Riley County Release
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Later this week, the Riley County Clerk’s Office will begin mailing proposed property tax and public hearing notices to residential, commercial, and personal property owners in Riley County. Each notice will include 2026 estimated ad valorem taxes and public hearing information. This notice is not a tax bill. No action is needed in response to the notice, it is for information purposes only.
Kansas Statute authorizes local governments to levy property taxes. In addition to cities, townships, and counties, taxing entities include special districts such as schools, hospitals, fire departments, cemeteries, watersheds, and libraries. Each entity budgeting to utilize tax revenue in any amount greater than their 2025 budget is required by state law to hold a public hearing.
The RNR Hearing Date for Riley County, Riley County Fire District #1, and special benefit districts within the county will be Thursday, September 4, 2025.
Visit www.rileycountyks.gov/RNR to see the full schedule of public hearings for each taxing entity in Riley County. The mailed notices will include customized information specific to each public hearing, tailored to the relevant city, fire department, and school district for that property.
For more information about Riley County property taxes, public hearings, and the Revenue Neutral Rate, please visit www.rileycountyks.gov/RNR or call the Riley County Clerk’s Office at 785-565-6215 Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Friday 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Revenue Neutral Rate Information
Kansas Statute now requires all entities authorized to levy property taxes to host a public hearing and send notification to property owners if proposed budgets will exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR). Revenue neutral is when a taxing entity budgets the same amount of property tax revenue or less, IN DOLLARS, for the upcoming budget year as they did for the current year.
For example, If a taxing entity uses $1 million of property tax revenue in 2025, being revenue neutral means they plan to use $1 million or less in 2026.
However, if a taxing entity plans to use more property tax revenue in dollars for the upcoming budget year compared to the current year, they would exceed revenue-neutral and need to hold a public hearing.
