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Atchison adopts 49.125-mill ceiling, schedules Sept. 8 hearing on levy above revenue-neutral rate
Summary
The Atchison City Commission voted to adopt Resolution No. 34-24 to set a self-imposed mill-levy ceiling of 49.125 mills and scheduled a public hearing on Sept. 8 for any budget proposals that would exceed the city's revenue-neutral rate. City staff stressed the ceiling is not the final budget.
The Atchison City Commission on a voice vote adopted Resolution No. 34-24, setting a self-imposed mill-levy ceiling of 49.125 mills and scheduling a public hearing for Sept. 8, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. on any proposal that would levy property taxes above the city's revenue-neutral rate.
City Manager Mark Westoff said the ceiling is an early step in the formal budgeting process and “is not the final budget number.” He told commissioners the ceiling gives staff room over the next six weeks to prepare a final budget and that the goal is to keep the final levy well below the ceiling.
The city's draft figures presented at…
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