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Topeka sets public hearings on tax rates; council amends city maximum mill levy to current rate before approving notification
Summary
The governing body set public hearings for the Topeka Metro Transit Authority and the City budget to consider rates that could exceed the revenue‑neutral mill levy. Councilmembers debated proposed maximum rates and amended the city's filing to the county to use the current mill levy as the maximum before approving the notification resolution.
The Topeka governing body Wednesday set public hearings required by state law for both the Topeka Metro Transit Authority and the City’s 2026 budget and took a separate step to limit the city’s advertised maximum mill levy.
Josh MacInarney, Division Director of Budget and Finance, told the council that the Metro’s revenue‑neutral rate is 3.999 mills and staff’s resolution would allow a maximum of 4.2 mills and set a public hearing for Aug. 26. The governing body approved that resolution for the transit authority (action item F) by voice vote; the motion carried with nine yes votes.
For the city budget (action item G), staff…
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