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Fort Scott commissioners split on levy vote, but 2027 budget passes unanimously

Fort Scott commissioners split 3-2 on exceeding the revenue neutral rate Tuesday, then turned around and passed the 2027 budget unanimously minutes later. The proposed levy: 41.886 mills, just 0.414 mill above revenue neutral.

By Curtis Major
Fort Scott commissioners split on levy vote, but 2027 budget passes unanimously
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FORT SCOTT - City commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday, Sept. 15, to exceed Fort Scott's revenue neutral rate, then adopted the 2027 budget by a unanimous vote minutes later.

The resolution, No. 40-2026, read aloud by Commissioner Tim Van Hoecke, states the Bourbon County clerk calculated the city's revenue neutral rate at 41.472 mills. The proposed budget carries a levy of 41.886 mills, exceeding that rate by less than half a mill.