The Riley County clerk says a new state law intended to help people understand where their tax dollars go will in turn cost taxpayers more money to implement. Riley County and Manhattan city government officials met for a joint meeting Thursday to discuss the potential “unintended consequences” of the passage of Senate Bill 13. The bill, approved by Kansas lawmakers this past session, establishes new requirements for public notices and hearings to alert residents if a municipal entity’s budget might surpass what’s called the “revenue neutral rate” for a local property tax levy. Riley County clerk Rich Vargo said the new legislation, which takes effect next year, is meant to inform people of how their tax dollars will be used, and to spur them to attend budget hearings for local agencies to “express their opinions on what they want funded and what they don’t want funded.”
Source: themercury.com
