County Appraiser Diana Aspidon told commissioners the 2025 residential sales-to-assessment median was 89.87 but falls within the state’s compliance band when using the confidence interval; she proposed adding a broader set of verified sales to strengthen market analysis and pledged a fuller report in February.

Homeowners and commissioners pressed Sedgwick County over a final appraisal report, citing thousands of informal appeals, examples of large reductions after appeals, and proposing reforms including a taxpayers advocate and a hearing officer panel.

Sedgwick County’s appraiser told commissioners House Bill 26 44 may substantially increase appeals workload; the office requested three FTEs and commissioners asked staff to examine a taxpayer advocate and hearing officer panel.