On November 3, 2026, Parkville voters will consider three separate property tax levy propositions addressing public safety, transportation and infrastructure, and City facilities.
Shall the City of Parkville commence collecting its property tax levy of $.1790 per $100.00 assessed valuation, to be levied for a period of ten (10) years commencing with tax year 2027 through the year 2036, for the purpose of funding public safety services, law enforcement personnel, equipment, technology, vehicles, training, communications systems, and related public safety operations provided by the City?
Yes. In 2023, voters approved a 1/2-cent Public Safety Sales Tax. That tax is still in place and continues to support the City’s Public Safety Fund. Currently, it generates about $1 million dollars per year in SALES TAXES to help fund police and public safety operations. Proposition P is a separate property tax question intended to address projected future public safety costs, including the City’s ability to recruit, hire and retain experienced police officers.
Parkville is committed to paying competitive market rates for our professional staff, including police officers. As recently as 2021, the City paid its new police officers $41,500 per year. This was not enough and is not competitive in the KC Metro. Today our officers starting salary is $65,000 per year – a 37% increase. To that end, the city competes with other law-enforcement agencies for qualified officers. The City has experienced challenges retaining officers when other agencies can offer higher pay based on experience and years of service, and better benefits. Additional funding would also support equipment, vehicles, training and other public safety operations.
The City is considering a structured salary schedule that would provide defined pay steps based on experience and years of service – similar to many of our neighboring agencies. This gives the officers a clear understanding of how their pay will change over their careers. The goal is to help Parkville remain competitive when recruiting officers and retaining experienced staff.
No. Proposition P will support law-enforcement personnel as well as equipment, vehicles, training, communications systems and other related public safety operations.
The City’s current planning anticipates that the additional funding could eventually support two additional police officers, along with recruitment and retention of existing personnel.
The proposed levy is $0.1790 per $100 of assessed value. For a $400,000 home, the estimated additional City property tax paid would be approximately $11.34 per month, about $136 per year.
Based on current revenues and projections, Proposition P is estimated to generate approximately $700,000 per year, or approximately $7 million over the 10-year period.
Shall the City of Parkville commence collecting its property tax levy of $.1280 per $100.00 assessed valuation, to be levied for 10 years commencing in year 2027 through the year 2036, to fund costs related to transportation and infrastructure related needs, equipment and services, provided by the City?
Yes. The City currently uses existing sales tax and property tax revenues to maintain streets and other infrastructure. As the city has grown over the last 20+ years, tax revenues cannot keep up with infrastructure demands. Proposition I is a separate property tax question that would provide additional, dedicated funding for roadway, curb and gutter, sidewalks – including ADA accessibility – storm water and other infrastructure needs.
In 2024, the city conducted a community survey. The results of that survey listed maintenance of city streets and facilities as the top focus area for city leaders. We have been assessing those needs and this request helps us achieve this goal.
Additionally, current funding is not keeping pace with the City’s infrastructure maintenance needs. Additional funding would allow the City to increase roadway maintenance and preservation, replace more deteriorating curb and gutter, install and connect more sidewalks, and address aging storm water infrastructure.
The City currently funds curb and gutter replacement, but available funding is not keeping pace with maintenance needs. Proposition I would increase the funding available to replace deteriorating curb and gutter throughout Parkville.
The City does not currently have a dedicated storm water replacement program. Proposition I would provide funding to establish a program to replace, improve aging storm sewer infrastructure across the City.
No. Proposition I covers ALL transportation and infrastructure-related needs, equipment and services. Funding would support roadways, curb and gutter, sidewalks, storm water and drainage improvements, as well as other related infrastructure needs, equipment and services.
The proposed levy is $0.1280 per $100 of assessed value. For a $400,000 home, the estimated additional City property tax paid would be approximately $8.11 per month, a little less than $100 per year.
Shall the City of Parkville commence collecting a property tax levy of $0.0820 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for a period of twenty (20) years to fund costs related to the maintenance, repair, improvement, and replacement of City facilities, including the City’s transportation facility, which support City staff and the services provided by the City?
No. Proposition F could fund maintenance, repair, improvement and replacement of City facilities. The Transportation facility is specifically included in the ballot language, but it is not the only facility covered by the proposition. City Hall also has significant maintenance and upgrade needs, including a new roof, a new HVAC system, new generator, concrete flatwork, handrail replacement, landscaping, and parking improvements.
City facilities require ongoing maintenance and major repairs as they age. City Hall is approximately 25 years old, and several major building systems are reaching typical replacement periods. The City’s existing Transportation facility is approximately 40 years old and has also been identified as needing attention.
Project discussions have identified the generator, roof, HVAC system, concrete flatwork and railings as examples of systems or components that may need major maintenance or replacement.
The existing Transportation facility is approximately 40 years old and has been described as too small for current operations, with additional condition concerns.
The proposed levy is $0.0820 per $100 of assessed value. For a $400,000 home, the estimated additional City property tax paid would be approximately $5.20 per month, about $62 per year.
That depends on the value of your home. Currently, the city’s property tax levy is $0.4403 per $100 of assessed valuation. For a $400,000 home, you pay about $27.89 per month – about $335 per year – in property tax to the City of Parkville. For that same, $400,000 home, the total property tax bill from Platte County is about $6,300. That means that about 5% of your total tax bill is remitted to the City of Parkville. The graphic below shows the breakdown for the full Platte County tax bill. For every $100 you pay in property tax, about $5.34 goes to the City of Parkville.
If all three of the proposed levies pass in November, the city’s property tax levy will increase from $0.4403 per $100 of assessed valuation today to $0.8293 per $100 of assessed valuation starting with the 2027 tax year. That would result in an increase of about $24.65 per month – about $300 per year – in your property tax bill for a home valued at $400,000. Your total tax paid to the city would increase from about $335 per year to about $630 per year. Put another way, for every $100 in property tax you pay, $9.61 would come to the City of Parkville.
The Board of Aldermen elected to present the property tax levies as three distinct ballot questions so the people of Parkville can vote for exactly what they want. These are your tax dollars and we want to put them to work for the the city services you want to invest in. If one, or two of the levies pass, the property tax rate will increase by the requisite levy amount. If none of the levies pass, the property tax rate for Parkville will not change.
Nobody wants ‘forever taxes.’ The Board of Aldermen listened to the people of Parkville who asked that these temporary levies be time bound so we have the flexibility to assess them after several years, remove them if the need is no longer there, AND come before the voters in the future to elect to use their tax dollars for other purposes. For example, in 10 years, the people of Parkville may want to use the money they invested in facilities and put it toward another city service. If you look at the 20-year time horizon for the facilities levy, that was selected because 20 years is good, useful life for major mechanical systems (HVAC, generators, roofs, etc). We want to ensure we have resources to invest in those systems for the life of those systems, and still want to be able to assess and allow the people of Parkville to vote on how they spend their money at the end of that time period.
