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Osage County advances hiring: payroll hires approved and controller interviews held in executive session
Summary
The commission approved several personnel payroll actions (including an RN hire and sheriff's personnel changes) and held three interviews for a county controller, recessing to executive session to protect candidates' privacy per a Kansas AG opinion.
The Osage County Commission approved multiple personnel payroll actions April 21, including hiring Kimberly Berry as an RN (effective 2026) and several sheriff's office hires and changes. The motions to approve personnel and payroll action forms passed unanimously.
Later in the day the commission conducted three interviews for the county controller position. Legal counsel Josh Nye cited a Kansas Attorney General opinion allowing interviews of prospective employees in executive session to protect applicants’ privacy; commissioners recessed multiple times to interview candidates in closed session and said next steps could include an offer to a qualified candidate and coordination with Bird Dog Recruiting.
Chair Heather Kuder said the commission hopes to make a prompt decision and bring a controller on board to help manage the financial reconciliation work underway. Commissioners indicated interviews would mostly be in executive session but that portions could remain open if applicants prefer public interviews.
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