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The global recession which started in 2008 caused a collapse of the housing market, an increase inforeclosures, a decrease in home sales, a dramatic drop in the assessed values of property and asevere decline in property tax revenues in Wyandotte County. Rising unemployment and slowerconsumer spending created a serious drop in sales tax collections. And the Kansas Legislature, facingit’s own budget crisis, slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in promised, legally obligated localgovernment funding over the past few years.Sales tax revenues declined as consumer confidence faded and citizens tightened the belts of theirown household and business budgets. General sales tax revenues available to pay for basic UnifiedGovernment services and programs declined from 2008-2010.While revenues evaporated in the wake of the recession, demands for Unified Government servicescontinued and in many cases increased. The Unified Government managed these major revenueshortfalls by adopting a series of difficult budget policies over the past several years:Budget Response to Recession 2007-2012 Cut spending more than $7-million a year; Reduced the workforce by more than 10% totaling almost 300 people; Cut department operating budgets by 20% Imposed employee furloughs Froze salaries with no pay raises for four years; Enacted hiring freezes; Suspended capital improvement projects and equipment purchases; Spent cash reserves;Current Financial LandscapeIndicators for the 2013 budget are showing signs of improvement, but caution and fiscal prudence isstill required.Overall assessed value of real property in Wyandotte County is increasing after several years ofsubstantial declines. Residential property values are still lower than before the reccession, but arestabilizing. New commercial and industrial developments are pushing overall valuations up. Assessedvalues have increased 1.6% in Wyandotte County and 2% in KCK.General sales tax revenues supporting the 2013 budget are projected to show improvement and areexpected to increase. The dedicated Public Safety and Community Infrastructure sales tax approved byvoters is essential in maintaining public safety positions and is generating dollars to fund construction ofsidewalks, curbs and other neighborhood improvements in 2013. Sales tax collected in Village Westremain strong and retirement of all the STAR Bonds issued to develop the area is projected in 2017.The opening of the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is bringing new dollars into the communityand Unified Government. The casino is generating gaming revenues and property taxes. The Unified
Government Commission has adopted a policy of budgeting those dollars conservatively until a moresolid financial track record is established.State law says 3% of gaming revenues will go to local governments and is to be divided with 1.5%earmarked for the County Government in which the casino is located and 1.5% earmarked for the CityGovernment in which the casino is located. A landmark revenue sharing agreement between BonnerSprings, Edwardsville and KCK further divides that 1.5% of City Government revenue, with KCKreceiving .75% and the other 2 cities sharing the remaining .75%.In addition, the development agreement negotiated between the Unified Government and HollywoodCasino calls for the casino to dedicate $500,000 annually for community and charitable contributionsand a $100,000 allocation for park projects. In the future, the casino will resume payment of anadditional 1% of casino revenues in accordance with the terms of the development agreement.The Cost of Federal and State MandatesA significant share of the taxes paid by Wyandotte County residents is because of unfunded mandatesand policies imposed by the Federal government and State of Kansas. These mandates push theproperty tax rate higher than it otherwise would need to be. But these mandates from Federal agenciesand funding decisions by the Kansas Legislature must be complied with.• Americans with Disabilities Act: The Federal government has ordered the Unified Governmentto spend millions of dollars upgrading facilities and making other improvements to betteraccommodate citizens with physical handicaps. The Unified Government is working to meetthese mandates, but is requesting a waiver to allow more time to pay for the cost of compliance.• Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO): The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered theUnified Government to make improvements to aging sewer lines which no longer meetenvironmental standards. The improvements mandated by the EPA will cost KCK residentshundreds of millions of dollars. The Unified Government is aggressively working to minimize thefinancial impact on residents by negotiating with the EPA and Federal Justice Department for alonger period of time to come into compliance.• Community Development Block Grants: This important Federal program funds beneficialneighborhood improvement and housing programs in KCK. Congress has routinely reduced theannual funding for this national program, which means the Unified Government receives lessmoney for these programs. The 2013 Proposed Budget does not recommend shifting the cost ofCommunity Development Department employees from being paid with CDBG dollars to beingpaid with local tax dollars from the Unified Government general fund.• Machinery and Equipment Tax: In 2006, the Kansas Legislature repealed the property tax oncommercial and industrial machinery and equipment. That decision, while positive for business,continues to take a devastating toll on Unified Government revenues. Elimination of theMachinery and Equipment property tax and suspension of the promised reimbursement plan to
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