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Administrative Boundaries
Administrative Boundary Panelists
Administrative Boundary Panelists
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Shelby Johnson ‐ Panel Moderator, story teller, GIS policy junkie, city boundary activist State GIS Coordinator for Arkansas
boundary activist, State GIS Coordinator for Arkansas
Eileen Battles ‐ Technical guru, Kansas GIS Clearinghouse Queen, motivator of locals, located in Lawrence, KS
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Mike Schonlau ‐ Mover & Shaker, On the Go Rising Star, GIS Coordinator, City of Omaha, knows local business drivers and brings municipal perspective
Steve Marsh ‐ MAGIC Director, Jackson County MO GIS Coordinator, Mover & Shaker knows local business drivers and brings a county
Mover & Shaker, knows local business drivers and brings a county perspective Melissa Crane ‐ IAAO Mover & Shaker, Kansas Association of Mappers Founder and Leader ‐ Tax Policy, knows state business drivers and brings a tax policy perspective
tax policy perspective
Barbara Taylor ‐ US Bureau of the Census, Regional Geographer, All Knowing Expert of Boundary and Annexations Survey aka BAS, knows federal business drives and brings national integration perspective
Got Boundaries?
Got Boundaries?
• Significance
Significance of of
Boundaries
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Local Revenue
Local
Revenue
State Revenue
Election Administration
Provision of Services
Public Safety
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Local‐level Boundary Lines
Michael Schonlau
GIS Coordinator
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[email protected]
402.444.3982
www dogis org
www.dogis.org
2007 Elkhorn Annexation
In March of 2005, the City of Omaha annexed the City of Elkhorn. By State Law, Omaha has the authority to annex any
Omaha has the authority to annex any incorporated jurisdiction with a population under 10,000. The residents of Elkhorn fought the annexation tooth & nail. Omaha annexed Elkhorn to preserve its ability to expand westward before Elkh
Elkhorn reached the 10,000 person mark.
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GIS boundary lines played an important role in the annexation process. Due to another State Law, Omaha could only annex areas contiguous to its existing ti
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municipal boundaries. To assimilate Elkhorn, Omaha needed to annex intermediate developments to create the contiguous “bridge” to Elkhorn.
Accurate GIS boundary lines play a major role in annexations. Depending on local laws and statutes, the GIS boundaries help to determine urban growth patterns and directly influence development plans.
and directly influence development plans.
Property Line Mapping
Property Line Mapping
The Douglas County Assessor’s office is responsible for mapping property lines throughout the county. These g
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boundary lines are used broadly by government employees, realtors, engineers, the public, and many others. Because many users rely on these maps as their initial means of
these maps as their initial means of viewing properties, the accuracy of the boundary lines is essential.
Steve Marsh
Steve Marsh
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson Missouri County GIS
ESN (911 Response Areas)
ESN (911 Response Areas)
Tax Code
Maintenance
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Data Access & Support Center
DASC Statewide Tax Unit Boundary Initiative
Presented by:
Eileen Battles
GIS Specialist
DASC
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Kansas Geological Survey
The University of Kansas
Kansas Statewide Tax Units Initiative
Collaborative effort between DASC and County Clerks
( …and their GIS departments)
• Many different boundary files (+30!) can be derived from tax unit
boundaries:
Airport Authority
Ambulance
Cemetery City
Community Building
Community College
County
Drainage
Extension
Fire
Improvements (special)
Library
Industrials
Light
Hospital
Irrigation
Municipal Universities
Parks and Recreation Regional Library
Rural Road
School District
School Bonds
School General Fund
Sewer
Township
Transit
State
Watersheds
Waste Water
Water
Kansas Statewide Tax Units Initiative
• Kansas county’s tax unit development at
various stages –
- hand drawn, CAMA, or GIS
• Statewide, accurate tax unit boundary would
be available to public from DASC
• Annual or semi-annual maintenance
• Needed by Homeland Security/KDEM for
obtaining multiple contacts at time of
emergency
Kansas Statewide Tax Units Initiative
County participation status map – April 2008
Contact information:
Ivan Weichert
GIS Director
Kansas Information Technology
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785-296-0257
[email protected]
Ken Nelson
KGS GIS Coordinator/DASC Manager
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Kansas Geological Survey
785-864-2164
[email protected]
Eileen Battles
GIS Specialist
DASC
785-864-2289
[email protected]
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State Taxation Policy
State Taxation Policy
Melissa Crane
Kansas Department of Revenue
Property Valuation Division
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• The Kansas Property Valuation Division (PVD) exercises general supervision over ad‐valorem
exercises general supervision over ad‐valorem policies and procedures. Annually a State Abstract of p p y
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from data supplied by each County. Each County must also submit a map of these Tax Unit boundaries and/or changes.
