The Overland Park City Council approved the 2026 City Budget on Monday, Sept. 8.
The budget is $498.6 million, with the 2026 General Fund Operating Budget portion of the Budget totaling $184,085,000, which is a 6% increase over the 2025 General Fund Operating Budget.
However, the City’s property tax rate is not increasing – it will remain flat at 14.538 mills. The City is capturing additional revenue from sales taxes, increasing property valuations and other revenue sources to provide services to our growing community.
Overland Park has grown by nearly 10,000 people in the last five years.
“Planning for a growing community like this requires careful financial management, and I’m proud of our team’s stewardship of tax dollars,” said City Manager Lori Curtis Luther. “This includes long-term programming to ensure we are flexible and can continue to deliver services in weaker economies. City leaders plan year-round to ensure the organization has the resources it needs to meet the high level of service Overland Park residents expect.”
The budget is aligned with the City’s strategic goals and the results of Overland Park’s recent community survey.
Budget highlights include:
- Creating an additional Overland Park Fire Department company at Fire Station 45
- Increasing Police Department shift differential pay
- Additional technical and medical resources for firefighters
- Funds a case manager for substance abuse disorder in partnership with Johnson County Mental Health
- Creates two positions to create a full-time sidewalk maintenance program
- Additional funding for City park maintenance
- Funding for World Cup-related expenses
- Increases the City’s Property Tax Rebate Program by 10%, and more.
The budget also continues to implement recommendations of the City’s Infrastructure Advisory Group and the City Council’s strategic goals.
To view the budget, visit opkansas.org/Budget.
Overland Park’s mill levy rate, 14.538 mills, remains the lowest municipal mill levy of any first-class city in the state of Kansas.
The new budget takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026.