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Commission holds multiple executive sessions; Morgan Trinkle nominated chair

Pratt County Board of Commissioners · January 12, 2026

Summary

Pratt County commissioners conducted several executive sessions on personnel and attorney-client matters, including Neighborhood Revite and a senior center lease; no actions were taken during those sessions. The commission nominated and approved Morgan Trinkle as chair for the current year.

During the Jan. 12 meeting the Pratt County Commission moved into multiple executive sessions under the Non‑Elected Personnel and Attorney‑Client exceptions to the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The sessions covered salaries, a workers’ compensation matter, and Neighborhood Revite; the commission recessed and returned from each executive session with no action recorded in the minutes.

Commissioner Rick Shriver nominated Morgan Trinkle to serve as Chairman of the County Commission for the current year; the nomination was seconded by Commissioner Thomas W Jones III and passed 3-0. Staff also reported that senior services grant forms required a state fiscal-year correction from 2026 to 2027 and additional certifications and assurances from the granting agency were requested and resigned as needed.

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