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Franklin County commissioners reorganize leadership, appoint representatives to regional boards
Summary
At the Jan. 12 reorganization meeting the Board of Franklin County Commissioners elected a chair and vice chair for the year, approved a slate of appointments to area agencies and boards, set meeting times and agreed to a public-works road tour; no policy items were voted on.
The Board of Franklin County Commissioners held its annual reorganization meeting Monday and completed leadership elections, assigned commissioners to regional boards and set a brief schedule of regular meetings.
The board nominated and approved Sabrina as chairperson for the ensuing year after a motion to nominate her and a roll-call affirmation. Commissioner (S5) moved to nominate Sabrina and the motion was seconded and approved by roll call; the transcript records multiple commissioners answering “yes.” Chair (S1) then led the board through selection of a vice chair, and the board approved Rod as vice chair.
The reorganization also included a distribution of county representation across area agencies and boards. Staff member (S6) read a proposed slate and commissioners discussed who currently serves on each body. The appointments the board approved (as read back by staff) assigned seats to the East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging, East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, Kansas Workforce Development Board, FCDC, neighborhood revitalization, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, Ransom Memorial, Prairie Paws, Lake Region Solid Waste, RC&D and the Franklin County Food Policy Council, among others. Staff (S6) read the final assignments aloud to verify that workload among commissioners was balanced; commissioners accepted the slate and the board moved to approve it by roll call.
On administrative items the board discussed naming an official county newspaper. Commissioners noted a statutory requirement constrains the choice of publication; the board approved a motion to name the official county newspaper.
Public works staff offered a post-meeting field visit to inspect county roads and discuss a strategic chip-seal program. County staff (S6) said the outing would be informational only and would not involve decisions: "And to be clear, We are not making any decisions. You're just going around looking at roads," and said the tour should take under an hour. Commissioners indicated they were generally available and supportive of the site visit.
The meeting concluded after the board adopted meeting dates and times for regular meetings and study sessions and approved the slate of appointments. No ordinances, contracts or budget items were debated or approved at this session.
What’s next: staff plans to notify external boards of the newly assigned county representatives and to schedule the road tour/study session with public works.
