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Johnson County OKs director-level authority for no-cost emergency operations agreements
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 6–1 to allow the county’s emergency services director to sign no-cost operational agreements with other Kansas municipalities to improve regional training, mutual aid and response coordination, while preserving board oversight for any arrangements that entail cost.
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 25 voted 6–1 to delegate to the director of the Department of Emergency Services (DES) the authority to enter into no-cost operational agreements with other Kansas municipalities to streamline regional training, resource sharing and coordinated emergency responses. Paul Davis, director of the Department of Emergency Services, told the board the delegations would ‘‘streamline this process by allowing the DES director to execute such agreements directly provided they meet specific criteria.’’
The move was framed as a procedural change meant to speed up collaborative work between Johnson County and nearby public safety…
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