HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College Board of Trustees will seek approval of the budget for the 2015 fiscal year during tonight’s regular monthly meeting.

According to Vice President of Finance and Operations Julie Blanton, the total published budget is $72,200,205 on levied taxes of $12.3 million.

The school’s mill levy will drop by a fraction from 22.511 to 22.500 mills. According to Blanton, it is the lowest mill levy for the school in ten years. The budget provides a 3.6 percent increase in salary for teachers and staff for the year.

Tonight’s meeting of the HCC Board of Trustees begins at 7 p.m. at the Shears Technology Center.