Coffey County holds multiple executive sessions; directs survey of Bailey property ahead of lease expiration

The Coffey County Commission voted to go into closed session several times during its Feb. 9 meeting to discuss confidential financial information and receive legal advice; each closed session returned with no action recorded on the public record.

County counselor Wade Buouie II advised commissioners that a revolving loan application included personal financial information that likely fit an Open Meetings Act exemption permitting closed discussion of financial affairs of an individual. The commission voted to enter a 20-minute executive session including the commissioners, Buouie, Economic Development Director Jenny Tapman and applicant David Lindo; that session produced no public action.

Later, commissioners entered two back-to-back 10-minute executive sessions to receive legal advice regarding a project development agreement under KSA 75-4319(b)(2). Again, the commission reported no action on return to open session.

Separately, the board discussed the Bailey property and house: commissioners directed staff to obtain a survey and legal description for a parcel that would include a roughly 50-foot buffer north of an on-site lagoon, with the goal of preparing an appraisal and marketing or sale options. Commissioners noted the current tenant’s lease expires in May and asked staff to advance surveying and appraisal work so disposition steps can be considered before the lease ends.

No formal litigation, settlement or other public legal actions were recorded at the meeting. Commissioners were warned by county counsel that forthcoming invoices tied to criminal-prosecution expert services may appear in future budget lines.