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utilities… a taxing unit map showing the number and metes and bounds of every taxing
number and metes and bounds of every taxing unit or any portion of a taxing unit located within the county as the same exists on D
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A Tax Unit…
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A Tax Unit
Tax Unit is represented by a 3
is represented by a 3‐digit
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identifies a unique combination of taxing districts within each county.
• A Tax District (boundary of a levying entity such as a city or a school district) is represented by a required alpha code (1‐2 characters) followed by a district number comprised of 3 numeric digits.
Example of a Tax Unit
Example of a Tax Unit
Tax Unit 007 (LyonCounty)
ST100 State of Kansas
State of Kansas
CT200 Lyon County
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Emporia City
SD405 School District 405
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Hospital #1
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budget to the County Clerk and that receives property tax dollars.
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examples of these levying bodies. 33 different types of entities like these are authorized to levy budgets
of entities like these are authorized to levy budgets to be collected thru Ad Valorem Property Taxes.
• Tax Units and Maps are Certified by County Clerks annually to DOR/PVD.
Barbara Taylor
Barbara Taylor
U.S. Census Bureau
Kansas City Regional Office
Kansas City Regional Office
Boundary and Annexation Survey
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Annexation Survey (BAS) to collect information about selected legally defined geographic areas BAS is used
selected legally defined geographic areas. BAS is used to update information about the legal boundaries and names of all governmental units in the United g
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Uses
The Census Bureau uses the boundary information collected in the BAS to tabulate data for various censuses and surveys, such as the American Community Survey and other Census Bureau programs, such as the Population Estimates Program.
• http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
• http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
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Who is surveyed
Who is surveyed
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Beginning in 2008, all federally recognized American in 2008, all federally recognized American
Indian areas, governmental counties (and equivalent areas), incorporated municipalities, and governmental minor civil divisions (MCDs) will be surveyed. This survey includes approximately 40,000 entities and will be conducted each year to provide titi
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Response Methods
Response Methods
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Participants are provided with paper maps and forms to update their boundary and geographic p
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information. If the participant does not indicate a preferred submission method during Advance Response, they will automatically be enrolled in the traditional paper BAS method. 35
Response Methods
Response Methods
• MAF/TIGER
MAF/TIGER Partnership Software (MTPS)
Partnership Software (MTPS)
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and forms, as well as local contact data. Participants receive a CD containing the software to install on their computer, a user name and password to access data provided by the Census Bureau for the entity in the software Participants will be able to submit the
the software. Participants will be able to submit the map and form updates using this software. 36
Response Methods
Response Methods
• Digital
Digital BAS
BAS
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users. The governments modify spatial data provided by the Census Bureau to digitally submit boundary and feature updates. Digital BAS is limited to governments that have gone through the Census Bureau's realignment process (MTAIP)
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Response Methods
Response Methods
• Web‐BAS
Participants will receive a user name and
Participants will receive a user name and password in January of each year. This password will be used to access a Web site through a web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). The Web‐BAS site lets the user submit changes according to specific business rules and h
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constraints set by the Census Bureau.
This software will be available for the 2009 BAS.
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Contact
• http://www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/bashome.ht
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• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• Toll free Kansas City Regional Census Center 1 866 511 5822
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