Overland Park proposed budget calls for city to spend into reserves as leaders brace for revenue drop

The Overland Park City Council will have major decisions ahead to keep spending in line with big drops in revenues. But City Manager Bill Ebel believes it can be done without increasing the tax rate. Ebel proposed keeping the mill levy steady at 13.557 and no increase in the stormwater utility fee for the 2021 budget. But the budget he proposed to a council committee Monday called for the city to spend down its reserve funds to meet operating expenses – something it hasn’t done since the last recession.
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