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Labette County commissioners approve resolution to seek countywide sales-tax proposal to benefit 10 fire departments
Summary
The Labette County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 2025-24-L on March 18, 2025, requesting permission from the Kansas State Legislature to submit a proposal for a countywide retailers’ sales tax intended to benefit all ten fire departments in Labette County. The board also authorized use of signature stamps for two commissioners.
The Labette County Board of Commissioners on March 18, 2025, unanimously approved Resolution 2025-24-L, which asks the Kansas State Legislature for permission to submit a proposal for a countywide retailers’ sales tax to benefit all ten fire departments in Labette County.
Commissioner Terry Weidert moved to approve commission signatures on Resolution 2025-24-L; Commissioner Tom Barrett seconded the motion. The board recorded votes of Yes from Tom Barrett, Terry Weidert and Chairman Vincent B. Schibi, and the motion passed. The resolution is identified in the meeting record as Resolution 2025-24-L.
In a separate, related motion, Weidert moved to allow County Clerk Gena Landis to use signature stamps for Commissioners Terry Weidert and Tom Barrett on Resolution 2025-24-L. Barrett seconded that motion; it also passed unanimously with the same vote tally.
The special session convened at 9:03 a.m. and adjourned at 9:18 a.m. County Counselor Brian K. Johnson and County Clerk Gena Landis were listed as present. Ray Nolting of the Parsons Sun attended by phone.
The meeting record does not specify subsequent procedural steps or timelines for legislative consideration. The board scheduled its next meeting for 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2025.
