(KMZA)--The Nemaha County, Kansas Commission is proposing a 2024 county budget that calls for total expenditures of $15.1 million and a slight mill levy decrease.

The Commission recently approved the budget for publication.

It contains an estimated tax rate of 36.057 mills, which is down .668 mills from last year's levy.

The proposed budget calls for the county to collect nearly $8.5 million in local tax revenue.

Even though the mill levy will decrease slightly, the county will collect more than $200,000 in additional tax revenue due to a nearly $10 million increase in the county's assessed valuation.

The Commission will consider adoption of the budget following a public hearing on September 18 at 10:00 in the morning in the commissioner's meeting room at the Nemaha County Courthouse.