Wichita City Council to vote on 2013 budget
Wichita City Council members will have one more public hearing on the city's proposed budget for next year, and then they will vote on the adoption of a final budget. The council will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday for their regular meeting at city hall.
The city's $533 million budget will not have an increase in the city's property tax rate, for the 19th year in a row. The budget will include some fee increases and spending cuts.
One of the more controversial items will be a 5 percent cut in funding for the Old Cowtown Museum. Cowtown supporters told the council last week that this cut would be devastating for the museum, and it would amount to a loss of about $1 million for next year.
The council will also take action on a resolution that will create a combined department for inspections and code enforcement for Wichita and Sedgwick County. The city and county have been talking about consolidating their services into a Metropolitan Community Development Services Organization.
Sedgwick County Manager Bill Buchanan said there are still some details to be worked out, including the choice of a director and a location for the new department. He said the city and county are still talking about those details.
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