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Commission sets public hearing on exceeding revenue-neutral rate; minutes and claims approved
Summary
At its meeting the Leavenworth City Commission approved minutes from a prior meeting, voted to set a public hearing on a possible mill‑rate increase, and approved claims and payroll covering late June–early July; the resolution to set the hearing does not itself change the mill rate, city staff said.
The Leavenworth City Commission on Tuesday approved three routine measures: minutes from a prior meeting, a resolution setting a public hearing for a potential mill‑rate change, and the consent agenda that included claims and payroll.
Resolution sets hearing only: City staff explained the measure, resolution B‑2400, only schedules public notification and a hearing on the city’s intent to exceed the revenue‑neutral rate; it does not itself raise or lock in the mill rate. “Voting no on this resolution locks the city into one and only one choice, and that is revenue neutral,” City staff told the commission, urging approval to preserve future options.
Votes and amounts: - Minutes: Motion to approve minutes from the June 24, 2025 regular meeting was moved, seconded and approved by the commission. - Resolution B‑2400: Motion to approve the resolution setting the public hearing on exceeding the revenue‑neutral rate was moved, seconded and approved. The action schedules the public hearing; no mill‑rate decision was made at the meeting. - Consent agenda (claims and payroll): The commission approved claims for June 20–July 2, 2025 in the amount of $1,643,568.13 and net payroll (pay number 13, effective June 27, 2025) in the amount of $461,036.90; the payroll figure includes police and fire pension contributions of $7,753.58.
Commissioners present recorded “Aye” on each item; the commission did not amend or reject any of the three motions. City staff said more detailed budget discussions remain scheduled in the all‑day budget meeting to follow staff proposals.
