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Leavenworth County commissioners approve grants, an appointment and comprehensive plans; executive session held on personnel
Summary
The board unanimously approved the consent agenda, appointed Sherry Brown to the Wyandotte‑Leavenworth advisory council, authorized the chairman to sign a health‑department grant application, and approved FY‑27 adult and juvenile community corrections comprehensive plans; the board also met in a closed executive session on personnel and reported no action taken.
The Leavenworth County Board of Commissioners handled a series of routine but substantive administrative items and votes during the meeting.
By voice vote the board approved the consent agenda. The commission then voted to appoint Sherry Brown to a three‑year term on the Wyandotte‑Leavenworth Area Wide Advisory Council representing the Leavenworth County Council on Aging after a short presentation about membership criteria and vetting procedures.
The board authorized the chairman to sign the aid‑to‑local grants application for the Leavenworth County Health Department seeking $462,194.95; staff said grants are typically awarded in June. The board also approved the FY‑27 adult and juvenile comprehensive plans for community corrections, which county staff said are funded through the Kansas Department of Corrections and include adult intensive supervision probation and juvenile intake and assessment services. Presenters noted cost savings from contracting juvenile intake with Wyandotte County and provided grant and staffing figures.
The board recessed to a closed executive session to discuss specific non‑elected personnel under the Kansas Open Meetings Act and reconvened at 10:30 a.m., at which time the chair reported no decisions were made during the closed session.
Votes recorded in the meeting transcript were unanimous for the motions shown; the audio record logs successive "Aye" responses from the board on each motion.
