The Hutchinson City Council set a public hearing date for the 2021 budget during Tuesday’s agenda session.
The budget holds the line on the tax levy at 44.431 mills, excluding Hutch Rec which will also remain the same at 3.6 mills.
The budget totals $91.9-million on total taxes levied of $13.8-million. The budget takes a large bite out of the ending fund balance for the city, dropping the cash reserve in the general fund to $3.9-million.
The council chose to take the additional $30,000 or so for the increased salary and benefits for making the Human Relations Officer position full-time out of the ending balance, so as not to increase the mill levy.
The public hearing on the budget will be held August 18, at 9 a.m. during the regular City Council meeting.