ORDINANCE NO. 53-079 AN ORDINANCE MAKING AND FIXING GENERAL TAX LEVY FOR THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2027, AND RELATING THERETO, AND CONCURRENTLY APPROVING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS: SECTION 1. The City of Wichita, Kansas has adopted a budget requiring $188,757,769 in general taxes to be levied for the funds as specified below. There is hereby levied by the City of Wichita, Kansas on all taxable tangible property in the City of Wichita, Kansas, according to the estimated assessed valuation thereof, a mill levy rate for the City of Wichita, Kansas, and said mill levy rate is subject to the actual determination of assessed valuation by the County Clerk. It is the intention of the City of Wichita to set a levy sufficient to raise the above amounts; PROVIDED, that said levy must remain within those limitations set by statute or charter ordinance. SECTION 2. That in accordance with Section 1 hereof, there be and hereby is levied by the City of Wichita, Kansas, upon all the taxable property in the City of Wichita, Kansas, according to the assessed valuation thereof, the following amount for the use of the City of Wichita, Kansas, for the year 2027, which begins January 1, 2027, and ends December 31, 2027, for the following purposes, to wit: CALCULATION OF TAX DOLLARS TO BE LEVIED City of Wichita Mill Levy Assessed Valuation $5,836,665,696 Taxes to be Levied: General Fund 148,864,159 25.505 Debt Service Fund 39,893,610 6.835 Total: $188,757,769 32.340 SECTION 3. That the Director of Finance of the City of Wichita, Kansas, is hereby directed to make proper certification of the property taxes required in this ordinance to the County Clerk of Sedgwick County, Kansas, in conformity with and as provided by law. SECTION 4. That the amendments to the 2026 Adopted Budget of the City of Wichita, Kansas, as proposed for consideration and noticed for public hearing concurrently with the proposed 2026 budget, be, and the same (together with any modifications thereto as may have been made following the public hearing) hereby are, approved and adopted. SECTION 5. The second reading of this ordinance shall be deferred to August 25, 2026, upon final approval of the City’s proposed budget. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication once in the official City paper and the Wichita Eagle. PASSED by the governing body of the City of Wichita, Kansas, this 25th day of August, 2026. ____________________________ Lily Wu, Mayor ATTEST: (SEAL) ____________________________ Shinita Rice, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ____________________________ Jennifer Magana City Attorney and Director of Law