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Minutes for SB406 - Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government
Short Title
Sedgwick county charter commission created to review and recommend changes regarding the structure of county government.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 5, 2020
Chairperson Bowers opened the hearing on SB406. Mike Heim, staff revisor, presented a briefing on the bill.
David Dennis testified in support of SB406. Mr. Dennis' testimony stated this bill would allow a charter commission to be established, specific to Sedgwick County, and corrects a gap inadvertently left open when the Legislature granted Sedgwick County urban status back in 2018. Mr. Dennis indicated what they put in this bill was to mirror the exact thing that Johnson County has with the same membership for the charter commission only with Sedgwick County members and stakeholders. Mr. Dennis responded to questions from the Committee. (Attachment 1)
Written testimony in support of SB406 was submitted by:
Jay Hall, Legislative Policy Director and General Counsel, Kansas Association of Counties (Attachment 2)
Chairperson Bowers closed the hearing on SB406.
