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Miami County weighs joining Kansas Workforce 1 instead of Southeast Kansas Works as state redraws workforce regions
Summary
Miami County commissioners on Sept. 3 debated whether to seek redesignation from Southeast Kansas Works into the Kansas Workforce 1 partnership (Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth) after the state proposed consolidating workforce areas; officials said public comment closes Sept. 12 and the reorganization would take effect Oct. 1.
Miami County commissioners held an extended discussion on Sept. 3 about whether to seek redesignation from the Southeast Kansas Works workforce area to Kansas Workforce 1, which serves Johnson, Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. The conversation focused on commuting patterns, service offerings, funding formulas and deadlines tied to the state's proposed consolidation of workforce regions.
Janet McCray, Miami County director of economic development, introduced the topic and asked Kansas Workforce 1 leaders to brief the board on what a change would mean. Don Roberts, mayor and chairman of the Kansas Workforce 1 elected officials board, and Jeff Myers, a Johnson County commissioner,…
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