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Sedgwick County reviews 37 advisory boards; commissioners ask for regular reports and cost summaries
Summary
County staff briefed commissioners on 37 advisory boards that advise Sedgwick County. Commissioners requested clearer reporting from state-mandated boards, a summary of per-meeting costs and regular updates; some boards were flagged as inactive or suspended.
Sedgwick County staff ran through a high-level inventory of 37 advisory boards—five of which are community advisory boards (CABs) and several that are joint city-county bodies—during the county's June staff meeting. Commissioners voiced interest in more regular reporting, clearer cost accounting and decisions about a handful of inactive or suspended councils.
Tanya provided a rapid summary of each board's scope, membership and scheduling. The list included several state-required bodies, technical appeals panels (building, plumbing, electrical and elevator boards), the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, boards tied to juvenile corrections and community corrections (statute-based), and joint city-county boards such as the Wichita-Sedgwick County Access Advisory Board.
Several points drew sustained attention from commissioners: the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is currently listed as suspended and commissioners asked that the BOCC either act to…
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