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Augusta council passes budget amendments, grants easement, defers council pay increase and approves routine items
Summary
At its Dec. 15 meeting the council approved 2025 budget amendments, granted a utility easement to Butler County Rural Water District No. 5, deferred a governing-body cost-of-living raise, approved write-offs totaling $3,065.74, and conditionally renewed cereal malt beverage licenses pending state stamps.
The Augusta City Council handled a package of routine and administrative items during its Dec. 15 meeting.
Budget amendments: After a public hearing with no public commenters, the council approved multiple 2025 budget amendments affecting several funds. Staff said amendments adjust budget authority to cover actual expenditures already incurred or moved into 2025, including emergency communications, vehicle reserves, water bond/KDHE loan adjustments and a $325,000 increase in the solid-waste fund tied to a newly purchased 31-yard refuse vehicle.
Utility easement:…
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