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Goodland City Commission approves resolution to seek property tax levy above revenue-neutral rate
Summary
At a special session, the Goodland City Commission voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 2025-18, declaring the citys intent to levy property taxes above the revenue-neutral rate to fund several local projects; the proposed mill levy is 54.999, up from 50.923.
At a special session, the Goodland City Commission voted to adopt Resolution 2025-18, notifying the county of the citys intent to levy property taxes above the revenue-neutral rate. The presiding officer moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Howard seconded the motion; the roll call vote was unanimous.
Kent, speaking for staff, said the proposed mill levy would be 54.999 mills, "slightly higher than the rate approved by the commission for the [current] budget year of 50.923 mills," and estimated the mill value at $43,518 based on the county clerks assessed valuation. Kent said the additional revenue would allow the city to fund several projects that had been restored to the draft budget, including painting the Van Gogh easel, building a dog pound, setting aside money for partial roof repairs for the armory building and the museum, hiring a grant writer and allocating funds for demolition work on commercial structures.
Kent said the budget includes $50,000 set aside toward demolition of four commercial structures, two of them hotels listed as critical. He described the resolution as a procedural notice so the city clerk can submit budget documents to the county clerk for inclusion in the required revenue-neutral-rate hearing.
After the presentation, the presiding officer thanked department heads and staff for preparing materials and said the projects were important to the community and easy to explain to residents. With no public comment and no further questions from commissioners, the presiding officer moved to approve Resolution 2025-18; Commissioner Howard seconded. The city clerk called the roll: Arthur voted yes; Myers voted yes; Howard voted yes; Redlin Showalter voted yes. The motion passed.
The city clerk was directed to provide the required notice and budget documents to the county clerk for the revenue-neutral-rate hearing. The commission adjourned the special session with no additional business on the agenda.
