Bourbon County commissioners reassign staff duties, confirm IT contact and review insurance resolution

The Bourbon County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to change a non-elected employee99s duties so the worker will assist the county treasurer and begin work on the county tax sale, and Commissioners confirmed an earlier delegation authorizing Commissioner Millburn to coordinate hiring and to serve as the county99s contact for an IT assessment by Stronghold.

The votes were taken after the board returned from an executive session held under KSA 75-4319(b)(1) to discuss personnel matters. Commissioner Millburn, Commissioner Tran and Commissioner Beerbauer recorded "yes" votes on the personnel reassignment.

Why it matters: The reassignment moves a county employee from assisting across departments to a role focused in the treasurer99s office and on tax-sale work; Commissioners said the employee will carry out assignments in an office adjacent to the commission chambers and that the change is effective immediately. Commissioners also moved to sign a statement reiterating authority the board granted on June 23, 2025, clarifying Commissioner Millburn99s role as the county99s contact with Stronghold for an IT systems assessment.

Board action and context The board first announced it was returning to open session "with action" after an executive-session discussion of personnel matters under KSA 75-4319(b)(1), the Kansas statute authorizing executive sessions for certain personnel matters. After the motion to return, a motion was made and seconded to reassign a non-elected employee so that the worker would "assist treasurer and to start work on tax sale as soon as the move is made." The motion passed with recorded "yes" votes from Millburn, Tran and Beerbauer.

The board also approved a separate procedural step: signing a written statement to clarify and document the authority previously given to Commissioner Millburn at the board99s June 23, 2025 meeting to facilitate hiring and to act as Bourbon County99s contact with Stronghold for an assessment of county computers. Commissioners said the statement will be signed by each commissioner so there is "no confusion" about Millburn99s role with the vendor.

Resolution 19-25 Board members discussed Resolution 19-25, described in the meeting as a resolution related to employees being represented for insurance. A commissioner asked whether the commission had signed Resolution 19-25; another commissioner replied that they had and noted benefits committee bylaws allow subsequent amendments for compliance. The transcript does not record a new vote on the resolution during the open session; Commissioners described the resolution as already signed and available for amendment if needed.

Procedure and immediate effects Commissioners instructed staff to provide copies of the signed statement clarifying Commissioner Millburn99s authority. The reassignment of duties to the treasurer99s office and the start of tax-sale work were described as effective immediately; the transcript does not record additional details about the affected employee99s name, pay, or any personnel-file changes.

What the board did not record The meeting record does not include a formal roll-call motion identifying the mover and seconder for the reassignment motion by full name; the transcript records that a motion and a second were made and that Commissioners Millburn, Tran and Beerbauer voted yes. The transcript also does not specify the exact scope of the IT assessment Stronghold will perform, estimated costs, or a timeline for the vendor99s work.

The board adjourned following the actions and confirmations.