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Crawford County commissioners hold closed sessions for EMS interviews; no public action
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Summary
The Crawford County Board of Commissioners recessed into three closed executive sessions on April 2, 2026, to discuss EMS interviews under K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1). Each motion passed 3-0; no formal public actions were taken. The board adjourned at 11:40 AM.
The Crawford County Board of Commissioners convened a special meeting Thursday at the Crawford County Courthouse in Girard and recessed into three successive closed executive sessions to discuss EMS interviews under the non-elected personnel exception, K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1). No public actions resulted from the sessions, and the board adjourned at 11:40 AM.
County Counselor Jim Emerson requested the first executive session — a 1 hour 45 minute recess to discuss non-elected personnel related to EMS interviews. Commissioner Bruce Blair moved the motion (26-171), Commissioner Tom Moody seconded, and the motion passed 3-0. The minutes list Emerson, EMS Billing Jill Warford, Mr. Robert Spencer, Ms. Erin Taber, and Mr. Cruise Main as attendees for that closed session. The board recessed at 9:02 AM and reconvened at 10:46 AM with no action taken in open session.
Emerson then requested a second, 30-minute executive session to continue discussion of EMS interviews. On motion (26-172) by Commissioner Blair, seconded by Commissioner Moody, the board recessed at 10:48 AM; the motion passed 3-0. The minutes record Emerson, Jill Warford and Mr. Cruise Main as attendees for that session; the board reconvened at 11:18 AM with no public action taken.
A third executive session — 20 minutes — was requested by Emerson to discuss EMS matters. The board approved motion (26-173), moved by Commissioner Blair and seconded by Commissioner Moody, by a 3-0 vote. Commissioners and Emerson and Jill Warford attended; the session began at 11:19 AM and the board reconvened at 11:39 AM. Again, the minutes show no subsequent formal action taken in open session.
During old business, Emerson reminded the commissioners that a work session is scheduled for April 7 at 9:00 AM at the Pittsburg Judicial Center. On a final motion moved by Commissioner Tom Moody and seconded by Commissioner Carl Wood, the board adjourned the special meeting at 11:40 AM; the motion passed 3-0.
The minutes were certified by Deputy County Clerk Bobbi Wicker and submitted for approval by the board. The session records motions to enter executive session under K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1) and lists attendees for the closed sessions; no appointments, hires, or disciplinary actions are recorded in the open minutes.