There will be a planning commission meeting on 04.01.26 at 5:30 PM at 210 S National Avenue, Fort Scott, KS.

• Commissioner Mika Milburn’s goal was to lower the mill levy, proposing a 10% cutoff.
• Commissioner Gregg Motley’s goal is to restore trust in the employees, the public, and the financial market.
• Commissioner Joe Allen agreed with both of those positions.
• Commissioner David Beerbower’s goal is to reduce property taxes by 15% and to rebalance the county’s services, including proactive road maintence and adding a recycling center.
• Tran wants to maintain current tax rate, add in a cost of living raise for county employees, modernize the county’s procedures and processes, modernize equipment and standardize the county’s inventory, modernize staffing, modernize zoning and codes, and streamline the budget process.  In addition, he said the commission should be keeping track of all that is presented at their table.

Shane Walker, who worked for the county for 21 years, claims he was fired while on medical leave in retaliation for his wife’s discrimination complaints — and that a commissioner later told someone as much.

Shane Walker, who served as Bourbon County’s Chief Information Officer for several years before his July 2025 layoff, has filed a federal lawsuit against the county, three county commissioners, and an HR contractor. Walker alleges he was let go while on approved medical leave in retaliation for discrimination complaints he and his wife, County Clerk Susan Walker, had filed against the county. The suit was filed March 9, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas and raises ten separate legal claims including breach of contract, retaliation under federal civil rights law, First and Fourteenth Amendment violations, and violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Everything described in this article comes from Walker’s complaint and the documents attached to it. These are allegations — none have been proven in court. The county and the individual defendants named in the suit have not yet filed their responses.

Timeline of Court Filings

• March 9, 2026
  Original Complaint filed — Walker files his initial 21-page complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
  Document 1, p.1
• March 9, 2026
  Civil Cover Sheet filed — Standardized JS 44 form establishes the case docket. Lists primary cause of action as 42 U.S.C. § 1983 with a brief description of “Breach of contract.” Checks boxes for Family and Medical Leave Act (§751) and Civil Rights (§440).
  Document 2, p.1
• March 9, 2026
  Designation of Place of Trial — Walker initially designates Wichita, Kansas as the trial location.
  Document 3, p.1
• March 9, 2026
  Amended Designation of Place of Trial — Walker amends the trial location to Kansas City, Kansas.
  Document 4, p.1
• March 9, 2026
  Request for Jury Trial — Walker requests a trial by jury on all claims triable to a jury.
  Document 5, p.1
• March 10, 2026
  Amended Complaint and Employment Agreement Exhibit filed — Walker files a 21-page Amended Complaint (Document 6) with an attached Exhibit A, his June 7, 2022 employment contract (Document 6-1).
  Document 6, p.1 | Document 6-1, p.1

Background: Walker’s Employment History

Shane Walker, 56, started working for Bourbon County on December 15, 2005 and, according to the complaint, spent 21 years there without a single disciplinary or performance issue. (Amended Complaint [AC], ¶¶1, 9) None of the positions he held were policymaking roles. (AC ¶10) In late 2024 he was also appointed Deputy Register of Deeds — without any additional pay — to fill in for the elected Register of Deeds when she was unavailable. (AC ¶11)

Walker was laid off on July 9, 2025, when his salary was $88,616.84. (AC ¶12) He was re-hired by the elected Register of Deeds on November 17, 2025 at $16 per hour for archiving work — a position of at least 30 hours per week. (AC ¶64)

The Employment Contract

In 2022, Walker served as the county’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) at an annual salary of $82,617.60. (AC ¶14) On June 7, 2022, he and the county entered into a formal written employment contract. (AC ¶15; Employment Agreement, p.1) The contract included several key provisions:

• Vacation: 28 days of paid vacation per year (carry-over permitted) plus 20 days at the beginning of each year to be used by December of that year. (AC ¶15a; Employment Agreement ¶7)
• Term and auto-renewal: The agreement ran from May 1, 2022 through December 1, 2025, and renewed automatically for one-year periods unless either party gave the other 45 days written notice of termination prior to expiration. (AC ¶15b; Employment Agreement ¶8)
• Severance: If Walker were terminated before expiration for reasons other than “any unethical or improper act involving personal gain,” the county agreed to pay 60 days aggregate salary plus accumulated vacation and sick leave. The complaint identifies this amount as $20,448. (AC ¶15c; Employment Agreement ¶9A)

