Estimated Tax Notice Information

Decatur County property owners will soon receive a notification in the mail regarding the County's revenue neutral rates. This notice is not a tax bill. No action is needed in response to the notice, it is for information purposes only. 

Kansas Statute now requires all taxing authorities to host a public hearing and send notification to property owners if the proposed budgets will exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR).The revenue neutral rate (RNR) is the mill levy rate that would generate the exact the same amount of property tax revenue as the year before, using the current tax year's total assessed valuation. Revenue neutral is when a taxing jurisdiction budgets the exact same amount of property tax revenue, in dollars, for the upcoming budget year as they did for the current year. If a taxing entity plans to use more property tax revenue in the next budget year compared to the current year, even $1 more, they would exceed revenue neutral and need to hold a public hearing. 

For more information or assistance with questions contact the Decatur County Clerk's Office at 785-475-8102.