Overland Park’s 2025 Budget continues to work toward improving City infrastructure and implementing Overland Park’s strategic goals while balancing the possibility of a cooling economy.
The Overland Park City Council approved the budget at its meeting last night.
The budget is $467.8 million, an 8.6% increase over the 2024 Budget.
However, the City’s property tax rate is not increasing – it will remain flat at 14.525 mills. The City is capturing additional revenue from new construction, sales taxes, increasing property valuations and other revenue sources to provide services to our growing community.
“Our budget is built based on residents’ priorities, which we regularly evaluate using our Citywide survey and community engagement processes,” said City Manager Lori Curtis Luther. “This budget presents an important opportunity to continue our work toward a high quality of life by providing essential public safety services, infrastructure improvements and much more.”
The budget is aligned with the City’s strategic goals and the results of Overland Park’s recent community survey.
Budget highlights include:
- Adding Police Department investigation capacity by converting positions that have been challenging to fill
- Increasing school crossing guard contract funding to promote student safety
- Adding funding to support the holiday lights show at Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
- Adding funding for rent and utility housing programs provided by Johnson County
- Creating a full-time Farmers’ Market coordinator position
- Equipping Public Works Department crews with heavy equipment to repair streets and patch potholes
- Funding a study to examine long-term management of trash and recycling
- Expands IT capability to support the Overland Park Municipal Court and the City’s network and cybersecurity operations
- Funding for the future planning of Bluejacket Park
- Funding a pilot property tax rebate program
The budget also continues implementing recommendations of the City’s Infrastructure Advisory Group and the City Council’s strategic goals.
To view the budget, visit opkansas.org/Budget.
Mill levy steady, leadership monitoring revenues
Overland Park’s mill levy rate, 14.525 mills, remains the lowest municipal mill levy of any first-class city in the state of Kansas.
Assessed valuations of properties are expected to increase in 2025, bringing in an additional $4.6 million in City property tax revenue to support city services. That, combined with smaller increases in expected sales taxes and City-generated revenue from user fees and intergovernmental fees, make up approximately $20.7 million in additional revenues that will fund City priorities.
City leaders continue to monitor revenues with the possibility of a cooling economy ahead.
The new budget takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025.