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Minutes for HB2376 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Property tax lid; requiring cities and counties to publish notice of budget increase; election requirements.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Scott Wells, Assistant Revisor provided an overview on HB2376 noting the bill makes a number of changes in relation to the tax lid law. The city or county would be allowed to approve a budget more than what is allowed under the lid. The budget would become effective if notices are published in the official newspaper. A election then would be required only if a petition is submitted and signed by voters equal to 10% or more of the total vote cast in the city or county in the last general election for the office of the President of the United States. The petition must be filed with city or county clerks within 21 days of the notice being published.
Mr. Wells stood for questions from the Committee.
Roger Hamm, Department of Revenue stated the fiscal note for HB2376 reports there would be no effect to the state revenues.
Proponents:
Randall Allen, Kansas Association of Counties testified as a proponent for HB2376. (Attachment 1)
Phillip Smith-Hanes, Ellis County Administrator testified as a proponent for HB2376. (Attachment 2)
Erik Sartorius, League of Kansas Municipalities testified as a proponent HB2376. (Attachment 3)
Written testimony was submitted as proponents to HB2376 by the following:
Bernie Koch, Harvey County Council of Governments (Attachment 4)
Larry Jones, Finney County Commissioner (Attachment 5)
Lon E. Pishny, Finney County (Attachment 6)
Ashley Sherard, Lenexa Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 7)
Tom Robinett, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 8)
David Austin, Mayor of Bel Aire, Kansas (Attachment 9)
Ed Eilert, Johnson County (Attachment 10)
Lyle Butler, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 11)
Katie Schroeder, City Attorney, City of Beloit (Attachment 12)
Kendal Francis, City Manager, Coffeyville, Kansas (Attachment 13)
Cherise Tieben, City Manager, City of Dodge City, Kansas (Attachment 14)
Dale Oglesby, Mayor, City of Galena, Kansas (Attachment 15)
Thomas G. Hicks, CMC, City Clerk, City of Hugoton (Attachment 16)
Thomas M. Markus, City Manager, City of Lawrence, Kansas (Attachment 17)
City of Lenexa (Attachment 18)
Gregory A. DuMars, City Administrator, City of Lindsborg (Attachment 19)
Clair Donnelly, Mayor; Richard LaMunyon, City Administrator; City of Maize (Attachment 20)
Todd Heitschmidt, Mayor of Marion, Kansas (Attachment 21)
Chris Engel, City Administrator, Merriam, Kansas (Attachment 22)
Richard T. Boeshaar, Mayor of Mission Hills, Kansas (Attachment 23)
City of Olathe, Kansas (Attachment 24)
Richard U. Nienstedt, City Manager and Scott D. Bird, Director of Finance; City of Ottawa, Kansas (Attachment 25)
City of Overland Park, Kansas (Attachment 26)
Alley Williams, City of Prairie Village, Kansas (Attachment 27)
Jon Quinday, City Manager, City of Russell, Kansas (Attachment 28)
Jason A. Gage, City Manager, City of Salina, Kansas (Attachment 29)
Nolan Sunderman, Assistant City Manager, City of Shawnee (Attachment 30)
Mike Taylor, Public Relations Director, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas (Attachment 31)
Jeff Longwell, Mayor, City of Wichita (Attachment 32)
Opponents:
Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber testified as an opponent to HB2376. (Attachment 33)
Aaron Popelka, VP of Legal and Governmental Affairs, Kansas Livestock Association testified as an opponent to HB2376. (Attachment 34)
Jeff Glendening, Americans for Prosperity testified as an opponent to HB2376. (Attachment 35)
Patrick Vogelsberg, Kansas Association of Realtors testified as an opponent to HB2376. (Attachment 36)
Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 37)
Written testimony was submitted as an opponent to HB2376 by the following:
John Donley, Kansas Farm Bureau (Attachment 38)
Mandy Roe, Kansas Cooperative Council and Randy E. Stookey, Kansas Grain and Feed Association; Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Associations (Attachment 39)
Chairperson Johnson closed the hearing on HB2376.
Meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
