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Minutes for SB294 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Establishing notice and public hearing requirements prior to approval by a governing body to exceed its revenue neutral rate for property tax purposes.
Minutes Content for Mon, Mar 16, 2020
Chairperson Johnson opened the hearing and recognized Adam Siebers, Assistant Revisor, who provided an overview on SB294 The bill would require that the county provides certain tax information and a hearing if the county intends to exceed a revenue neutral rate. In Section 1, the bill requires before June 15 of each year that the county clerk calculate the revenue neutral rate for each tax subdivision or tax district. The purpose of the certified tax rate is to promote truth in taxation.
Proponents:
Senator Larry Alley, Senate District 32, (Attachment 1)
Senator Caryn Tyson, Senate District 12, (Attachment 2)
Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute, (Attachment 3)
Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber, (Attachment 4)
Mark Tomb, Kansas Association of Realtors, (Attachment 5)
Jim Howell, 5th District Commissioner, Sedgwick County, (Attachment 6)
Pete Meitzner, 1st District Commissioner, Sedgwick County, (Attachment 7)
Sean Miller, Kansas Building Industry, (Attachment 8)
John Donley, Kansas Farm Bureau, (Attachment 9)
Written-only testimony was submitted by the following:
Rick James, 1st District County Commissioner, District of Linn County, (Attachment 10)
Shahira Stafford, Kansas Cooperative Council, (Attachment 11)
Kelly Estes, BTI Corporation, (Attachment 12)
Michael Estes, BTI Corporation, (Attachment 13)
Wes Bainter, Bainter Construction, (Attachment 14)
Daniel Murray, National Federation of Independent Business (Attachment 15)
Neutral:
John Bartaloc testified on behalf of Ed Eilert, Chairman, Johnson County, (Attachment 16)
Written-only testimony was submitted by Stuart Little, Little Government Relations, (Attachment 17)
Opponents:
Trey Cocking, League of Kansas Municipalities, (Attachment 18)
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties, (Attachment 19)
Written-only testimony was presented by the following:
Doug Gerber, City of Topeka, (Attachment 20)
Danielle Young, City Administrator/Clerk, City of Cheney, Kansas (Attachment 21)
Tim Reazin, Mayor, City of Eudora, (Attachment 22)
Cole Herder, City Administrator, City of Humboldt, (Attachment 23)
Kelley Zellner, City Administrator, City of Fredonia, (Attachment 24)
Richard LaMunyon, City Administrator, City of Maize, (Attachment 25)
Courtney Christensen, City Administrator, City of Mission Hill, Kansas, (Attachment 26)
Caitlin Gard, Assistant City Manager, City of Shawnee, (Attachment 27)
Cherise Tieben and Ernestor De La Rosa, City of Dodge City, (Attachment 28)
City of Lenexa, Kansas, (Attachment 29)
Reno County Commission, (Attachment 30)
Kevin Walker, Overland Park Chamber, (Attachment 31)
John Smith, Kansas Legislative Policy Group, (Attachment 32)
William H. Johnson, Butler County Administrator, (Attachment 33)
Dianna Wright, City of Olathe, (Attachment 34)
Usha Reddi, Mayor, City of Manhattan, (Attachment 35)
Donald P. Pyle, Crawford County, (Attachment 36)
Janelle Dockendorf, Dickinson County Budget Director, (Attachment 37)
Barbara Jones, Dickinson County Clerk, (Attachment 38)
Chairperson Johnson thanking the conferees for their testimony and closed the hearing on SB294 and adjourned the meeting at 4:55 p.m. Next House Taxation meeting is scheduled for March 17, 2020.
