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Commissioners agree to resume rotating quarterly joint meetings with cities; will invite schools separately
Summary
The board signaled support for restarting rotating quarterly joint meetings with cities (Leavenworth, Lansing, Basehor, Tonganoxie and others) and discussed outreach to school districts; staff will coordinate invitations and agendas.
Leavenworth County commissioners agreed in principle to resume quarterly joint meetings with municipal partners and asked staff to coordinate a rotating schedule beginning with Leavenworth.
The commissioners said the joint sessions provide a forum to discuss mutual concerns such as property tax messaging, infrastructure and coordination across jurisdictions. Commissioners discussed including school boards in future meetings but agreed outreach to school boards may require targeted invitations to individual board members rather than superintendent offices to increase response rates.
Why it matters: Commissioners described the sessions as opportunities to strengthen relationships, share information about tax and infrastructure issues and reduce misunderstandings across local governments. Staff said they will prepare invitations and suggested agendas and will evaluate logistics such as livestreaming capability when meetings are held offsite.
Next step: Staff will contact municipal partners to schedule rotating quarterly meetings and will work with commissioners to determine agenda topics and outreach to school boards.
