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Commission adopts charter ordinance shifting final library levy authority to city commission amid public objections
Summary
The commission adopted a charter ordinance repealing Charter Ordinance No. 19 and substituting provisions related to library levy authority, moving final approval of the library mill levy from the library board to the elected governing body. The measure passed 4–1 after extensive public comment from library trustees, the director and residents.
The Arkansas City Commission on April 1 adopted a charter ordinance exempting the city from provisions of KSA 12-1220 and replacing Charter Ordinance No. 19, so that final authority to determine the annual library tax levy rests with the Arkansas City governing body rather than the library board.
Staff said the change clarifies which entity will have final say over the library mill levy and maintains a six-mill outside limit; budgets will continue to be prepared by the library trustees but the governing body will have the final vote on the maximum levy. The city attorney described the…
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