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Library board may set $160,000 bond for president and treasurer; county approves request
Summary
The Ellis County Board authorized the Ellis County Library Board’s intent to purchase bonding insurance covering $160,000 for two positions (president and treasurer), after County Counselor clarified the $80,000 figure is per person.
Jennifer Teget, Treasurer of the Ellis County Library Board, asked the County Commission to approve the library board’s intention to obtain bonding insurance under KSA 12-1226. The Library Board had voted to obtain insurance equal to the amount of taxes levied and recommended $80,000 per person; County Counselor Bill Jeter clarified that state statute requires the County set the bond and that the $80,000 figure "needs to be per person, so the bond would be $160,000."
Commissioner Michael Berges moved to authorize the Library Board to obtain bonding insurance in the amount of $160,000 covering the President and Treasurer; Commissioner Nathan Leiker seconded the motion and it passed by voice vote, 3–0. Teget said the Library Board intends to revisit the amount after the 2027 budgets are finalized and will return in the last quarter of the year if changes are made.
