Kingsport City Manager John Campbell is proposing a balanced budget for the next fiscal year with no property tax increase and a 2 percent pay raise for city employees. The proposed budget does call for small hikes in the water and sewer rates and the hiring of three part-time employees in the public works department. The proposed budget includes no decision on money for the Kingsport City School system, which has requested an additional 2.4-million dollars from the city to balance its budget and the 520-thousand to help with operational costs for the new STEM platform school. (bg)