UG administrator gives county budget presentation in Bonner Springs

Unified Government Administrator Doug Bach gave a county budget presentation Monday evening at the George Meyn Community Center, Bonner Springs. (Photo by William Crum)

by William Crum

About 30 people, including the mayors of Bonner Springs, Edwardsville and Kansas City, Kansas, attended a presentation Monday night on the Wyandotte County budget.

The presentation was held at the George Meyn Community Center, Bonner Springs.

Doug Bach, UG administrator, spoke about the Wyandotte County budget, which was passed Aug. 2. The Wyandotte County mill levy rate remains the same at 38.880, while valuations have increased an average of 7.9 percent.

Bonner Springs Mayor Jeff Harrington, Edwardsville Mayor John McTaggart and Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor David Alvey attended the meeting.

Four members of the Edwardsville City Council and four members of the Bonner Springs City Council attended the meeting. Only a few questions were asked at the meeting.

The budget presentation included a slide on actions affecting revenue generation. (Photo by William Crum)
Budgeted expenditures were the topic of another slide. (Photo by William Crum)
Mayors, from top, John McTaggart, David Alvey and Jeff Harrington attended the budget presentation Monday evening. (Photo by William Crum)
About $5.3 million was budgeted for public safety for 2019, according to this slide. (Photo by William Crum)
County revenues were divided by fund category. (Photo by William Crum)