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Atchison County approves legal billing, returns from closed session and schedules interim road superintendent recommendation

Atchison County Commission · May 5, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved the county counselor billing for April ($8,700), held an executive session on non-elected personnel wages (no action taken), and asked staff to prepare a personnel recommendation to consider naming an interim road and bridge superintendent at $30/hour at the next meeting.

At the May 5 meeting the Atchison County Commission approved the county counselor’s April billing statement totaling $8,700 (58 hours at $150 per hour). The board voted 3-0 to approve the invoice.

Later the board recessed into executive session to discuss individual wages for non-elected personnel under Kansas statutes; the meeting record states the board returned to regular session at 11:20 a.m. and that no formal action was taken during the executive session.

Following the closed session the chair asked staff to prepare a personnel recommendation for the next regular meeting to consider appointing an interim road and bridge superintendent with a proposed rate of $30 per hour.

The board adjourned the regular meeting and convened a budget workshop, after which routine agenda items will be addressed at future meetings.