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Commissioners set proposed tax rate at $0.53, discuss $1.25 raise and constable pay request
Summary
In a budget workshop the court set a proposed tax rate of $0.53 and signaled support for a $1.25 across-the-board pay increase in the proposed budget; members also discussed a separate Constable Precinct 2 pay increase and options to create a capital projects fund for future projects such as a new jail.
Hutchinson County commissioners voted to set the proposed 2025–26 tax rate at 53 cents per $100 valuation and continued a budget workshop that included a discussion of employee pay, constable compensation and a multi-year capital plan. County Auditor Alicia walked the court through the tax-rate worksheet and explained the county’s “no new revenue” rate. Commissioners agreed to leave the proposed rate at the current 0.53, a figure the court typically uses as a starting point for public notices. In a separate budget…
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