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Kansas Legal Services requests $5,000 appropriation for protection-from-abuse work

Board of Harvey County Commissioners · June 3, 2025
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Summary

Rebecca Hesse of Kansas Legal Services requested a $5,000 appropriation in 2026 to support services for protection-from-abuse cases; commissioners thanked the agency but made no separate appropriation action at the meeting.

Rebecca Hesse, representing Kansas Legal Services, asked the Harvey County Commission for a $5,000 appropriation in the 2026 budget to help fund services for protection-from-abuse cases requested by Judge Uhlman. Hesse described the agency as a nonprofit that receives federal grants, local funding and donations but still needs additional local support to meet demand.

Commissioner Becky Reimer thanked Kansas Legal Services for providing legal assistance to residents in need. The request was entered on the record; the transcript shows the presentation but no separate, explicit appropriation motion on the floor during this session.

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