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Overland Park, Kansas

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Overland Park is located in Johnson County in the eastern part of Kansas. Its population is 173,372.[1]

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Kansas city websites

This website was reviewed on Jan. 27, 2012.

[edit] The good

  • Council members are listed with contact and term information.[2]
  • Meeting minutes and agendas are posted.[3]
  • The website links to information on how to make public records request.[4]
  • Budgets are posted.[5]
  • The city posts its checkbook register online.[6]
  • Local tax rates are posted.[7]
  • Audits are posted.[8]
  • A city directory is posted.[9]
  • Bid opportunities are posted.[10]
  • Zoning information is available,[11] as is an interactive GIS zoning map.[12]
  • Building permits are posted.[13]
  • The checkbook register includes payments to associations, including those engaging in Taxpayer-funded lobbying.[14], [15]
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[edit] Public employees

[edit] City council

Council members represent six wards and are elected for four-year terms.[2]

City Council Members[2]
NameWardPosition
Terry Happer Scheier1stMember
Dave Janson1stMember
Curt Skoog2ndPresident
Paul Lyons2ndMember
Donna Owens3rdMember
David White3rdMember
Fred Spears4thMember
Terry Goodman4thMember
Jim Hix5thMember
John Skubal5thMember
Rick Collins6thMember
Dan Stock6thMember

[edit] Mayor

Overland Park's mayor is Carl Gerlach.[16]

[edit] City manager

Overland Park's city manager is Bill Ebel.[17]

[edit] Budget

The 2011 budget was for $218,195,000, down 7.4% from 2010. Revenues are projected at $143.1 million, and the city will cover the remainder by using interfund transfers and the fund balance, bringing available resources up to the needed $218.2 million.[18]

2011 Budget Revenues[18]
SourceRevenues% of Total
Property tax$25.5 million18%
Sales tax$65 million45%
City-generated$44.7 million31%
Intergovernmental$7.9 million6%
Total revenues$143.1 million100%
2011 Expenditures by Category -- All Funds[18]
CategoryExpenditures% of Total
Personal Services$80,687,95537.0%
Commodities$5,511,4202.5%
Contractual Services$14,077,0076.5%
Capital Outlay$1,253,4550.6%
Contracts with Outside Agencies$4,413,3142.0%
Maintenance$9,648,0004.4%
Scheduled Capital Improvements$3,988,0001.8%
Interfund Transfers$61,011,97828.0%
Debt Services$30,136,02513.8%
Citywide Contingency$7,467,8463.4%
Total Expenditures$218,195,000100%
2011 Operating Budget Expenditures[18]
AreaExpenditures% of Total
Administration$17.26 million17%
Police$31.45 million31%
Fire$17.4 million17%
Public works$16.11 million16%
Parks & rec$11.91 million12%
Planning & development$7.4 million7%
Total Operating Budget$101.5 million100%

[edit] Retirement costs

[edit] Pensions

Many city employees are part of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS), a defined-benefit pension plan. For 2010, the city spent $1,875,545 in KPERS contributions.[19]

Overland Park police participate in the City of Overland Park Police Department Retirement Plan (PDRP), a defined-benefit pension plan. The City of Overland Park paid $2,761,411 into the system in 2010. In that year, the city had accrued $8.2 million in unfunded liabilities for the PDRP.[19]

Firefighters are part of the Overland Park Fire Department Retirement Plan (OPFDRP), also a defined-benefit pension plan. The city spent $2,339,445 on the plan in 2010, and has of $11.5 million in unfunded liabilities for the plan.[19]

[edit] OPEBs

Overland Park's other post-employment benefits (OPEBs) were 15.6% funded in 2010 and has accrued $15,734,85 unfunded liabilities for OPEBs.[19]

[edit] Taxes

2010 Sales Tax Rates[7]
Level of governmentSales tax rate
State tax6.300%
County taxes$1.225%
City taxes$1.125%
Total sale tax8.650%
2010 Property Tax Rates[7]
FundMillage
City of Overland Park8.876
Johnson County17.748
Johnson County Parks & Rec2.350
Johnson County Library3.158
Johnson County Community College8.799
Blue Valley School District71.049
Olathe School District72.914
Shawnee Mission School District57.192
Spring Hill School District65.465
State of Kansas1.500

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau "QuickFacts," Accessed November 22, 2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 City Council
  3. ↑ Agendas and Minutes
  4. ↑ Open and Honest Government
  5. ↑ Budget
  6. ↑ 'eCheckbook
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Taxes
  8. ↑ Fiscal Reporting
  9. ↑ City Directory
  10. ↑ Bids and Proposals
  11. ↑ Zoning
  12. ↑ GIS Zoning Map
  13. ↑ Building Permits
  14. ↑ Lobbying
  15. ↑ Memberships and Dues
  16. ↑ Overland Park "Mayor's Office," Accessed November 22, 2011
  17. ↑ Overland Park "City Manager," Accessed November 22, 2011
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Overland Park "2011 Budget," Accessed November 23, 2011
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Overland Park "2010 CAFR," Accessed November 22, 2011
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