BUHLER, Kan. — The Buhler City Council set a public hearing date of Aug. 14 for the 2019 budget.

The proposed budget approved Tuesday totals $1,614,816 on total taxes levied of $335,879.
Under next year’s budget, the mill levy will fall from 51.873 mills to 51.474 mills.

Also Tuesday, the council once again tabled any decision on the proposed franchise fee for city utilities. The council decided it wanted to gather more public input and educate residents on what the fee would mean to the city.

The city wants to adopt a 2.5 percent fee on utility bills to generate some funds for infrastructure improvements.

The matter will go before the council again during the August meeting.