The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday passed a resolution signaling its intention to collect more tax revenue in 2026.

The measure, which passed 4-1, allows the city government to exceed what’s called the “revenue-neutral rate” (RNR) by up to 2 mills. That step is required by the state when a city wants to bring in more revenue than it did the previous budget year.

A mill is $1 in taxes for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value.

The city’s RNR is 53.109, so commissioners will not be able to raise the mill levy above 55.109. Commissioner John Matta was the lone commissioner to oppose.

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By Ned Seaton

The property tax rate paid by Manhattan residents again ranks in the middle of the pack for comparable Kansas cities, according to data obtained by The Manhattan Mercury.

Manhattan’s rate — which combines the taxes levied by the city government, the county government and the local public school system — ranks 14th among the 26 so-called “first-class” cities in the state, according to a Mercury analysis of data from the League of Kansas Municipalities. Those are the largest cities in the state.

That means residents in 13 cities — including Topeka, Emporia, Garden City, Dodge City, Hutchison and Kansas City, Kansas — have to pay higher overall property tax rates. Twelve have lower rates, including Junction City, which ranks one spot lower than Manhattan.

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