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At the meeting the commission approved a contract to continue Cammie (spelled in the agreement as \"Cammy\" in the agenda text) Baker as municipal judge; the updated agreement adds a separate docket for local ordinance and code-enforcement hearings in addition to the criminal docket, City Manager David Dilner told commissioners. The motion to approve the municipal-judge professional-services agreement was made and seconded during the meeting; commissioners voiced aye and the chair announced the motion carries. No roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes presented at the mic.

The commission also approved a professional-services agreement with Rob Lane to serve as municipal prosecutor; that contract likewise was revised to include the municipal local-ordinance docket described by staff. The motion and second for that approval passed by voice vote with no named roll-call recorded at the meeting.

Later in the agenda, the commission recessed into executive session under the non-elected personnel exception of the Kansas Open Meetings Act, citing KSA 75-4319(b)(1), to discuss the city manager’s annual evaluation and to reconvene at 7 p.m. Following that closed session, a motion was made to continue the city manager’s contract and provide a 5% market adjustment and a 7.5% bonus. The motion was seconded and the chair announced, “Motion carries five-zero.”

The consent agenda — including approval of City Commission work-session minutes from Feb. 12, 2025 — was approved earlier in the meeting by voice vote. The meeting adjourned after the commission approved the motions listed above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","El Dorado, KS City Commission Meeting - 03/03/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The City Commission approved professional-services agreements for a municipal judge and municipal prosecutor, recessed to executive session under KSA 75-4319(b)(1), and later approved a 5% market adjustment and a 7.5% bonus for the city manager.","taxTitle","El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas","taxId",70735,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6301400,"Residents, bike-shop owner press El Dorado commission to consider funding for BMX park",394,1126000,1520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2488559-ed16c9331a034f94ba122cca52e0397d&start=1126&end=1520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2488559-ed16c9331a034f94ba122cca52e0397d/thumbnail_1126000.jpg","/articles/6301400/El-Dorado/Butler-County/Kansas/Residents-bike-shop-owner-press-El-Dorado-commission-to-consider-funding-for-BMX-park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6301400-eb17d097f403615c3480031910ef6d7a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173918&Signature=HTR8G~0d-RcYS7kTrKkjU65EzUITB5qPzILpyQEL5Mmr6K3etdHJ~fJxYqV6fSmJVM~vG4pC8GTm78b0MCvANezdu-YeCEKhmWFDWBUT6UiCJGefDU~~9RtEHzChucs1dMvykP90c5JCui5tfSJpyRrC~Yida8gcxGbSZhEIyN~~wz~kVjZa3uMdapFoyuUPlVMi7oH9lxy6SCq0jp-6caUZ1IDr1g4Tcg7hfSqnnlUaJw7Fn7fnJmh1nYTzHN9pP9M4eaieOwXYXvFtfvLufBXKwExJVHeQvUIcWFK9TSh81uivRYU5-dpHTMTaPlJ0Va41opGeDYzCGmEnDVOOPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Aaron Cole, a new El Dorado bike-shop owner, told the City Commission he supports a proposed BMX/bike-park project and asked the commission and the excess sales-tax committee to consider funding. “I'm new to the town. I own the new new bike shop. Just saying that, that it was up for vote for some money to go to possibly a complex, and I just wanted to say that I'm here to support it and see if there's anything I can do to help this process move forward,” he said.

Cole described competitive successes and local participation: “Since I've opened up the shop, we've got 12 members on the team already… Some most of them local, but we picked up riders from Florida, Ohio, North Carolina.” He added the team and events draw families and visiting riders and argued a permanent facility would increase participation.

Another community member, Brandon, described the bike park as “one of the most phenomenal communities I've ever been a part of,” saying rides and events serve as informal therapy and keep youngsters off screens. Brandon and other speakers said volunteers maintain existing informal trails and run events that attract “hundreds” of attendees and distribute helmets and small prizes to local children.

Greg Mudd of the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce offered the chamber's help promoting future events and thanked the city for partnering on Civic Center use for chamber programs; his remarks were supportive but did not request direct funding.

