Geary County commissioners discuss adding seats; staff outline statutory process
Commissioners discussed possibly increasing the county commission from three to five or seven seats and reviewed statutory options (resolution or petition), election timing and how vacancies would be filled; staff recommended public hearings and illustrative redistricting before moving forward.
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Speakers discussed whether Geary County should consider increasing the number of county commissioners and what the statutory process would require. Unidentified Speaker 9 recited relevant statutory avenues and timing, saying the change "can be set in 3, 5, or 7 by resolution" or initiated by petition and that, if approved, it must appear on a general election ballot. He cited statutes (transcript: "KSA 19 2 0 4" and "KSA 19 2 0 3 a") and said vacancies created by increasing the number of commission districts are filled by election rather than appointment.
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