Wyandotte County, Kansas
Wyandotte County is one of 105 counties in Kansas. Wyandotte County and the Kansas City, Kansas have a unified government. Wyandotte County's population is 157,505.[1]
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Kansas county websites
This website was reviewed on 11 Feb 2012.
[edit] The good
- County commissioners are listed with contact information.[2]
- Meeting agendas and minutes are posted.[3]
- Current budgets are posted,[4] as are previous years' budgets.[5]
- Property tax rates are posted in the budget.[6]
- Bid and contract information is posted.[7]
- Property taxes may be paid online.[8]
- Audits are posted.[9]
- Information on and a form to submit public records requests are posted.[10] A Freedom of Information Officer is listed with contact information.[11]
- Building permits are posted,[12] as is zoning information.[13]
- The public relations department describes its duties as including legislative lobbying.[14]
[edit] The bad
- The amount of money spent on Taxpayer-funded lobbying is not posted.
[edit] Public employees
[edit] Elected officials
| Name | District |
|---|---|
| Rev. Mark Holland | At-large, District 1 |
| John J. Mendez | At-large, District 2 |
| Nathaniel Barnes | 1 |
| Brian McKiernan | 2 |
| Ann Brandau-Murguia | 3 |
| Tarence Maddox | 4 |
| Mike Kane | 5 |
| Angela Markley | 6 |
| Thomas R. Cooley | 7 |
| Benoyd M. Ellison | 8 |
[edit] Administrative officials
The mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, is Joe Reardon. Wyandotte County's administrator is Dennis Hays.[15] Reardon won an award in 2011 for his work attracting Google to the Kansas City area.[16]
[edit] Budget
| Source | Revenue | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Property Tax | $76,404,818 | 29% |
| Sales Tax | $38,917,810 | 15% |
| Franchise Tax | $36,740,440 | 14% |
| Other Taxes | $24,704,464 | 9% |
| Charges for Service | $45,924,850 | 17% |
| Intergovt. Revenues | $11,336,256 | 4% |
| Interest Income | $1,858,100 | 1% |
| Fines/Fees | $10,062,450 | 4% |
| Fund Balance | $2,481,111 | 1% |
| Other | $15,399,565 | 6% |
| Total | $263,829,864 | 100% |
| Area | Expenditures | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Public Safety | $122,881,760 | 46% |
| Public Works | $59,670,955 | 23% |
| Community Services | $52,038,373 | 20% |
| Administration | $18,402,791 | 7% |
| Judicial Services | $7,391,591 | 3% |
| Other | $3,444,394 | 1% |
| Total | $263,829,864 | 100% |
[edit] Retirement costs
The unified government has $180 million in unfunded liabilities for county employees' retirement benefits. The ratio of these liabilities to current payroll is 165.8%.[17]
[edit] Board of public utilities
Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS, has $21 million in unfunded liabilities for the BPU pension plan, and $42.1 in unfunded liabilities for the BPU other post-employment benefits.[17]
[edit] Taxes
The 2012 mill levy for Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS, is 81.396, up from 74.711 in 2011.[6]
[edit] Economic development
In 2011, Kansas City, KS, won its pitch to have Google select the city as the site of its new Fiber Project, whose goal is to develop super-fast internet access. Kansas City came out ahead of 1,100 other cities that applied, including Topeka, KS, which even went so far as to rename itself Google for a day in an effort to secure the Google project.[18]
[edit] External links
- Wyandotte County official website
- Wyandotte County employee payroll 2010, Kansas Watchdog
- Wyandotte County Appraiser's Website
- Wyandotte County on Epodunk
[edit] References
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau "QuickFacts," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Board of Commissioners," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Agendas and Minutes," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Finance, Budget Division," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Annual Operating Budgets," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "2012 Budget," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Purchasing," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Treasury," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Financial Reports," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Public Relations Open Records Request," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ County of Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas "Freedom of Information Officer," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ WYCOKCK "Applications, Fee Schedule, Licensing," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ WYCOKCK "Zoning & Subdivision Regulations," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ WYCOKCK "Public Relations," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas "Government," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ Kansas City Examiner "KC Mayors Win OneKC Award," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 WYCOKCK "2010 CAFR," Accessed November 20, 2011
- ↑ CBS News "Google to boost Internet in Kansas City, Kan.," Accessed November 20, 2011
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