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Shawnee County Treasurer Larry Maas to resign effective Jan. 31; replacement process to proceed
Summary
County Treasurer Larry Maas submitted a resignation effective Jan. 31, 2025. The board acknowledged the resignation and commissioners discussed the statutory replacement process that will involve a party caucus and governor appointment; Maas said Susan Duffy is the likely successor but cautioned the appointment is not guaranteed.
The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 9 acknowledged the letter of resignation from County Treasurer Larry Maas, effective Jan. 31, 2025. The commission voted 3-0 to accept the resignation.
Maas, who has served as Shawnee County treasurer for 12 years, addressed commissioners before they took action. “It’s been my pleasure and privilege to serve as Shawnee County treasurer for the last 12 years,” Maas said. He told the board he had delivered his resignation to the governor in December and that a local party caucus had been scheduled to nominate a replacement for the governor’s approval.
Under the process described at the meeting, the county party organization will caucus to select a nominee to submit to the governor, who will appoint someone to serve until the term ends. Maas said the winner of the Nov. election — Susan Duffy — is expected to be submitted and approved but said the caucus and the governor’s action are required before she would take office to finish the current term.
Commissioners asked whether the statutory timetable would allow the caucus and appointment to occur before Maas’s effective departure; county officials said statutory timeframes apply and that they expect there will be no gap in the office. The board made the acknowledgment by formal motion; the motion was made by Commissioner Kevin Cook and seconded by Commissioner Aaron Mayes and passed unanimously.
The action accepted Maas’s resignation but did not itself appoint a successor. Commissioners and county staff noted the statutory process and the county’s expectation that the vacancy will be filled through the party caucus and gubernatorial appointment in the coming weeks.
Maas will remain in office through Jan. 31, and county officials said they will follow the statutory sequence for filling the vacancy once the caucus submits a nominee to the governor.
