(KAIR)--The 2018 Atchison County budget has been approved as published.

That came on an unanimous vote of the County Commission Tuesday following a hearing drawing no public comment.

The nearly $16.9 million budget calls for a slight mill levy increase.

The budget contains an estimated tax rate of 54.408 mills, a .742 mill increase over this year.

The budget calls for the county to collect more than $8.6 million in local taxes.