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Commissioners pull Firefly Children & Family Alliance MOU from consent agenda after finance questions
Summary
The Board of Johnson County Commissioners removed approval of a memorandum of understanding with Firefly Children & Family Alliance from the consent agenda and asked staff to invite a Firefly representative to the next meeting after commissioners raised questions about the nonprofit’s finances and the county contribution per child.
The Board of Johnson County Commissioners removed a memorandum of understanding with Firefly Children & Family Alliance from the consent agenda at its July 28, 2025, public meeting and approved the rest of the consent items.
The move followed a commissioner’s request to hear from a Firefly representative. An unidentified commissioner said the county’s $25,000 obligation in the MOU appeared to be based on a per‑child figure “of $53 a child or 453 children,” and questioned how that related to Firefly’s listed…
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