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Commission approves REM Kansas LLC as CDDO affiliate pending insurance, appoints Laura Merz to CDDO board

Cowley County Board of County Commissioners · February 17, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved REM, Kansas LLC as a CDDO affiliate pending an insurance certificate and appointed Laura Merz (Capper Foundation nominee) to the CDDO board for a two-year term beginning March 2026.

Susan Slothower-Gober, director of the county's CDDO, requested the board approve REM, Kansas LLC (recently merged with ResCare) as an approved affiliate pending submission of an insurance certificate. The commission approved the affiliate pending that certificate (vote 3-0).

Slothower-Gober also presented a Capper Foundation nomination to appoint Laura Merz to the CDDO board for a two-year term beginning March 2026; the commission approved the appointment 3-0. The minutes note approval is contingent on the usual documentation, and the appointment will begin in March.