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Kayla Holloway, HR director, said the FMLA is a federally mandated benefit that provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of job-protected unpaid leave. Holloway described the law’s administration as “highly complex, individually nuanced, and labor intensive” and said county staff currently process roughly 4,500 FMLA requests annually, “which is nearly five times the national benchmark for organizations our size.” She said staff estimates each claim requires about three staff-hours even when ultimately denied, and that the county’s decentralized process — involving HR, Financial Management & Administration and other departments — increases the risk of inconsistent application and privacy exposure.

Brent Christiansen, Financial Management Administration, said the county is in the first year of a five-year agreement with Lincoln Financial, which currently administers sick disability. The county’s procurement rules allow existing vendors to be expanded for additional services without a new solicitation; staff said they plan to include both programs in a combined RFP when the contract ends in 2029. Christiansen said the amendment will provide a single point of intake, improved tracking and reporting, and better employee support via vendor dashboards. The proposed per-employee rate referenced in staff materials was $2.47 per covered employee per month against about 3,600 eligible employees, which produces an annual estimate of roughly $106,704 and aligns with the requested $110,000 amendment figure.

Commissioners generally supported the proposal and asked for additional benchmarking and performance measures. Commissioner Hanslick, a former FMLA administrator, said objective third-party adjudication can be helpful. Commissioner Ashcraft asked whether the issue had been included in the county’s risk and vulnerability assessment and asked staff to provide further information on benchmarking and staffing impacts; staff said they are tracking KPIs and will include follow-up in budget books. Holloway and Christiansen said the amendment would use salary savings from a reorganized HR management position and would not require new budget authority at this time. No formal board vote on the amendment is recorded in the agenda-review audio excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Agenda Review for October 2, 2025, Business Session with Board of County Commissioners on Sep. 25","oneSentenceSummary","Johnson County HR proposed amending its contract with Lincoln Financial Group to add Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) administration services, citing high claim volumes, administrative complexity and privacy concerns; staff said the amendment will not require additional budget authority and will be paid from repurposed savings.","taxTitle","West Consolidated Zoning Board, Johnson County, Kansas","taxId",69788,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973265,"Johnson County to offer about $60.31 million in general obligation bonds for wastewater, airport hangars and New Century infrastructure",221,1440000,1661000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5844276-e77c61a18876792944b1293573ad9e56&start=1440&end=1661","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5844276-e77c61a18876792944b1293573ad9e56/thumbnail_1440000.jpg","/articles/5973265/Kansas/Johnson-County-to-offer-about-6031-million-in-general-obligation-bonds-for-wastewater-airport-hangars-and-New-Century-infrastructure","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973265-27f5f0f0d7c400555cb88343cc9fefda/orig.mp4?Expires=1773565915&Signature=VDS-zJAnqsZE5HCklJK0hBtIX9IbzhBRxH-f7MxT48liFEFHzEQR2qn976ZTjtlyPwna0IWGslPv~gLm4l2wwNXHqyaMHGFGRndhE8hTCI7xcwWXDZl-v8BtsxcRhFvlyfFIXS66ipgHcJXZVdQAGlokkgay1jOuCgk~Zw~PIvPTPz-H59CEa8lKbdQDBNq4kCBgVhmZR1SoA-0t4LF7z9PvOfFWBRNtUvVK7U1A~Z28qXFUIduzmSkRq34ia0vkq2vgLH~eZih~nVKGhaaR93zV71EyfQ1wDrM9wuydMvDldhkr4c7JiyDw7LMHyTmsSe67XTS7fJDegpHnA1qr7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Johnson County budget and financial planning staff told the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 25 they plan to offer approximately $60,310,000 of general obligation internal improvement bonds, Series 2025A, to fund several capital projects.

