Burr Oak Library warns $6,000 CKLS cut could raise local mill levy
Representatives from Burr Oak told commissioners a Central Kansas Library System policy eliminated $6,000 in support, and that the change, combined with a state funding cut, could force a 0.5–0.6 mill increase; they requested the county not reappoint the CKLS representative who moved the policy.
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Kelly and Becky McNichols, who identified themselves as part of the Central Kansas Library System, told commissioners that a recently passed CKLS policy reduces funding to the Burr Oak Library by $6,000 and that simultaneous state funding cuts will mean the library will not receive its typical $1,000 state allocation. They said the funding loss would require the library to raise its mill levy by approximately 0.5 to 0.6 mills.
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