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Sedgwick County urges state to change funding formulas, clarify handling of unclaimed cremains and juvenile corrections options
Summary
In a recorded District 4 update, Commissioner Ryan Beatty said Sedgwick County is pressing the Kansas Legislature to alter funding formulas so local property taxes stop subsidizing state-run services, to provide statutory guidance for unclaimed cremains, and to give judges more options in juvenile corrections tied to Senate Bill 367.
Commissioner Ryan Beatty of Sedgwick County said in a recorded District 4 update that the county is asking the Kansas Legislature this session to change funding formulas so local property taxes no longer subsidize state services, to clarify state rules for handling unclaimed cremains, and to allow more sentencing options for juveniles affected by Senate Bill 367.
Beatty said the county "actually operate[s] 16 different services, all managed by county government, on behalf of the state of Kansas," including elections, the county appraiser, courts and the Tag Office. He told District 4 residents the county develops an annual legislative…
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