Overview
Pratt, the county seat of Pratt County, adopted a 2026 budget with total authority of $37,109,053 and a 2025 ad valorem tax of $2,896,754. The General Fund dominates the levy at $2,610,470 of ad valorem tax, while the Electric utility is the largest single fund by authority at $17,234,281 — nearly half the budget. The Library fund's worksheet shows assessed valuation rising from $51,717,889 in 2025 to $54,530,201 in 2026 with the levy rate unchanged at 3.998 mills.
At a glance
Budget walk
General Fund: January 1 cash $2,018,931 plus receipts excluding ad valorem tax $5,149,496 gives resources available of $7,168,427. Department spending of $7,950,902 plus transfers out of $1,141,946 plus a cash reserve of $686,049 gives total expenditures of $9,778,897; tax required is $2,610,470 with 0.0% delinquent compensation, so the 2025 ad valorem tax is $2,610,470.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Unencumbered cash, Jan 1, 2026 | $2,018,931 |
| Receipts excluding ad valorem tax | $5,149,496 |
| Resources available | $7,168,427 |
| Department subtotal | $7,950,902 |
| Transfers out (equipment, improvement, cemetery, fire, highway, street reserves) | $1,141,946 |
| Cash reserve | $686,049 |
| Total General Fund expenditures | $9,778,897 |
General Fund departments, 2026: Police $2,747,490; Finance $648,965; Recreation $575,119; City Clerk / Utility Billing $489,744; Parks $490,767; Fire Protection $394,353; Special Streets $377,853; Maintenance $353,416; City Manager $310,734; Planning & Code Enforcement $303,267; Municipal Court $274,673; Swimming Pool $210,178; Cemetery $190,552; City Attorney $131,240; Animal Control $116,275; Industrial Development $105,000; Contingency $100,000; Public Works $64,690; City Commission $61,586; Special Police $5,000; Municipal Building $0. The detail sums exactly to the $7,950,902 subtotal.
General Fund receipts excluding ad valorem tax, 2026: transfer from Electric $1,425,000; county sales tax $1,100,000; city sales tax $1,100,000; motor vehicle tax $223,237; interest on idle funds $200,000; reimbursed expenses $167,000; municipal court fines $170,000; transfer from Sanitation $150,000; natural gas franchise $140,000; court costs $95,000; highway connecting links $64,000; cable TV franchise $60,000; recreation charges $70,000; transfer from Wastewater $30,000; permits and fees $28,000; swimming pool receipts $25,000; miscellaneous $25,000; local alcoholic liquor $20,000; pool concessions $15,000; municipal court reimbursed expenses $15,000; commercial vehicle tax $14,680; occupation and regulatory licenses $14,000; lease and rentals $10,000; sale of assets $10,000; transfer from Bond & Interest $8,006; telephone franchise $5,000; other (tax oil and donations) $5,000; reinstatement fees $5,000; recreational vehicle tax $2,977; 16/20M vehicle tax $2,196; delinquent tax $1,200; motor fuel refunds $1,000; watercraft tax $468; transfer from ARPA $19; less neighborhood revitalization rebate $(92,287). The detail sums exactly to the printed $5,149,496.
Source: City of Pratt adopted budget 2026, General Fund pages.
Major funds
Fund authorities for 2026, with 2025 ad valorem tax where levied. The listed authorities sum exactly to the certificate total of $37,109,053.
| Fund | 2026 authority |
|---|---|
| General | $9,778,897 |
| Electric | $17,234,281 |
| Sanitation | $1,872,241 |
| Water | $2,143,893 |
| Pool Project Fund | $1,465,988 |
| Wastewater | $1,255,988 |
| Special Highway | $906,245 |
| Convention and Tourism | $800,268 |
| Tort Liability | $306,057 |
| Special Police | $295,911 |
| Library | $241,409 |
| Special Parks & Recreation | $162,484 |
| Fire Fighting Equipment | $162,547 |
| Police 911 Funds | $126,708 |
| Special Alcohol | $114,575 |
| Recreation | $85,000 |
| Cemetery | $75,128 |
| Electric Debt Service | $36,956 |
| Noxious Weeds | $25,250 |
| Debt Service | $8,006 |
| Water Debt Service | $5,906 |
| Employee Health Insurance | $5,315 |
| Total budget authority | $37,109,053 |
2025 ad valorem tax by fund: General $2,610,470; Library $218,012; Fire Fighting Equipment $54,530; Noxious Weeds $13,742; Debt Service $0; total $2,896,754. Library worksheet: assessed valuation 2025 $51,717,889 rising to 2026 $54,530,201 (no decrease); levy rate 3.998 in both years; ad valorem 2025 $206,750 rising to 2026 $218,012; the municipality qualifies for the state library grant.
Source: City of Pratt adopted budget 2026, certificate and library worksheet.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Pratt adopted budget 2026 (city site; certificate states the budget was duly approved and adopted as maximum expenditures for 2026; assisted by AGH L.C., Tara Laughlin, CPA). Read the budget (PDF).
- Sum checks: the twenty-two listed fund authorities sum exactly to the certificate total $37,109,053; the General Fund walk ($2,018,931 + $5,149,496 = $7,168,427 resources; $7,950,902 + $1,141,946 + $686,049 = $9,778,897 expenditures; $9,778,897 − $7,168,427 = $2,610,470 tax required) reconciles exactly; the General Fund department detail sums to $7,950,902; the General Fund receipts detail sums to $5,149,496. All verified by addition.
- Extraction note: the “Transfer from ARPA” receipts line is garbled in the document's text layer, but a value of $19 for 2026 makes the receipts detail reconcile exactly to the printed $5,149,496, and $19 is the figure used here.
- Debt omitted, not zero: the budget's Statement of Indebtedness is rotated and garbled in extraction and no debt total can be sum-checked from it, so this page reports no indebtedness figure rather than presenting an unverified one.
- City palette: no verified City of Pratt palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a city color.