The Public Building Commission of Johnson County, Kansas, voted 7-0 on Oct. 2, 2025, to adopt Resolution PBC-002-25 authorizing the offering for sale of approximately $6,485,000 in lease-purchase revenue bonds, Master Lease Series 2025A, to finance FY2025 major asset replacement projects at the county’s Northeast Office, the administration building and the New Century Adult Detention Center.

County budget staff said the bond proceeds will cover projects already approved in the county’s FY2025 Major Asset Replacement Program (MARP) and the 2025 Capital Improvement Program. Leslie Friedel, Budget and Financial Planning, told the commission the sale would finance FY2025 MARP items at those facilities and that the financing term under consideration is about 4.62 years. Friedel said the planned sale date is Oct. 22 and that final approvals will return to the boards as required.

The vote followed a brief public comment. Ben Hobert of Westwood Hills, a registered commenter on the item, asked the county to make its online meeting and speaker registration clearer when a Board of County Commissioners agenda item also appears before the Public Building Commission. "It's confusing to any citizen," Hobert said, and he suggested adding a note on the BOCC agenda linking to the PBC meeting and briefing materials.

Commissioners framed the item as a routine, procedural step in an established process. Commissioner Brewer noted the projects were approved as part of the 2025 CIP and that the county issued a prior notice of intent to issue debt this year and completed the required protest period. When Commissioner Ashcraft asked about the source of debt service funding, Friedel said the debt will be funded from countywide resources within the general fund and that debt service for the bonds has been included in the proposed 2026 budget. Friedel added that the public-safety sales tax (Public Safety Sales Tax II) is part of the general fund but is not currently planned to pay this bond because those revenues are still being used to pay off existing debt tied to four earlier projects.

Commissioner Allen Brand moved to adopt Resolution PBC-002-25; Commissioner Brewer seconded. The clerk called the roll and the commission recorded seven votes in favor, none opposed. The commission’s action authorizes offering the bonds for sale; the transcript shows the county expects to return with final sale details and any additional required approvals.

The meeting record identifies the financing amount as approximately $6,485,000 and the financing term as roughly 4.62 years; the briefing sheet cited by staff lists specific projects and line-item amounts, which staff summarized during the presentation. The commission adjourned the special PBC meeting after the action.