Shawnee County property owners could have part of last year’s property taxes refunded back to them. The Board of Tax Appeals of the State of Kansas found the Shawnee County Commission had violated state law when setting the property tax rate last year and the county has been ordered to return the extra collected funds to county taxpayers. … In 2021, the Kansas Legislature required local governments to follow a list of actions if their property tax rate exceeds what was generated in property tax dollars the year before. These actions include sending a notice that the governing body is considering exceeding the rate, holding a public hearing where citizens can comment, publicly voting to exceed the rate and placing another public notice stating the rate will be exceeded.
Source: CJonline
