The Montgomery County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the employment agreement for county appraiser Melody Kicker for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2029.

Commissioner Beaver moved to extend the contract and the motion was seconded; the board then voted, with Commissioner Beaver, Commissioner Cordray and Commissioner Klubin voting “yes.” The motion included the start and end dates for the employment agreement as stated in the meeting: “run from 07/01/2025 for a period of 4 years to 06/30/2029.”

The item followed an executive session held under KSA 75-4319(b)(1) to discuss nonelective personnel. The board returned from that executive session before making the motion to extend Kicker’s contract.

No additional details about salary, performance conditions, or other contract terms were recorded in the public portion of the meeting. Commissioners signed the agreement after the vote and asked that a copy be made available to staff for recordkeeping.

The extension represents a formal appointment action by the county commission; the transcript contains no other formal or dissenting actions regarding the appointment and no additional direction to staff about implementation was recorded.