City mill levy could increase by 2 mills

The Salina City Commission is considering increasing the city mill levy by 2 mills to make up for nearly a half a million dollars the city loses annually to a state exemption on machinery and equipment property tax.

 Commission John Blanchard asked at Monday's city commission meeting that city staff put together a budget with the property tax increase included, and other commissioners supported the idea.

The commission is scheduled to adopt the 2014 budget at its next meeting on Aug. 12.