At a special session of the Chase County Commissioners, participants reviewed the third draft of the county budget, discussed a proposed mill levy figure and set a public hearing date, according to the meeting transcript.

Speaker 2, an unidentified speaker, told the room that the "mill levy would be 64.464," and the group agreed to proceed with publication of the third draft after removing a previously noted "1% added" reference. Speaker 2 also announced an official budget hearing date, saying, "Official budget sharing is September 15 at 9AM." A later exchange showed some speakers were uncertain about numeric formatting (one speaker asked, "$64.04 $6.04?"), so the transcript records both the 64.464 figure and the formatting question.

Why it matters: the mill levy and final budget document determine property tax bills for county residents; publishing the draft and setting a hearing are formal steps required before adoption. The commissioners instructed the clerk to publish the third draft and to email copies to the commissioners for review.

Details from the session: the group confirmed they were working from a third draft of the budget and agreed to remove the 1% reference before distribution. Speaker 4 observed the reduction in the taxpayer-statement figure from prior numbers (discussed as "71" earlier) down to the 64.464 figure. The transcript also references planning for an end-of-month meeting on Aug. 29 and that remaining business would be handled at the next Friday meeting.

The session concluded with Speaker 2 moving to adjourn. The chair stated the motion had been moved and seconded and called for the vote; the transcript records an "Aye" but does not include a roll-call or final tally. The meeting then adjourned.

Notable uncertainties from the transcript: the recorded opening line contains a garbled date string ("8 2125"); the transcript does not provide a clear, standard date for the session, and several numeric items were presented with inconsistent formatting. The article reports the mill levy figure and the hearing date as they appear in the transcript but flags those formatting and date ambiguities.

Next steps: the clerk was directed to publish the revised third draft and circulate it by email; the public budget hearing was scheduled for Sept. 15 at 9 a.m., per the transcript.