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Minutes for HB2345 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Tax lid exception when budget was higher in prior seven years.
Minutes Content for Wed, Mar 6, 2019
Adam Siebers, Assistant Revisor, provided an overview on HB2345 noting under current law, cities and counties in Kansas are prohibited from adopting a budget that exceeds an amount of the preceding year as adjusted to reflect the average change in the Consumer Price Index for the preceding five calendar years, unless it has been approved by an election. HB2345 would add an exemption from the election requirement if the budget does not exceed the highest level of funding of any of the preceding seven calendar years.
Proponents:
Dorrie Sullivan presented testimony on behalf of Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties, as a proponent for HB2345 (Attachment 1).
Mike Taylor, Unified Government Public Relations, testified as a proponent for HB2345 (Attachment 2).
Dan Runion, City of Prairie Village, testified as a proponent for HB2345 (Attachment 3).
Trey Cocking, League of Kansas Municipalities, testified as a proponent for HB2345 (Attachment 4).
Written testimony was submitted by the following as proponents for HB2345:
Cherise Tieben and Ernestor De La Rosa, City of Dodge City, (Attachment 5).
Kevin Walker, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, (Attachment 6).
Michael Koss, Overland Park City Hall, (Attachment 7).
Mark Detter, City Administrator, City of Andover, Kansas, (Attachment 8).
Amber Farha, Finance Director, City of Concordia, Kansas, (Attachment 9).
Richard LaMunyon, City Administrator, City of Maize, (Attachment 10).
Opponents:
Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute, testified as an opponent to HB2345 (Attachment 11).
Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber, testified as an opponent to HB2345 (Attachment 12).
Written testimony was submitted by the following as an opponent to HB2345:
Aaron Popelka, Kansas Livestock Association, (Attachment 13).
Neutral:
Patrick Vogelsburg, Kansas Association of Realtors, (Attachment 14).
Written testimony was submitted by the following as neutral to HB2345:
Randy Stookey, Kansas Grain and Feed Association, Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Assn., Renew Kansas Assn., (Attachment 15).
Shahira Stafford, Kansas Cooperative Council, (Attachment 16).
Hearing closed on HB2345.
Meeting adjourned at 4:40 pm.
Next meeting scheduled is March 12, 2019.
