(KAIR)--A slight mill levy increase is proposed in the Atchison County 2020 budget now approved for publication.

The Atchison County Commission Wednesday held a budget workshop to finalize the document, which is now set for publication on Saturday.

The budget contains a mill levy of 53.903, an increase from the 2019 mill levy of 53.137.

The budget will allow the county to increase the amount of taxes levied, climbing to $9,295,844 from $8,805,562 in 2019.

The budget indicates that assessed valuation has increased to $172,454,331 from $165,731,839 in 2019.

Once published, the 2020 budget awaits final approval. That’s scheduled to happen on August 20, following a public hearing scheduled for 1:05 that afternoon, at the Atchison County Courthouse.