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]
Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Kansas city websites
This website was reviewed on 2013-02-16.
The good
- Budget
- Administrative Officials
- Department heads are listed for each department.[4]
- Contact information for administrative officials is provided including a mailing address, phone number, and personalized email.
- Elected Officials
- Elected officials are listed with a mailing address, phone number and personalized email.[5]
- Meetings
- Meeting minutes are archived for 13 years.
- Meeting agendas are archived for 13 years.[6]
- A meeting calendar is available and names the times and locations of public meetings.
- Audits
- The most recent audit is posted.
- Audits dating back to 2007 are available.[7]
- Contracts
- Bids and RFPs are posted online.[8]
- Approved contract statements are provided for vendors.
- Public Records
- The public information officer is identified and maintained by the records custodian. This person provides a mailing address, phone number and personalized email.[9]
- A public records form is provided.
- A fee schedule for documents is provided.
- Taxes
- Tax revenues are broken down by federal, state, and local funding in the budget.
- Local taxes, like property taxes, are available online.[10]
- Lobbying
- The city discloses it's a member of government sector lobbying associations and membership dues for associations available.[11][12]
- Permits and zoning
Public employees
Mayor
Overland Park's mayor is Carl Gerlach.[15]
City manager
Overland Park's city manager is Bill Ebel.[16]
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.[17]
| Source | Revenues | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Property tax | $25.5 million | 18% |
| Sales tax | $65 million | 45% |
| City-generated | $44.7 million | 31% |
| Intergovernmental | $7.9 million | 6% |
| Total revenues | $143.1 million | 100% |
| Category | Expenditures | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Services | $80,687,955 | 37.0% |
| Commodities | $5,511,420 | 2.5% |
| Contractual Services | $14,077,007 | 6.5% |
| Capital Outlay | $1,253,455 | 0.6% |
| Contracts with Outside Agencies | $4,413,314 | 2.0% |
| Maintenance | $9,648,000 | 4.4% |
| Scheduled Capital Improvements | $3,988,000 | 1.8% |
| Interfund Transfers | $61,011,978 | 28.0% |
| Debt Services | $30,136,025 | 13.8% |
| Citywide Contingency | $7,467,846 | 3.4% |
| Total Expenditures | $218,195,000 | 100% |
| Area | Expenditures | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | $17.26 million | 17% |
| Police | $31.45 million | 31% |
| Fire | $17.4 million | 17% |
| Public works | $16.11 million | 16% |
| Parks & rec | $11.91 million | 12% |
| Planning & development | $7.4 million | 7% |
| Total Operating Budget | $101.5 million | 100% |
Retirement costs
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.[18]
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.[18]
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.[18]
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.[18]
Taxes
| Level of government | Sales tax rate |
|---|---|
| State tax | 6.300% |
| County taxes | $1.225% |
| City taxes | $1.125% |
| Total sale tax | 8.650% |
| Fund | Millage |
|---|---|
| City of Overland Park | 8.876 |
| Johnson County | 17.748 |
| Johnson County Parks & Rec | 2.350 |
| Johnson County Library | 3.158 |
| Johnson County Community College | 8.799 |
| Blue Valley School District | 71.049 |
| Olathe School District | 72.914 |
| Shawnee Mission School District | 57.192 |
| Spring Hill School District | 65.465 |
| State of Kansas | 1.500 |
External links
- Overland Park's official site
- Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
- Blue Valley School District
- Olathe School District
- Spring Hill School District
- Shawnee Mission School District
References
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau "QuickFacts," Accessed November 22, 2011
- ↑ Overland Park, Budgets, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, eCheckbook, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Staff Directory, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Elected Officials, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Meeting Minutes and Agendas, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Audits, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Bids and RFPs, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Open Records Policy, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Sales and Property Taxes, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Membership Fees, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Membership Fees, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Zoning, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park, Building Permits, Accessed: Feb 16, 2013
- ↑ Overland Park "Mayor's Office," Accessed November 22, 2011
- ↑ Overland Park "City Manager," Accessed November 22, 2011
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Overland Park "2011 Budget," Accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Overland Park "2010 CAFR," Accessed November 22, 2011
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