgeted funds | $1,995,041 |
| Grand total, all funds | $17,058,315 |
Source: Certificate, 2025 adopted budget.
General Fund — 2025 adopted
The General Fund's 2025 budget authority is $6,477,748, against a 2024 estimate of $5,752,886 in expenditures and 2023 actual expenditures of $5,017,809. The 2025 authority is funded by a tax requirement of $2,759,470 plus a 3.0% delinquent-tax allowance of $82,784, for the $2,842,254 ad valorem levy. The Sheriff's office ($2,842,638) alone is about 44% of the General Fund budget. The fund began 2025 with $2,263,896 in unencumbered cash and $1,454,382 in 2025 receipts excluding ad valorem tax, for resources available of $3,718,278.
| Department, 2025 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sheriff | $2,842,638 |
| Dispatcher | $633,590 |
| County Treasurer | $527,742 |
| Courthouse General | $427,410 |
| County Attorney | $417,125 |
| Transfers | $320,000 |
| County Clerk | $285,010 |
| County Commission | $203,848 |
| Register of Deeds | $197,528 |
| Clerk of District Court | $151,900 |
| Emergency Management | $140,071 |
| Appropriations | $124,432 |
| GIS | $114,021 |
| IT | $86,433 |
| Cash reserve | $6,000 |
| Total budget authority | $6,477,748 |
Debt — 2025 budget statement
The budget's statement of indebtedness lists no general obligation bonds. The county's bonded debt is two hospital revenue-bond issues (Series 2014 and Series 2016, both maturing March 1, 2029). Amounts due in 2025 are $765,000 in principal and $99,175 in interest; amounts due in 2024 were $825,000 in principal and $123,025 in interest. A sheriff-vehicle lease-purchase (Dodge Ram, financed $49,789) has $18,274 in payments due in both 2024 and 2025. The outstanding principal balance of the revenue bonds did not extract legibly from the statement, so no outstanding total is claimed here.
Source: Statement of Indebtedness and Statement of Lease-Purchases, 2025 adopted budget.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Mitchell County, Kansas, 2025 adopted budget (county budget form, county site). Read the budget (PDF).
- Sum checks: the tax-levy authority column sums to $15,063,274 and the ad valorem column exactly to $8,742,536; tax-levy plus non-budgeted authority sums exactly to the $17,058,315 certificate total; the General Fund department lines sum exactly to $6,477,748.
- What is missing: the revenue bonds' outstanding principal balance did not extract legibly, so no outstanding debt total is claimed. No audit or actuals for 2025 are used — the comparison columns are the budget form's own figures.
- County palette: no verified Mitchell County palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a county color.