The complaint alleges that in January 2023, the county passed a resolution claiming to “negate” or “cancel” all employee contracts — but that it never gave Walker the required 45-day written notice of termination. (AC ¶17) The complaint includes an excerpt from the minutes of the county’s January 24, 2023 meeting in which a county official explains the resolution. (AC ¶18)

The complaint states the county did pay some vacation through January 2023, but that the rest of the contract promises — including the 60-day severance — were never paid. (AC ¶19) On August 22, 2025, Walker’s attorney sent a written demand for the contractual damages and unpaid vacation and sick leave. The county declined to respond. (AC ¶24)

Protected Activity: Discrimination Complaints and Advocacy

Susan Walker and her complaints

Shane Walker has been married to Susan Walker since May 19, 2023. Susan Walker currently serves as the elected Bourbon County Clerk and previously served as the county’s Chief Financial Officer. The complaint notes all defendants were aware of the marriage. (AC ¶25)

In September 2024, Susan Walker filed an administrative complaint with the KHRC alleging gender and age discrimination and retaliation in the terms and conditions of her employment. She specifically complained that then-commissioners Harris and Beth were rude and dismissive to her and other female employees, that the county would not let her transfer to another position, that her work was being scrutinized more closely than male employees, and that she was being excluded from work-related conversations while having her employment threatened. (AC ¶37)

In February 2025, Susan Walker sued the county in state court for breach of her written employment contract, which was similar to her husband’s. (AC ¶39) When the county failed to respond to the properly served summons, a judge entered a default judgment of $199,527.04 against the county on May 5, 2025. (AC ¶40) The default judgment was later set aside by agreement, with the county paying $8,000 in legal fees to Susan Walker’s attorney; the order setting it aside was not entered until September 2025. (AC ¶41) Susan Walker’s discrimination, retaliation, and breach of contract claims ultimately settled in 2026, before this federal lawsuit was filed. (AC ¶43)

The complaint also alleges that Commissioner Tran, during a public meeting in which Susan Walker was explaining a report, derisively said to her: “Oh, are we going to talk about your feelings again?” The complaint states no commissioner had ever made such a statement to a male county employee. (AC ¶38)

Shane Walker’s own advocacy

In the summer of 2024, Shane Walker wrote a letter to county commissioners “in support of my wife and all the other women in our organization,” complaining of Commissioners Beth’s and Harris’s “lack of respect for woman (sic) in positions of authority and even with taxpayers who come to our meetings who are not men.” He concluded that “the other very professional women of our organization deserve to be treated with the same respect as anyone else.” (AC ¶26) The complaint notes Walker wrote the letter as a private citizen, not as part of his job duties. (AC ¶28)

Walker says he also made his views known to each of the three commissioners named in the suit: he spoke with Beerbower when Beerbower joined the commission on January 13, 2025 (AC ¶31); with Milburn-Kee when she joined in April 2025 (AC ¶32); and with Tran before Tran took office. (AC ¶33)

Walker’s 2024 age discrimination complaint

On September 30, 2024, Walker filed a complaint with the Kansas Human Rights Commission (KHRC) alleging age discrimination and retaliation. The filing was prompted by what Walker says was different treatment compared to younger employees, and by statements commissioners Beth and Harris allegedly made during a 2024 executive session about wanting to fire Walker and replace him with a younger trainee. (AC ¶¶34–35) (Beth and Harris were commissioners at that time but are no longer on the commission and are not named as defendants in this lawsuit — the current defendants are Commissioners Milburn-Kee, Tran, and Beerbower, along with HR contractor Dr. Cohen.) Walker was not terminated in the ten months that followed that filing. (AC ¶36)

The Layoff

IT outsourcing and the lead-up to termination

Walker’s primary job duty was responsibility for the county’s IT services. (AC ¶44) During the week of June 13, 2025 — while Susan Walker’s default judgment was still pending — Commissioner Milburn-Kee suggested that the county’s network infrastructure have a “health check.” The commission hired an organization called Stronghold to perform the check. The complaint states no commissioner had previously mentioned hiring an outside agency for IT services. (AC ¶45)

