Riley county commission Nov. 17, 2014
All commissioners present
Cheryl Collins and Linda Glaskow from the Riley County Historical Museum informed the Commission labout various professional meetings they and staff members have attended. All these meetings were in Kansas and were very informative.
Clancy Holman discussed hiring a lobbyist to represent Riley County interests at the Statehouse. It is likely that the County would share the cost of the lobbyist with the city of Manhattan. Any conflicts of interest would have to be worked out.
There was quite a discussion about taxing internet sales. If there is a "nexus" I.e. a facility of the vender in the state then, they add on the proper sales tax. (Amazon has some facility in KS so they charge sales tax on items ordered from KS). People are supposed to declare on their income tax forms if they bought items on the internet and weren't charged sales tax. Nobody complies with this. It is estimated that there will be$175 million in unreported sales tax in 2014. This has to be acted on at the federal level. The National Conference of State Legislatures estimate losses nationally in 2012 to be $23.3 billion. Merchants feel it would be more fair if everyone were treated equally.
Because of the latest gun laws in Kansas, the courthouse will have to spend an estimated $230K on renovating and securing entrances if they wish to ban guns.
According to the law, By(1/1/18) all public buildings must have approved signage and security to ban the carrying of firearms. This includes state supported Colleges/Universities and State/Local Government buildings. Architect Bruce McMcMillan presented proposed plans to renovate entrances to the Courthouse to comply with the requirements. These plans included a more secure area for transfer of jail inmates from vehicles to the courthouse.
Julie Merklin, observer
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