Town Hall · Lenexa

Lenexa, KS town hall & government

Lenexa spent $161.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,749 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lenexa's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Lenexa

Julie SayersMayorSince 2023 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Lenexa's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 7:00 pm
    Planning Commission17101 West 87th Street Parkway Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 7:00 pm
    Committee of the Whole17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 7:00 pm
    Committee of the Whole17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 2Mon · 7:00 pm
    Planning Commission17101 West 87th Street Parkway Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 22Tue · 7:00 pm
    Committee of the Whole17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 7:00 pm
    Committee of the Whole17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 1Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 31Mon · 7:00 pm
    Planning Commission17101 West 87th Street Parkway Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 25Tue · 7:00 pm
    Committee of the Whole17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 18Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 11Tue · 7:00 pm
    Committee of the Whole17101 W 87th St Pkwy Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Lenexa's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Lenexa's money goes

Spent
$161.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,749
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$155.2 million
$2,647 per resident
Roads & transportation
$89.3 million55%
Police
$19.1 million12%
Fire
$13.4 million8%
Parks & libraries
$11.3 million7%
Administration & buildings
$10.3 million6%
Interest on debt
$6.4 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.6 million2%
Other
$8.8 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lenexa

Full-time staff
478
263 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
86
and 93 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
64 full-time249 part
Police
137 full-time1 part
Fire
97 full-time
Roads & transportation
67 full-time
Administration & buildings
21 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
16 full-time1 part
Housing & development
12 full-time
Other
64 full-time11 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

Lenexa's K–12 school district, shared with Fairway, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods and Prairie Village. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,332
Kansas: $14,966
Students
26,464
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$493 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 41%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,332 per pupil, $8,167 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Lenexa: Olathe Unified School District 233 ($14,977 per pupil) · De Soto Unified School District 232 ($12,922 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lenexa pay

Typical tax bill
$4,611
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$394,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Lenexa's government

🏛️ Official websitelenexa.com ↗
Town hall hoursMonday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 913.477.7500
Town hall phone913.477.7880

Town hall & decisions in Lenexa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lenexa

Lenexa is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Sharice Davids. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Lenexa's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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