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Minutes for SB338 - Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government
Short Title
Allow municipalities to adopt an alternate budget procedure.
Minutes Content for Tue, Feb 11, 2020
Chairperson Bowers opened the hearing on SB338. Mike Heim, staff revisor, presented a briefing on the bill.
Trey Cocking testified in support of SB338 indicating this is a problem the League has been looking for a solution to for a long time. Mr. Cocking's testimony stated SB338 would give taxing entities the option of either using the existing budget and property tax levy setting process or a new procedure. Mr. Cocking responded to questions from the Committee. (Attachment 1)
Written testimony in support of SB338 was submitted by:
Joe Warren, Director of Administrative Services, City of Atchison (Attachment 2)
Jay Hall, Legislative Policy Director and General Counsel, Kansas Association of Counties (Attachment 3)
Stuart J. Little, Ph.D., Little Government Relations on behalf of a coalition of Northeast Johnson County cities (Attachment 4)
Chairperson Bowers closed the hearing on SB338.