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KFA board approves up to $5,000 to cover food for April municipalities conference
Summary
The KFA board approved a request from the Attorney General's office to provide up to $5,000 to cover light breakfast, lunch and snacks for an April 18 municipalities conference in Overland Park to support municipal use-of-funds training.
At a virtual KFA board meeting (date not specified), members voted to approve up to $5,000 to pay for food for a one-day municipalities conference scheduled for April 18 in Overland Park.
The funding request came from staff in the Attorney General's office, which is partnering with Sunflower and the Opioid Response Network to hold an all-day training for municipal officials on best practices for using opioid settlement and other local dollars. The AG's office asked for $5,000 to cover a light breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks for roughly 70 attendees; staff said the estimated cost is about $4,300 but requested a modest buffer for final billing.
Chris (Attorney General's office) told the board the Opioid Response Network would fund most conference expenses but cannot pay for food, which the AG's office said would help keep attendees on site and engaged throughout the day. "My request would be for the board to approve $5,000 for us to purchase food for the municipalities conference," Chris said during the meeting.
Board member Sarah Kaylor moved to approve the request; Robin seconded. After no further discussion, the board voted in favor, with the chair calling for the ayes and none recorded as opposed.
No follow-up conditions were attached to the approval. Staff said they were exploring a remote participation option and would confirm whether the event would be recorded once the technology was finalized.
The conference is being organized as an educational event for municipalities to increase effective use of opioid-related dollars and encourage collaboration among local officials and grantees.
