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Budgeting progresses in Atchison, Jefferson counties

By Brian Hagen

07/18/2025

(KAIR)--The Atchison County Commission has set the public 2026 Budget/Revenue Neutral Rate hearing for next month as Commissioners continue to scale down the budget as they remain on track to finalize it.

That follows discussion at Tuesday's regular meeting of the Commission which led to the setting of the hearing date of Tuesday evening, August 26, at 6:00, at Atchison Memorial Hall.

3rd District County Commissioner, Casey Quinn, explained in a release that while the 2025 Mill Rate is 54.861, that for 2026 is currently at 68.951, while the Revenue Neutral Rate sits at 53.436.

Explaining that the value of one mill for 2026 is $229,621, Quinn said the Commission, this coming Tuesday, will "get to work" with County Finance Director Mark Zeltner "to begin exploring reductions for 2026."

Setting the 2026 budget was also a topic for Jefferson County Commissioners when they met Monday for their regular weekly meeting.

According to the unofficial meeting minutes, CPA Sean Gordon met with the Commissioners to discuss the budget and their intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate from 64.551 to 65.549.

Following that discussion, the Commissioners voted to formalize that intent, and then scheduled the Budget/RNR public hearing for the afternoon of Monday, September 8 at 1:00, at Oskaloosa City Hall.

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