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Commissioners agree to consider outsourcing HR after consultant presentation; item set for June 9

3860489 · June 3, 2025
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A Kansas City HR consultant outlined a bundled proposal to serve as Bourbon County's outsourced human resources department. Commissioners asked for fee details and agreed to discuss the proposal at the June 9 meeting.

A consultant for municipal human resources told Bourbon County commissioners on Monday that his firm could act as the county's HR department on a bundled-fee basis and recommended governance and harassment-prevention systems the county lacks.

The offer came from Steve Cohen, who identified himself as an HR consultant and said his firm would provide job descriptions, policy manuals, wage-and-salary planning, training and an employee hotline. "If the county approved it, then we would act as your…

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