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Ellis 2025 Budget Public Hearing set for Sept 3

On July 18, 2024 Ellis City Council held a nearly two hour long meeting to discuss the City’s 2025 Budget. The Council unanimously voted to notify the Ellis County Clerk that the City of Ellis intends to exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate for the 2025 budget. The City’s Public Hearing on the 2025 budget will be held on Sept. 3, 2024 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. No Council Member comments on the 2025 budget draft were included in the Special Meeting’s draft minutes.

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New Jail may not happen for 15-20 years, according to Sheriff & Commissioners

In the July 13 edition of the Hays Daily News, an article was released detailing a July 9 Ellis County Commission discussion of the “Ellis County Jail Needs Assessment & Feasibility Study Draft Report” from Justice Planners. Justice Planner consultants are scheduled to formally present the final report and findings to the Commissioners and the public at the August 13, 2024 meeting.

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