Commissioner Milburn-Kee then insisted she be given server passwords in her role as commissioner. Walker and his coworker, Jimmy Kemmerer, refused to disclose the confidential information. (AC ¶46) A confrontation ensued and Kemmerer called police. The county fired Kemmerer for cause on July 2, 2025. (AC ¶47)

FMLA leave and termination

The complaint alleges that because of the discrimination and retaliation suffered by himself and his wife, Walker’s blood pressure rose to a dangerous level in June 2025. (AC ¶49) On June 24, 2025, Walker wrote to the commissioners complaining that he was being retaliated against because of his association with his wife and their discrimination complaints. (AC ¶48)

Walker applied for and was granted intermittent FMLA leave on June 26, 2025 and began working reduced hours. He remained on FMLA leave until he was terminated. (AC ¶50) The complaint alleges that all commissioners and Dr. Cohen were aware Walker was on FMLA leave when the termination decision was made. (AC ¶55)

Walker was given one week’s notice prior to his July 9, 2025 layoff — less than two weeks after his FMLA leave began. The complaint notes this layoff came ten months after his KHRC age discrimination filing; two months after his wife’s default judgment against the county; two weeks after his June 24 retaliation letter; less than six months after his statements to Beerbower and Milburn about gender discrimination; and two weeks after he began FMLA leave. (AC ¶56)

The complaint states the vote to terminate Walker was unanimous — all defendants voted in favor and Dr. Cohen did not counsel against it. (AC ¶58) The commission publicly claimed it outsourced the IT department to save money. (AC ¶59)

The complaint disputes the county’s cost-savings rationale, alleging the outsourcing decision was more expensive, less effective, and more time-consuming than retaining Walker. The complaint states current estimates put costs at double, that performance has been less efficient, that security issues have occurred, and that three different elected officials have circumvented the new IT system because of difficulties getting assistance. (AC ¶61)

Walker’s second KHRC complaint

On September 9, 2025, Walker filed a second KHRC complaint alleging his layoff was motivated by his association with his wife, retaliation for his gender discrimination advocacy, age discrimination, and retaliation for his 2024 age discrimination complaint. His original 2024 complaint was still pending at that time. (AC ¶62)

Post-Layoff: Alleged Continued Retaliation

When Walker was re-hired by the Register of Deeds in November 2025, the complaint alleges the commissioners and Dr. Cohen continued to interfere:

• Health insurance: County policy provides health insurance to employees working 30 or more hours per week. Walker worked at least 30 hours. Despite this, Commissioner Milburn-Kee called the HR department and told them Walker should not be on the county’s health insurance. The complaint states no other 30-hour employee who had not filed administrative complaints had a commissioner attempt to interfere with their health insurance. (AC ¶¶65–67)
• Seniority and benefits — “bridging”: County policy (called “bridging”) was to restore seniority, vacation, and sick leave for employees re-hired by elected officials. The complaint states the sheriff had done this several times without commissioner interference. In Walker’s case, defendants changed his employment records to set his seniority date to 2025, preventing bridging. The complaint states he was the only laid-off employee ever prevented from bridging by the County Commissioners. (AC ¶¶69–72)
• Cohen’s statement to the Register of Deeds: The complaint alleges Dr. Cohen called the elected Register of Deeds and told her the commissioners were upset that she had re-hired Walker “because of his lawsuits.” The complaint clarifies that Walker had no active lawsuits against the county — only pending administrative complaints — and argues this statement is direct evidence of retaliatory motive. (AC ¶¶74–75)
• HR administrator’s statement: The county’s HR administrator also pushed back on the hiring, telling the Register of Deeds that the commissioners did not “understand why you would hire someone who is suing the county.” (AC ¶97)
• Beerbower’s FMLA comment: After Walker was re-hired, Commissioner Beerbower referred to his earlier use of FMLA medical leave as “Shane’s antics.” (AC ¶54)

