HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After the Reno County Commission held its formal hearing over the budget Tuesday, commissioners approved the county budget for next year. The mill levy will stay at 41.675 mills. The total budget will be $67,252,698.

Commissioners also approved the 2018–2019 health insurance renewal with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and set employee rates, which will rise 4 percent.

An agreement with Simplifile, LC, for the electronic and digital recording of documents for the Register of Deeds office was approved.

The commission also discussed a proposal from Miller Homebuilders to build a new maintenance building for the county at a cost of $46,472. This would be built on the property in South Hutchinson, which at one time was used by the noxious weeds department.

The county is expected to approve that item at next week’s meeting.