This Week in Sedgwick County - November 18

Board of County Commissioners

• Commissioners declared November 18 as Healthcare Heroes Day.
• November was declared National Adoption Month.
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month was declared as November 2020.
• Appointments: Chad Childs, Advisory Council on Aging and Physical Disabilities; Dr. Timothy Gorrill, Sedgwick County District Coroner; Scott Kipper and Jaime Oeberst, Sedgwick County Deputy District Coroner.
• Wesley Medical Center presented an off-agenda item about a potential crisis if projections are correct that show nearly double patient counts.
• Commissioners asked the County Manager to work with the local health officer on a new emergency local health order to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the community by having stricter guidance.
• There was a post-annexation public hearing for the City of Derby. No public comments were made.
• The decision was made that Derby has provided services to this area.
• Commissioners approved modifications to the County Code related to the Community Corrections Advisory Board and the Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board.
• This is due to the reclassification of Derby as a first class city.
• Derby will have one appointment to each board and Wichita will have two appointments.
• A grant application from the Kansas Department of Transportation for $78,804 was approved.
• This will fund a Mobility Manager for the Coordinated Transit District 9 (CTD 9).
• The CTD is managed by Sedgwick County Department on Aging.
• A grant renewal for $1.1 million for CTD 9 was approved for submission.
• Funding is used for demand/ response general rural transportation program.
• The quarterly financial report was presented.
• Local unemployment numbers are improving
• The County has had consistent activity in the third quarter.
• Non-budgeted expenditures related to COVID-19 continue to increase.
• The CARES discussion was deferred until the next special Board of County Commission meeting.
• There was a legislative platform discussion. Commissioners reviewed the priority items and discussed other supporting issues.

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View the meeting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmcmqU_AFHA

For questions, contact Public Information Officer Kate Flavin at (316) 660-9370.