By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

The Ellis County Commission will hold its public hearing on the 2016 budget during Monday night’s regular meeting.

Earlier this month, the county published next year’s budget with a mill levy of 36.728, an increase of 2.361.

The public hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the basement meeting room of the Ellis County Administrative Center.

In other business:

• The commission will also continue discussions on the open county administrator position. At last week’s commission meeting, the commission debated language in the job description that would allow the administrator to terminate a non-elected department head. Commission Chairwoman Marcy McClelland said she would rather the commission have the final say on personnel moves.

• Engineer Tom Bennett of BG Consultants will present the commission with an update on the Old U.S. 40 project from Yocemento to Ellis.

• Sheriff Ed Harbin will go before the commission with proposals to purchase two new washers and two new dryers for the newly remodeled jail. He will also discuss food and medical services at the jail.