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Finance director outlines 2026 budget drivers; commissioners set timeline for R&R notice
Summary
Atchison County’s finance director told commissioners June 24 that budget requests and sales‑tax shortfall modeling produced a working ad valorem estimate of about 68.09 mills and presented lease/lease‑purchase options for $245,000 in equipment needs.
Mark Siltner, Atchison County finance director, briefed the commission on June 24 about updates to the 2026 budget draft and next steps for certifying a preliminary ad valorem (mill) figure for public notice.
Siltner said he had added recent appropriation requests that had been discussed in prior workshops — including a request from the county’s elections office for new voting equipment and a request from a community organization — and had modeled the countywide sales tax shortfall. He reported an initial, assembled ad valorem figure of about 68.09 mills in the draft (a working number reflecting…
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