Municipal Services

2026 Budget Workshops

This budget workshop is designed to provide an annual refresher for seasoned municipal professionals, and an introduction to municipal budgeting and finance for those that are new to Kansas municipal finance.  We encourage all registrants to attend the morning session and those who are looking for additional "hands-on" training to attend the afternoon session.

In-person workshops qualify for up to six hours of CPE. Webinar workshops do not qualify for CPE.

Morning Session (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM)

●   Legislative Update                                                                           

●   Matters of Interest                                                                             

●   Deep dive into any new legislation that impacts budget process

 

Afternoon Session (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM)

●   Budget Law, Cash Basis Law, Audit Law

●   Budget Workbook Walkthrough

In-Person & Webinar Workshop Dates

COLBY - May 4th (Monday)	WEBINAR - May 13th (Wednesday)
GARDEN CITY - May 5th (Tuesday)	TOPEKA - May 14th (Thursday)
HAYS - May 6th (Wednesday)	WEBINAR - May 18th (Monday)
SALINA - May 7th (Thursday)	WICHITA - May 20th (Wednesday)
WEBINAR - May 12th (Tuesday)	IOLA - May 21st (Thursday)
Location and Address for Each Budget Workshop

Registration and Payment Information

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Workshop Fee: $75 per person

Please include each participant's name and training date/location when submitting payment.

Credit Card Payments:    2026 Budget Workshop Credit Card Authorization Form

Payment by Check:         Make Payable to:  Office of Accounts and Reports

                                                                          Mail to:  Office of Accounts and Reports

                                                                                         Attn: Budget Workshop

                                                                                         700 SW Harrison Street, Ste. 300

                                                                                         Topeka, KS 66603

 

Audit Resources

Audit Filing Instructions

Audit and AUP Credit Card Authorization Form (Aug-2023)

How to Locate an Auditor or Audit Firm (.docx)

Information for Your Auditor (July 2021) (.docx)

Information for Your Auditor (July 2022) (.docx)

Information for Your Auditor (July 2023)

Information for Your Auditor (July 2024)

Information for Your Auditor (July 2025)

Budget Resources

Instructions for E-budget Submissions (.doc)

KSA 79-2988/Revenue Neutral Rate Resources

Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing - Mailed Taxpayer Notice (PDF)

Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing - Mailed Taxpayer Notice (Excel)

Preparing the Budget - Documents Needed (.pdf)

Budget Checklist and Timeline - Last Revised April 2026 (.pdf)

Budget Transfers - Counties (.docx)

Budget Transfers - Cities (.docx)

Budget Transfers - Townships (.docx)

Budget Transfers - Special Districts (.docx)

Non-Budgeted Funds - Counties (.docx)

Non-Budgeted Funds - Cities (.docx)

Non-Budgeted Funds - Townships (.docx)

Non-Budgeted Funds - Special Districts (.docx)

Confirmations

Confirmation of State Payments

Confirmations - State Revolving Funds

Audit Filings

Municipal Audit Submission Instructions

Municipal Audits

Budget Filings

Municipal Budgets

Frequently Asked Questions - Budget Law

10-Day Rule (.docx)

Amending the Budget (.docx)

Budget Hearing (.docx)

Copy and Paste Signed Certificate Page Into Budget (.docx)

Employee Benefits Fund (.docx)

Failure to Submit an Adopted Budget (.docx)

Fund Balances, Fund Creation, Fund Miscellaneous (.docx)

Libraries (.docx)

Mill Rate Higher Than Mill Rate Adopted (.docx)

Mill Rate Limits (.docx)

Non-Budgeted Funds (.docx)

Publication of the Proposed Budget (.docx)

Recreation Commission Budgets (.excel)

Signing the Budget Document (.docx)

Special Highway Fund-Gas Tax (.docx)

Statement of Indebtedness Form (.docx)

Submitting an Adopted Budget (.docx)

Townships (.docx)

Transfers (.docx)

Valuation to Use in Setting Levies (.docx)

Frequently Asked Questions - Audit Law

Auditing in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) (.docx)

KMAAG (.docx)

Statutory Audit Threshold (.docx)

Statutory Basis vs. GAAP Financial Statements (.docx)

Municipalities

Ad Valorem Levy Rates and Tax Payment Due Dates_2026 Budget Year

Cemetery Annual Report Form (excel)

Cemetery Annual Report Workbook (excel)

Township Annual Report Workbook (excel)

Township Annual Report Workbook (No Formulas) (excel)

County Treasurer and County Clerk Budget Forms (excel)

County Tax Levy Sheets

GAAP Waiver Procedures (.docx)

Information About CDARS (.docx)

2025 Interest Rate on Utility Deposits (.docx)

Mileage Rates FY 2025

Purchases Off of State Contracts (.docx)

Recreation Commission Budget Tracking Workbook (excel)

Township Disorganization - Guideline (.docx)

Vendor Payment Self-Service (.docx)

Other

Audit and AUP Credit Card Authorization Form (.pdf)

Municipal Services Fee Schedule (.docx)

How to Compute the Value of One Mill (excel)

Target Budgeting Workbook (excel)

Outside Agency Resources

Kansas Association of Counties

Kansas County Clerks and Election Officials Association

Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Property Valuation

Kansas Pooled Money Investment Board

Kansas Society of CPAs

League of Kansas Municipalities

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