Finance

The Finance Department for the City of Gardner is comprised of Accounting, Information Technology, Municipal Court, and Utility Billing.  The Finance Department is responsible for financial planning, maintaining all financial records, safekeeping of funds, purchasing, investments, collections, and reporting and budget analysis.  The City of Gardner has a solid record of fiscal responsibility based upon sound financial planning and management.  These factors have helped the City earn an A-2 rating from Moody’s Investor’s Service.

Property Tax Collection

Johnson County is responsible for collecting all property taxes for the City of Gardner. 

Property tax rates are based on mills and are assessed through a mill levy.  One mill is equivalent to $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property value.  To calculate your estimated property tax bill, you need to know the appraised value of the property.   The appraised value is then multiplied by 11.5% for residential property, or 25% for commercial property to determine the assessed property value.  For example: a house that appraised for $100,000 would have an assessed value of $11,500.  The assessed value is then multiplied by the mill levy.   City of Gardner’s 2006 mill levy is 24.080.  The approximate property tax for this home would be $276.92 ($11,500/1000 X 24.080). This is a decrease from the 2005 mill levy of 24.092. For a commerical property valued at $10,000,000 the approximate property tax from this facility would be $60,200 (2,500,000/1000 x 24.080).

Attached is a 2005 comparison of rates (rates are not currently available for 2006) for the different property tax entities: State of Kansas, Johnson County, Johnson County Library, Johnson County Parks, USD 231, Johnson County Community College, and the City of Gardner. Also included a comparison to neighboring communities: DeSoto, Edgerton, Spring Hill and Olathe.

Provided is a ten year history of Gardner's City Property Tax Rates.