Leslie Friedel, budget and financial planning, said the county expects to go to market on Oct. 22 and return the following day for board approval of the sale. The preliminary principal amount is about $60,310,000; bond proceeds will fund four projects, the first two of which are wastewater projects previously approved by the board, she said. The two wastewater projects are roughly $40 million each in total project size and are being financed approximately 50% with cash and 50% with bond proceeds, Friedel said.

Friedel said the bond proceeds will also fund airport T-hangars, which will be paid with hanger revenues, and continued GO bonds for infrastructure at New Century Commerce Center; the New Century portion includes capitalized interest with a 30-year repayment structure and deferred principal in early years similar to the 2023 financing structure used for that center. She told commissioners a pre-issuance report from municipal adviser Baker Tilly showed preliminary tax-exempt interest-rate projections near 4.6 percent and that the county usually achieves lower final rates than early projections.

Commissioners asked about the meaning of coupon rates and the true interest cost; Friedel said the county uses true interest cost to evaluate bids and anticipated a sale premium that could require resizing the issue on the day of sale. “Our goal is to make sure we cover the project cost of $60,863,000 plus any other cost of financing that are associated with it,” she said. No formal sale or adoption vote is recorded in the agenda-review audio excerpt; materials reference Resolution No. 119-25 authorizing the offering for sale of the bonds.","County staff told commissioners they plan to sell approximately $60.31 million of general obligation improvement bonds (Series 2025A) to fund two wastewater projects, airport T-hangars and infrastructure at New Century Commerce Center; staff gave preliminary interest-rate projections and issuance timing.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973270,"Planning staff recommend approval of revised development plan and 10-year conditional use permit for Storage Hall at 7225 W. 200th",293,1107000,1400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5844276-e77c61a18876792944b1293573ad9e56&start=1107&end=1400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5844276-e77c61a18876792944b1293573ad9e56/thumbnail_1107000.jpg","/articles/5973270/Kansas/Planning-staff-recommend-approval-of-revised-development-plan-and-10-year-conditional-use-permit-for-Storage-Hall-at-7225-W-200th","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973270-4d1c21cfc6931128da5550d82156015e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773565915&Signature=nR03O8q6NP4hfhR~J6cyTblXwAHFDa1cLpWtZ3ezIYanHuq1NSpXGSiIVfUUnanV3aIcrGjRtwdGRHMZUPQkdMUlsGlaDwr4w6ihPLfw6bOvmC6RoekJuDgY5nyBYaC9ripgq-kmJk-qQCzmMDzOmDu9tEjKSQ3Gk4U83jDLdvBFblg3CruVG33jSQ~R7N9nAoOJh9HqEQCE7ZpIKwjxUdMtEOllxCOPfaAIpwKjA8CgLP9~GSmJmbliGiTZ0Y7HXY4S~jiz4xQX8lRKkfw-pU~aCJFejYy9nGYoavpU3tbY2zz9RTDeeCHGnK1DWt1OKps259PZkru5Ysmu-5XZ5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County planning staff presented revised preliminary and final development plans and a conditional use permit (CUP) for a personal storage facility known as Storage Hall at 7225 West 200th Street during the Sept. 25 agenda review.

Michelle Leininger, county planning staff, said the applications (Resolution No. 122-25; application numbers E25-510-CUP, E25-511-PDP and E25-512-FDP) propose three new enclosed storage buildings on the east side of the 6.37-acre site plus a small addition on the southern building, adding 14,580 square feet of interior storage. The application also proposes an expansion of exterior storage along the western and southern property lines; that exterior storage triggers the conditional-use review and the CUP request for a 10-year term.

Leininger said the East zoning board reviewed the item Sept. 3 and recommended approval with staff-recommended stipulations; “No members of the public spoke on this item,” she said. Commissioners asked about a stipulation requiring cut-off-style light fixtures (dark-sky/controlled fixtures) and the reason gravel rather than pavement is proposed for a northeast portion of the site. Leininger said the lighting stipulation is a carryover from a prior CUP and the gravel matches the existing site conditions. She noted the only paved area is the street entrance to the secured gate and that the county code does not require paving of the five aisles in that industrial district; staff included dust-abatement provisions as part of the conditions.

