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Johnson County commissioners approve 6‑month pilot to alternate agenda types and free time for study sessions
Summary
After reviewing staff’s Sparks Innovation Study, the board voted 5‑2 to place Option D on the Dec. 4 business agenda: a six‑month pilot that alternates routine and action weeks, posts business agendas 10 days in advance, and increases committee‑of‑the‑whole and study session opportunities to free staff and commissioners’ time for policy work.
Johnson County commissioners on Nov. 20 voted to advance a pilot that will change how the board schedules meetings, aiming to free staff and commissioner time for study sessions and policy work.
County staff’s Sparks Innovation Study, presented by Adam Norris and colleagues, documented meeting workloads and peer comparisons and proposed four alternative cadences. Option D, the plan the board chose to pilot, alternates routine (light)…
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