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Minutes for SB294 - Committee on Assessment and Taxation
Short Title
Establishing notice and public hearing requirements prior to approval by a governing body to exceed its certified tax rate for property tax purposes.
Minutes Content for Fri, Feb 7, 2020
Chairperson Tyson opened the hearing on SB294 and requested that questions and comments be held until after all conferees have testified.
Amelia Kovar-Donohoe, Assistant Revisor, presented an overview of the bill and stood for questions. (Attachment 1) A handout from Wayne Niederhauser was distributed to the committee members, it is a sample of the report that is mailed out for Utah. (Attachment 2)
Proponent oral testimony was presented by:
Rick James, County Commissioner of Linn County (Attachment 3)
Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 4) (Attachment 5)
Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber (Attachment 6)
John Brocker, Kansas Association of Realtors (Attachment 7)
Elizabeth Patton, Americans for Prosperity (Attachment 8)
Jon Donley, Kansas Farm Bureau (Attachment 9)
Chairperson Tyson called on conferees to answer questions from the committee members. David Trabert responded to questions from the committee.
Proponent written testimony was submitted by:
Randy Stookey, on behalf of Kansas Grain and Feed Association, Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association and Renew Kansas Biofuels (Attachment 10)
Dwight Meyer, President, Kansas Soybean Association and Kansas Corn Association (Attachment 11)
Shahira Stafford, on behalf of Kansas Corporation Commission (Attachment 12)
Jim Howell, Commissioner of Sedgwick County (Attachment 13)
Jason Marietta, Retail Sales Director (Attachment 14)
Daniel Murray, Kansas State Director, National Federation of Independent Business (Attachment 15)
Wes Bainter, Commissioner, Sheridan County (Attachment 16)
Opponent oral testimony was presented by:
Jay Hall testified, Kansas Association of Counties (Attachment 17)
Joe Warren, Director of Administration Service, City of Atchison (Attachment 18)
Chad Russell, Fire Chief, Andover Fire-Rescue (Attachment 19)
Mark Tallman, KS Association of School Boards and Wichita Public School District (Attachment 20)
Troy Tabor, City Council President, City of Andover (Attachment 21)
Mikel Golden, McPherson Policy Chief (Attachment 22)
T.J. Wyssmann, McPherson Fire Department (Attachment 23)
Clancy Holeman, Riley County Counselor (Attachment 24)
Trey Cocking, League of Kansas Municipalities (Attachment 25)
Courtney Eiterich, City of Lenexa (Attachment 26)
Mike Taylor, Unified Government, Wyandotte County (Attachment 27)
Troy Briggs, Sheriff, Haskell County (Attachment 28)
Darrel Atteberry, Kansas Association of Chief of Police (Attachment 29)
James Crowl, Office of the County Counselor, Shawnee County (Attachment 30)
Chairperson Tyson called on conferees to answer questions from the committee. Troy Tabor, Courtney Eiterich, James Crowl, Chad Holeman and Mike Taylor responded to questions.
Opponents written testimony was submitted by:
Jennifer McCausland, City Administrator, Andover (Attachment 31)
Josh Shaw, City Manager, Augusta (Attachment 32)
Jim Benage, Mayor, City of Bel Aire (Attachment 33)
Stan Luke, Mayor, City of Burlington (Attachment 34)
Danielle Young, Cheney City Administrator/Clerk (Attachment 35)
Beth Linn, Administrator, City of Edgerton (Attachment 36)
Jason Hannaman, Council Member, City of Westwood (Attachment 37)
Cole Herder, City Administrator, City of Humboldt (Attachment 38)
Larry Paine, City Administrator, City of Hillsboro (Attachment 39)
Christoper Weiner, City Manager, City of Garnett (Attachment 40)
Troy Unruh, Mayor, City of Garden City (Attachment 41)
Robert Uhler, City of Fort Scott (Attachment 42)
Barack Matite, City Manager, City of Eudora (Attachment 43)
Brandon Whipple, Mayor, City of Wichita (Attachment 44)
Jon Quinday, City Manager, City of Russell (Attachment 45)
Jamie Robichaud, Deputy City Administrator, City of Prairie Village (Attachment 46)
Daron Hall, City Manager, City of Pittsburg (Attachment 47)
Thomas Brown, Mayor, City of McPherson (Attachment 48)
Richard LaMunyon, City Administrator, City of Maize (Attachment 49)
Craig Owens, Mayor, City of Lawrence (Attachment 50)
Bob Rein, Jr., Phillip Hammeke and Deborah Lewis, Pawnee County (Attachment 51)
Stuart Little, Little Government Relation, behalf of Northeast Johnson County cities (Attachment 52)
Keith Ascher, Charles Stimatze, Rebecca Nordyke, Travis Lilly and Steven Opat, Geary County (Attachment 53)
Donald Pyle, County Clerk and Election Officer, Crawford County (Attachment 54)
Will Johnson, County Commissioner, Butler County (Attachment 55)
Randy Hague, County Commissioner, Harvey County (Attachment 56)
David Breuer, Mayor, City of Basehor (Attachment 57
Kelly Herzet, Butler County Sheriff's Office (Attachment 58)
Niki Collier, Chautauqua County Clerk (Attachment 59)
Karen Madison, Cowley County Clerk (Attachment 60)
Cherise Tieben, City Manager, Dodge City (Attachment 61)
Jerri Young, Greeley County Clerk (Attachment 62)
Pamela Carrion, Haskell County Clerk (Attachment 63)
Bill Lower, Chairman, Haskell County Commission (Attachment 64)
John Bartolac, Director, Johnson County Records and Tax Administration (Attachment 65)
Tina Spencer, Marion County Clerk, County Election Officer (Attachment 66)
Janet White, Miami County Clerk and Election Officer (Attachment 67)
John Allison, Superintendent, Olathe, on behalf of Olathe Public Schools and Blue Valley Schools (Attachment 68)
Kevin Walker, Sr. Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy (Attachment 69)
Kathleen Marsicek, Republic County Clerk, County Election Officer (Attachment 70)
Cynthia Beck, Shawnee County Clerk (Attachment 71)
John Smith, Stanton County Commissioner (Attachment 72)
Debra Norris, Sumner County Clerk and Election Officer (Attachment 73)
Jennifer Strickland, Assessment Clerk, Sumner County (Attachment 74)
Lori Augustine, Trego County Clerk (Attachment 75)
Lynda Goodrich, Wichita County Clerk (Attachment 76)
Ronald Wells, Riley County (Attachment 77)
Barbara Jones, Dickinson County Clerk (Attachment 78)
Janelle Dockendorf, Dickinson County Budget Director (Attachment 79)
City of Overland Park (Attachment 80)
Tim Danneberg, City of Olathe (Attachment 81)
Neutral written testimony was submitted by:
Jocelyn Gunter, Director, Office of Accounts and Reports, Kansas Department of Administration (Attachment 82)
Kelly Arnold, Sedgwick County Clerk (Attachment 83)(Attachment 84)
Colton Waymire, Board of Franklin County Commissioners (Attachment 85)
Chairperson Tyson closed the hearing on SB294 and adjourned the meeting at 10:53 a.m.
The next scheduled meeting is February 11, 2020.