Mayor and staff commenters directed the speakers to the excess sales-tax committee for consideration. Assistant City Manager Tabitha, identified during the meeting as chair of the excess sales-tax committee, was cited by a commissioner as the staff contact to ensure the committee hears the request. No formal vote or appropriation occurred; the commission moved the matter to the committee-review process.","Public commenters, including a new bike-shop owner and community volunteers, urged the commission to support a proposed bicycle motocross (BMX) park and noted volunteer capacity and community benefits.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6301405,"El Dorado opioid task force reports $79,000 in settlement funds, outlines outreach and Narcan distribution",649,331000,980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2488559-ed16c9331a034f94ba122cca52e0397d&start=331&end=980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2488559-ed16c9331a034f94ba122cca52e0397d/thumbnail_331000.jpg","/articles/6301405/El-Dorado/Butler-County/Kansas/El-Dorado-opioid-task-force-reports-79000-in-settlement-funds-outlines-outreach-and-Narcan-distribution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6301405-6415cc20b78afb530f223999f9d71142/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173918&Signature=dB1F0UXHTbmmbkaP5TH2kYYt0Rbik8y-x6uhhTAegcXayuoGA86fsyS4hgeNQGDm1WrdjSbOCsS6PLmEb4ZmCDLwvUE~YU2RxJGZQsxjG7mkVhkZTsZ2XB~KqZ5aCcmK74KFAIL3VpU~baWMAOsDSSJzkUqP2m-wXiLkAsDGTPTe5aZZQdz1eeThyeg~he3WdSMCNMe9bmADR68kPnk3OYnYJc59ICakmU4k9vXVQPm4~npgTiZcZ5wPF8Qa4Mf-70~WTXJb3qBQl77~e22Kd21~EVkMfiu51XSp~OP42q~-E1eSb9okuxYXmGAItKj0qw7qawZZPaxKQ9K3AfGSug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rhiannon, a presenter for the El Dorado Community Coalition, told the City Commission that the group has received just over $79,000 in opioid settlement funds and has spent about $28,000 on local outreach and resources.

The coalition — formed from the former opioid task force at the direction of City Manager David Dilner — has used funds to host three town-hall events (two at the Civic Center and one at Butler Community College) and to create a QR-linked resource list for people with substance-use disorders and their families, Rhiannon said. “So far, overall, we've received just over $79,000 in settlement funds. And to date, we've used just over 28,000 of those dollars,” she said.

Deputy Chief Scott Steuben of EMS, who accompanied the presentation, summarized local emergency-response data covering Jan. 1, 2023, through Feb. 5, 2025. “In 2023, we totaled out 39 overdose calls. And in 2024, we totaled out 32 overdose calls,” he said, adding the combined total of 71 calls includes a range of dispatch outcomes from nonfatal overdoses to cardiac arrests. Steuben cautioned the dispatch data are not always specific to fentanyl: “This could be something as simple as, I took too much of my… medication, so I've possibly overdosed.”

Steuben said the coalition has recorded four overdose cardiac-arrest calls during that period, and credited heightened public awareness and local services with helping keep those numbers lower than earlier peaks. He encouraged wider distribution of naloxone and explained how it works: “If someone is overdosing and they are administered Narcan, they will start breathing again so long as they have a pulse.”

Rhiannon said some settlement-funded activities included printed outreach materials and participation in community events; one town hall at Butler Community College drew about 175 attendees. She also noted the coalition is making naloxone vouchers available for pickup at TrueCare in El Dorado and offered to connect residents to the vouchers.

The presenters said the coalition will continue regular meetings (the next meeting was announced for the coming Thursday) and emphasized outreach to families, students and people who use drugs. No formal action was taken by the commission during the presentation.

The update included references to a visiting speaker, Tony Hoffman, a former Olympic BMX competitor who has worked in recovery programs and spoke at a coalition event; the commission did not take action following the presentation.","El Dorado Community Coalition updated the City Commission on settlement funds, outreach events and overdose data, and urged continued Narcan distribution and education.","actionData","errors"]

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El Dorado commission approves municipal judge and prosecutor contracts, continues city manager’s pay and bonus

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El Dorado opioid task force reports $79,000 in settlement funds, outlines outreach and Narcan distribution