Geary County Commission returns from executive session with no action; delays noise resolution and approves minutes

The Geary County Commission returned from an executive session with no action and agreed to delay consideration of a proposed noise resolution until next week so the item can appear on the public agenda.

Members approved the minutes for the meeting held on the 18th and separately approved the Canvas minutes by voice vote. Commissioners said the votes were taken by aye/voice and did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript.

Commission members said they had received various documents and resolutions relating to the items under discussion and that some materials still needed to be circulated. A participant asked whether copies of “the master agreement” and other resolutions had been sent to Desiree, and several members agreed the noise resolution should be placed on next week’s agenda "in case somebody wants to come here." One member said they had failed to get the resolution on the agenda this week and preferred handling it next week when the public could hear it.

Participants also flagged several clerical corrections to the meeting record: the spelling of Kurt Nichols, a reference that should read "banners" rather than "dinners," and a line noting a staff clarification about where a phone should remain (with the health department). One member said an executive session to address legal matters was likely next week, and that a ruling would follow that session.

The meeting included brief discussion about an annexation matter that some members suggested should be addressed with the cities rather than decided solely by the county. Several speakers said the item was a legal matter and should be placed on the agenda for further review.

At the close of business members moved to adjourn after completing the minutes votes. No other formal actions or ordinance adoptions are recorded in the transcript provided.