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Johnson County commissioners review $337,000 request for sheriff’s vehicles, gear ahead of 2026 World Cup
Summary
County officials reviewed a request to reallocate $337,000 from general fund reserves to buy vehicles and equipment for the sheriff’s office to support public-safety duties tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup; the item was kept on action for the board’s next meeting.
Mike Kelly, chair of the Board of County Commissioners for Johnson County, Kansas, opened an agenda-review item asking the board to consider authorizing the reallocation of $337,000 in county general fund reserves to the sheriff’s office to buy vehicles and equipment to support law-enforcement operations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The item remained on the board’s action docket for the next regular meeting.
The request seeks funds “so that we can purchase some, variety of equipment and vehicles that will be necessary to perform law enforcement services during the 2026 World Cup,” the presenter said. He told commissioners the sheriff’s office worked with regional committees and other law-enforcement…
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