University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 7, 1989
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Senate assigns 600 to committees
By Lara Weber
Kansan staff writer
"This is by far the most we've had involved in past years," said B. Jake White, student body president. "We had an incredible turnout, 200 more students enrolled." It shows that students want to get involved in student government."
The Kansas Union Ballroom was filled with enthusiasm last night as more than 600 KU students gathered for the Student Senate committee orientation meeting.
Committee members met in the Ballroom where they received their committee assignments. Caryl Smith, dean of student life, and David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, spoke to the group about the role they would play in making decisions for the University of Kansas.
"You are a whole ballroom full of
winner's," Smith said. "The mere fact that you are on a committee and involved in its activities means that you have already enhanced your likelihood of succeeding at the University of Kansas."
Students at the orientation had various reasons for joining committees, but the common theme was a simple desire to get more involved in the University.
Breven Parsons, Garden City sophomore and member of the Cultural Affairs committee, said he was on the Cultural Affairs committee because he was interested in international topics and thought the committee would deal with those issues.
After the group meeting, the six Senate committees met separately to discuss their duties and elect committee chairs.
Committee'members listened as students spoke for and against chair and co-chair candidates. Debate
among some members at times became emotional in committees in which several people ran for office.
Christine Stanek, St. Louis senior, unseated incumbent Laura Amber, Lawrence senior, as chairman of the University Affairs committee. In Finance, incumbent Pat Warren, Overland Park junior, was re-elected co-chair with Alan Lowden, Sedan sophomore.
The following students were elected to chair or co-chair positions: Eleanor MacNish, Topea senior; Elections; Aaron Rittmaster, Overland Park senior; Rights; Michael Diggs, Wichita senior, Minority Affairs; Stanek, University Affairs; and Lowden and Warren, Finance.
"It's going to be a really exciting year," Diggs said. "We're going to continue to work on Celebrate Diversity and expand the committee."
Diggs said Minority Affairs would address the concerns of all minority students and not focus on just black and white issues.
Curtis Estes, Committee Board chairman, said the orientation had gone well.
"We have 600 eager new committee members," he said. "It's a big asset to Senate and to the University. There's been a lot of contention this evening, but that just means there are people eager to take advantage of leadership opportunities Senate provides."
The largest committee is the University Affairs committee, with about 160 members. The Finance committee, which is responsible for overseeing all Senate allocations, has about 110 members. The other committees each have fewer than 100 members, but applications are still being accepted for all committees.
Reappraisal may cost city and county
By Dave Wakefield Kansan staff writer
Douglas County and the City of Lawrence each could lose more than $40,000 in 1990 because of an unexpected side-effect of reappraisal, county commissioners were told last night.
Instead of a normal growth increase, motor vehicle property tax revenues will fall while general tax revenues will remain about the same, said County Administrator Chris McKenzie at the county's regular commission meeting.
According to county estimates, vehicle revenues for 1990 will be about $2 million less than 1989.
McKenzie said he did not know if the state legislature's intention was for vehicle tax revenues to fall, but without action by the legislature, it looked like the county would receive less revenue in 1990.
despite a projected $4.5 million increase in the value of vehicles in the county. The city, the county, and the school district each receive a percentage of vehicle revenue.
In an attempt to make the effects of reappraisal revenue neutral, state law requires that general property taxes for 1989 must decrease to offset any increases in assessed property valuation. In Douglas County, assessed property valuations increased, McKenzie said, so the tax
But motor vehicle tax rates are based upon the previous year's general tax levy, he said. Because the method used to assess vehicle values did not change, the lower tax rates will hurt counties that depend heavily upon motor vehicle tax revenues, he said.
rate decreased by about 30 percent.
"In Douglas County, there are more vehicles than people," said McKenzie. "Many people only pay motor vehicle property taxes and do not pay any other property tax. The tax is an important source of revenue not only to the county, but to the city and school district as well."
Commissioner Mike Amyx asked McKenzie if he had any recommendations.
"If there is a shift to other property taxes, part will go to those already hardest hit (by the effects of reapraisal)," he said. "But if the legislature does not allow us to make adjustments, we will just have to ask them what services they want to cut out."
County commissioners authorized McKenzie to ask Kelly Arnold, Lawrence city management analyst, to represent the county at a meeting of the state interim committee on tax reappraisal to be held this Friday in Topeka. Arnold will be representing the city at the meeting but agreed to speak for the county as well, said McKenzie.
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