Sedgwick County staff previewed the commission’s Jan. 7 agenda at a Dec. 2 briefing, outlining a mix of appointments, land-use requests, contracts and funding actions that will appear on the upcoming docket.

A staff member (Speaker 2) said the agenda will include a resignation to the Emergency Communications Community Advisory Board (District 2), reappointments to the sheriff’s civil service board (District 3) and the Banking Commission (Districts 2, 3 and 4), and a reappointment to the Public Building Commission (District 2). The item to appoint the city and county appraiser also will be on the Jan. 7 agenda, the staff member said.

Land-use items include a deferred planned unit development request at the northeast corner of South Oliver Street and 111th Street South; a zone change from rural residential to general commercial with a protective overlay near North 95th Street East/North Webb Road at K‑54; and a vacation request related to plat text for property near North Mays Road north of West 53rd Street. A staff clarification (Speaker 3) stated that the vacation language seeks to identify whether a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for a floodplain applies only to the portion of a subdivision that lies in the floodplain.

Contracts previewed for consent or regular agenda consideration include a records-management system for risk-management claims, a payroll/HR consolidation to align with SAP SuccessFactors, and an IT consulting services contract. Several small right-of-way items were listed: a temporary construction easement and right-of-way for a culvert replacement on Hillside (listed amount: 2,780) and a similar easement for a shoulder project at Ridge Road (listed amount: 3,200). The staff member listed those amounts as the payments associated with the easements.

Financial and personnel items flagged for Jan. 7 include a request to continue the prior year funding arrangement for the Child Advocacy Center (the staff member said, "the agreement is for 250,000"), a 2026 aging services contract with Mom's Meals for in‑home services to older adults, an acting assignment for the division director of public services while recruitment continues, and a request to hire an IT security director above minimum grade.

The briefing also noted routine agenda items such as liquor-license and cereal-malt-beverage applications, multiple plats across Districts 3–5, and an executive session listed on the upcoming agenda.

Staff (Speaker 4) described a procedural change: beginning in 2025 Sedgwick County will present recurring, routine grants on a single annual funding list to reduce repeated appearances on regular agendas and reduce departmental burdens. Speaker 4 said external reviewers (transcribed as "Forbus Mazars") supported the approach and that commissioners could still request a specific grant be pulled for separate discussion.

Community announcements included real Christmas tree recycling open through Jan. 23 (remove lights before drop‑off), Comcare seasonal-affective-disorder videos to be shown, and the Douglas TAC office expanding hours to open at 7 a.m. starting Jan. 5 to process more information. Staff also noted a prior district transfer of 5,100,000 that used a 5,000,000 contingency earlier in the year and left excess budget authority; the funds will sit in a special account for the fire district for CIPs and equipment, and additional year-end transfers will be included on the Jan. 14 agenda.

Most items were presented as agenda previews rather than final actions; the staff briefing placed the matters on the Jan. 7 calendar for formal consideration.