Commissioners from as far away as Finney County in southwest Kansas traveled to Manhattan to attend the Riley County Legislative Conference on Thursday, when officials discussed losses in state revenue, the dark store theory and county home rule.
State Rep. Sydney Carlin, D-Manhattan, Sen. Tom Hawk, D-Manhattan, Rep. Ron Highland, R-Wamego, Rep. Suzi Carlson, R-Clay Center, and Rep. Tom Phillips, R-Manhattan, also attended the conference ahead of the state legislative session, which starts in January.
Chair Ron Wells discussed the end of “demand transfers” in Kansas and how it impacts counties. Demand transfers — revenue distributed by the state to counties — are dictated by statute rather than appropriation acts.
(Read more: The Chanute Tribune)