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Commissioners say WSU mill‑levy contract and bonding complicate quick changes; staff to study options
Summary
County counselor briefed the board on a 1987 interlocal agreement that expands a Wichita mill levy countywide and explained a May 1 notice deadline and bond-related constraints; commissioners asked staff to analyze options, including statute changes or indexing assessed value, for the 2027 budget.
Commission counsel told the Board of County Commissioners on April 22 that the Wichita State University mill-levy arrangement rests on an interlocal agreement dating to 1987 and is governed by state statute, creating procedural and bond-related hurdles to rapid changes.
Justin Wagner, county counselor, explained that the interlocal agreement originally broadened a citywide…
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