HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College Board of Trustees will get a look at the budget for the next school year during a regular meeting Thursday evening. The proposed budget going before the board is $61.1 million on levied taxes of $13.4 million. With that, the mill levy will stay the same at 21.9 mills. If approved by the board, a public hearing on the budget is set for Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Shears Technology Center.
Also Thursday, the board will take action on revamping the purchase of equipment for the proposed esports program.
The revision changes the recommendation on purchasing the necessary equipment presented at the June 25 Board of Trustees Meeting. The low bid on the equipment exceeded the purchase price of $20,000 previously authorized. Now the board will take action to purchase 11 sets of esports computer equipment from CDW-G for a total purchase price of $28,705. The equipment will be funded with student fees.
Thursday’s meeting of the Hutchinson Community College Board of Trustees begins at 7 p.m. at the Shear’s Technology Center on the HutchCC campus.