By SALINA POST
A public hearing, budget allocation requests, and a proposed new position are among the items on the Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday.
About the meeting
Saline County Commission is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in room 107 of the City-County Building, 300 W. Ash Street. The meetings also can be viewed on Saline County’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwZp_cTSJ3Nepp_5rOGevA.
To participate in the meetings, citizens will need to use the Zoom link. Use the following link and put in the Meeting ID and passcode:
https://zoom.us/j/96835819901?pwd=bUEvaExUb2ppMEFaUnd6cUd6MmNMUT09
Meeting ID: 968 3581 9901
Passcode: 144636
For further information, contact the County Commission’s Office at (785) 309-5825.
Agenda items
Commissioners are scheduled to conduct a public hearing concerning amending the 2023 budget.
According to information in the commission meeting packet, at the time the 2023 budget was adopted, "it was anticipated that a second set of bonds would be issued during 2023 to complete the jail project." However, staff has noted that "it has become apparent that excess collection of sales tax will be sufficient to pay remaining costs for the jail project without issuing new bonds. However, in order to legally expend funds to pay those costs out of the Jail Sales Tax Fund, it is necessary to amend the County’s adopted budget for that fund."
At the conclusion of the public hearing, commissioners are to consider adopting the proposed amended budget.
Additionally, commissioners are scheduled to hear budget allocation requests from the following.
●Tri-Rivers Fair Board
●Saline County Conservation District
●OCCK
●Central Kansas Mental Health Center
●Salina Rescue Mission/Salina Grace
Other items on the Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday include the following.
●Consider a new position for the Noxious Weed Department
●Consider awarding a bid for a new Expo Center vehicle
●Consider awarding a bid for a Noxious Weed Department pickup
●Consider American Rescue Plan Act project modifications
●Hear the Human Resources Department quarterly update
●Hear the Expo/Weed/Farm update
●Hear a Plus Power presentation
To see the full Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday, click here and then click on the May 16 link.