HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 2.4 percent increase in valuations means a little more money for Hutchinson Community College as the board prepares to approve the 2019 numbers for publication.

The proposed budget for next year is $76,024,933 on taxes levied of $13,354,950. With that, the mill levy will stay at 22.5 mills.

The budget request is always much higher than the actual amount spent during the year, so the college has some wiggle room in its spending authority if revenues come in higher than expected. The actual expenditures usually total around $44 million to $46 million.

The matter goes before the HutchCC Board of Trustees during its regular meeting on Thursday. A date for a public hearing on the budget will be set at that time.