During the agenda review a commissioner moved the application to “action” for the regular meeting; no final vote on approval or denial is recorded in the audio segment provided.","County planning staff presented a revised preliminary and final development plan and a 10-year conditional use permit for an expanded personal and exterior storage facility at 7225 West 200th Street; the East zoning board recommended approval with stipulations and no public opposition at the zoning hearing.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973274,"Johnson County staff seeks $4.08 million contract-authority increase for furniture purchases for new health services building",478,567000,1045000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5844276-e77c61a18876792944b1293573ad9e56&start=567&end=1045","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5844276-e77c61a18876792944b1293573ad9e56/thumbnail_567000.jpg","/articles/5973274/Kansas/Johnson-County-staff-seeks-408-million-contract-authority-increase-for-furniture-purchases-for-new-health-services-building","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973274-1401882dbc099a81aad38305e7193e36/orig.mp4?Expires=1773565915&Signature=VQF-tfsdbwtmh9Dh18a9sYkIuXeYkBIZnSvol4QViKbpL1DnPrLSnls87TfYcQls5324He9qTxCfos5uE13FJ43F4Uh0fKfYKnD1gEo46XiFOpP77j8xOybXOwmeZEHstlLSXJzeLsM8ku1-ZRDuu5DZek1X741~XFELx3qTGykP3hufTfO6rudCi1Dr4m9eUClHNYWT0DFtyJiy2m2Cr3R-fLev0y-Oym-~cxJH-apfnJJQ-Go1c9ZMKNn46rOusRJV3jpMneQTuuZe0P1hlcQtVwaaxP9hsBE~qRo1EWF-7YQn2l1doMbzbwR1UNMAbC0hIXDuZjeBIHazQmDoow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Johnson County facilities management asked the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 25 to increase contract authority on an existing term-and-supply furniture contract by $4,080,000, bringing the revised aggregate authority to $7,080,000 to cover the November 2025–November 2026 renewal term and supply purchases for the county’s new health services building.

County facilities manager Lydia Travis said the request is not for additional budget funds but for expanded contractual authority to use an existing contract solicited in 2022 (IFB2022-063). “This item is a request to increase contractual authority for an existing furniture term and supply contract, in preparation for furniture procurement associated with the new health services building,” Travis said.

The county’s existing term-and-supply contract was awarded to 10 vendors in 2022. Travis told commissioners the agreement includes negotiated pricing with more than 40 manufacturers through those vendors and is designed to preserve furniture standards, installation timelines, warranty service and flexibility for asset management. She said issuing a new formal bid would require hiring a consultant, add roughly four months to the procurement timeline and create additional expense for the project.

Several commissioners asked questions about price leverage and logistics. Commissioner Ashcraft said large-volume procurements sometimes yield deeper discounts in a single bid and asked how the county would guard against lost savings by using the term contract. Travis replied that “many of the manufacturers that are available through the term and supply… offered tiered discounting structures based on volume that’s already baked into our term and supply contract.” She also said she would compare the current contract’s discount structure with prior large projects such as the courthouse to confirm parity.

Commissioner Allen Brand asked whether the county would need warehousing and receiving capacity if it pursued a direct-purchase approach. Travis said vendors ship to their own warehouses under the term contract, reducing the county’s receiving and storage burden.

Travis and commissioners clarified that the request is solely for contract authority and not for additional budget appropriation; Travis said staff intends the higher authority for the limited procurement window tied to the health services building and expects authority to revert after the term.

The item advanced as part of the agenda review; no formal vote on final approval appears in the audio excerpt provided. The board’s agenda packet references IFB2022-063 as the underlying solicitation.","County facilities staff asked commissioners to increase contract authority on an existing term-and-supply furniture contract so the county can buy furniture for the new Health Services Building without a separate formal bid process.","actionData","errors"]

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