County authorizes brief executive session after public‑comment request from county attorney

During public comment, Assistant County Counselor Michael Hawthorne asked the commission to replace the last agenda item with a 20‑minute executive session for attorney‑client consultation, specifying a time window to hold the discussion. Commissioners moved and seconded the procedural change, and later recessed into executive session citing the attorney‑client consultation exception to the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The board reconvened at the announced time and recorded that action would be taken consistent with the consensus reached in executive session.