The Coffey County Board of Commissioners approved and authorized execution of a contract with the county counselor during its Jan. 7 meeting.

Contract terms: The county counselor presented a contract covering Jan. 1, 2025, through Jan. 8, 2029, with an annual or total figure discussed in the meeting as $77,500 (the transcript references that figure in the contract discussion). Commissioners moved and approved the motion to enter into the contract and to authorize signatures with the corrected term dates noted on the record.

Why it matters: Contracting the county counselor sets the scope, compensation and term for the county’s chief legal adviser. Commissioners discussed contract term dates and confirmed the board’s direction to finalize and sign the agreement.

Next steps: The county clerk will finalize and sign the contract documents and file them in county records.