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Kingman County delays final 2027 budget numbers after executive session

Kingman County Board of Commissioners · August 3, 2026
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Summary

Financial officer LaDawn Stegman presented 2027 budget options and bond information; the commission entered executive session to discuss non-elected personnel and returned with no action, then decided to defer final budget numbers until next week.

LaDawn Stegman, Kingman County Financial Officer, presented 2027 budget information and reviewed bond options and two budget scenarios for the commission to consider. County Treasurer Jamie Smith requested an executive session to discuss a non-elected employee’s evaluation; Commissioner Jeff Young moved to go into executive session at 9:36 a.m. under the Kansas Open Meetings Act and the board returned at 9:51 a.m. with no action taken.

After returning to open session commissioners reviewed the options presented by Stegman and "decided to wait until next week for the 2027 Budget final numbers." The minutes record the procedural steps and the use of the statutory exception under the Kansas Open Meetings Act for non-elected personnel matters; the minutes do not record any personnel action or the budget figures themselves.