City Budget

The City of Lenexa Annual Budget document outlines our ideas for allocating available resources to best serve our residents and businesses.

2027 Budget

The 2027 Recommended Budget includes a property tax rate reduction of 0.250 mills, the City's ninth consecutive property tax rate decrease.

News story (June 18, 2026): Ways to weigh in on 2027 Budget

Citizen Questions About FY2027 Recommended Budget(PDF, 191KB)

Have questions about the budget? Email budget@lenexa.com.

Documents

2027 Recommended Budget(PDF, 10MB)

Timeline

June 23, 2026: City staff will present an overview of the 2027 Recommended Budget to the mayor and City Council during a Committee of the Whole meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall. These meetings are open to the public and are intended for discussion only; no formal action is taken.

July 14, 2026: The mayor and City Council will hold a second budget review session to review individual department budgets. This Committee of the Whole meeting will also be for discussion only.

August 2026: Estimated tax notices are mailed by Johnson County to all property owners. These notices include information on public hearing dates, proposed property tax rate changes and estimates for your future property tax amounts.  

Aug. 18, 2026: At the City Council meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, members of the public can share comments on the 2027 Recommended Budget.

Sept. 1, 2026: The City Council will meet at 7 p.m. at Lenexa City Hall and hold two public hearings: one about exceeding the revenue neutral rate, and one about the proposed budget. The Council will then vote on two resolutions: one to exceed the revenue neutral rate and one to approve the 2027 Budget.  

Fall 2026: City leaders will begin review of the 2027–2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The CIP creates a plan for funding and building capital projects over a rolling five-year period.

Previous years' budget documents

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