County commissioners from 42 counties across Kansas spent three days in Junction City addressing a number of topics ranging from budget preparation issues to the rules and regs surrounding the use of drones.

Harvey County Commission Chip Westfall touched on the budget preparation subject and what was accomplished during the convention. “Well the biggest thing is we’re waiting on the legislature to do their job. There are also other bills involving an open meeting act law, records requests. All that will depend on how we build a budget that is due earlier now because of the tax lid. ” He added a protest vote has to be done to allow a budget to exceed the allowed tax lid valuations.”So it has sped things up but the legislature is not done.

Geary County Commissioner Charles Stimatze is in his first year as a member of the local commission. “He explained a lot of information was disseminated. “Especially for me being new, learning, talking to other older commissioners that have been on there, and a lot of the new information that has been in front of the legislature.”

The convention wrapped up at mid-day on Friday at the Courtyard by Convention Center in Junction City.