HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The City of Hutchinson's 2021 budget hearing is the highlight of the upcoming Tuesday meeting agenda.
The budget holds the line on the tax levy at 44.431 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 City agreed to make the Human Relations position full-time and take the additional funds out of the ending balance at a previous meeting.
Also on Tuesday is the public hearing for the 2020 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant application, which is reduced to $17,322 for this year, down from $22,101 as a result of a reduction in the city's crime rate from which the grant amount is tabulated.
The police department plans to buy two pole cameras for surveillance, one night vision monocular and a new tool called the Bolo Wrap designed to detain an individual without injury with the grant funds.
The city is also set to adopt an ordinance to allow it to spend $1.5 million on UV building upgrades, zoo electrical upgrades and upgrades to the airport restroom prior to issuing bonds. The plan is to bond those projects later in the year together with secondary treatment sewer improvements, road improvements for Apple Lane and the LEC renovations all at the same time in an effort to get a better rate.
Also on the agenda is a motion to approve a three-month extension of time to complete rehabilitation projects at 2100 South Bonebrake, 1600 North Prairie, 840 East 4th and 204 East Avenue F.
In addition, the city will consider an amendment to the Primary Clarifier Effluent Pipeline Project.
The meeting is Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. at City Hall.