Community Corrections advisory board affirms officers, approves minutes, fee and grant actions

The Johnson County Community Corrections Advisory Board voted Thursday to keep its existing officer slate and approved routine meeting minutes and several fiscal and grant actions.

Board members approved the slate to maintain current officers after a motion and second. Minutes distributed by email were moved, seconded and approved without objection. Later in the meeting the board approved the adult community corrections fee structure for 2026; presenters noted there were no changes from 2025.

Unidentified staff reported fiscal balances for the adult program, saying, “We’ve got a balance of $38,933.87 in the DOC grant,” and also reported a project income balance of $36,543.70 and a commissary fund balance of $64,865.06.

The board also voted to allow community corrections to apply for 2027 grants. At a subsequent item, staff asked to transfer remaining 2025 DOC grant funds from personnel (100-series) to professional services (300-series) to pay for drug screening and related costs; the motion passed. The amount cited in the meeting record was $4,808,107.58.

Laurie Myers, juvenile committee corrections director, presented two juvenile items later in the meeting and said the juvenile fee structure includes no fees assessed to youth or their families. The board approved the juvenile fee structure and authorized the juvenile program to apply for the next grant cycle.

The meeting record included concern about statewide funding: an unnamed staff member said roughly $10,000,000 was removed from available funds for 2026 and that state discussions could further reduce allocations for 2027; local advocates have engaged a lobbyist to seek additional funding.

The board adjourned after completing business. Future budgeting and grant-writing will proceed based on current funding numbers, presenters said.