The Ten Legal Claims

• Count I — Breach of Contract against Bourbon County: County failed to provide required 45-day written notice of contract termination and failed to pay the 60-day severance ($20,448) and enhanced vacation pay for 2023–2024 and 2024–2025. (AC ¶¶77–81)
• Count II — Kansas Wage Payment Act (KWPA) against Bourbon County, Cohen, Beerbower, Milburn-Kee, and Tran: The severance and vacation pay constitute “wages” under Kansas law (K.S.A. 44-323); defendants willfully withheld them, exposing defendants to wages plus a 100% penalty under K.S.A. 44-315(b). (AC ¶¶82–85)
• Count III — Title VII Retaliation against Bourbon County: Termination and post-termination benefit interference in retaliation for Walker’s association with his wife, who engaged in protected Title VII activity. (AC ¶¶86–89)
• Count IV — Title VII Retaliation against Bourbon County: Retaliation for Walker’s own advocacy against gender discrimination, which constitutes protected activity under Title VII. (AC ¶¶90–93)
• Count V — Title VII Retaliation against Bourbon County: Retaliation for Walker’s September 2024 KHRC complaint alleging age discrimination. (AC ¶¶94–98)
• Count VI — 42 U.S.C. § 1983 / First Amendment (Free Speech) against Beerbower, Cohen, Tran, and Bourbon County: Walker’s complaints about gender discrimination were protected speech on a matter of public concern, made as a private citizen. Defendants retaliated against him for that speech. (AC ¶¶99–103)
• Count VII — 42 U.S.C. § 1983 / First Amendment (Right of Association) against Bourbon County: Terminating Walker and denying his benefits because his wife engaged in protected litigation and complaints violates his First Amendment right to associate with his spouse. (AC ¶¶104–108)
• Count VIII — 42 U.S.C. § 1983 / Fourteenth Amendment (Due Process) against all defendants: Defendants deprived Walker of contractual property rights — including the 60-day severance, 48 days vacation per year, and health insurance — without due process. (AC ¶¶109–113)
• Count IX — Title VII Retaliation against Bourbon County: Retaliation for Walker’s September 2025 KHRC complaint (filed after the layoff). (AC ¶¶114–119)
• Count X — FMLA Retaliation and Interference against Bourbon County and Dr. Cohen: Walker was terminated less than two weeks after being approved for FMLA leave, while still on that leave. The complaint alleges this both constitutes retaliation and deprived Walker of his right to reinstatement at the end of the FMLA period. (AC ¶¶120–125)

Understanding the EEOC Process and the Right to Sue

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), an employee generally cannot file a federal lawsuit until they have first filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and received a “Right to Sue” letter.

Walker filed his first KHRC/EEOC complaint on September 30, 2024 (AC ¶34) and his second on September 9, 2025. (AC ¶62) He received a Right to Sue letter covering both his 2024 and 2025 EEOC complaints on December 10, 2025. (AC ¶76) This lawsuit was filed on March 9, 2026 — within the required 90-day window. (AC ¶76)

In Kansas, employees may also file complaints with the Kansas Human Rights Commission (KHRC), which operates in a worksharing agreement with the EEOC, meaning a complaint filed with one agency is automatically cross-filed with the other.

Understanding FMLA: Why It Matters Here

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides eligible employees of covered employers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for qualifying medical reasons, including a serious health condition.

The complaint alleges Walker was approved for intermittent FMLA leave on June 26, 2025 (AC ¶50) and was terminated less than two weeks later, on July 9, 2025, while still on that leave. (AC ¶122) The complaint further alleges that had he been allowed to continue his FMLA leave, he would have recovered and returned to the same position. (AC ¶125)

Relief Sought

The complaint seeks the following relief across the ten counts:

• 60-day severance pay ($20,448) plus prejudgment interest (AC, Count I prayer)
• 48 days per year vacation pay for 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 (AC, Count I prayer)
• Wages due plus a 100% penalty under the Kansas Wage Payment Act (AC, Count II prayer)
• Back pay and front pay or reinstatement (AC, Count III prayer)
• Compensatory damages for mental distress (AC, Count VI prayer)
• Medical costs related to increased blood pressure attributed to defendants’ actions (AC, Count VI prayer)
• Punitive damages against individual defendants Tran, Beerbower, Milburn-Kee, and Cohen (AC ¶103)
• Liquidated damages under FMLA (AC, Count X prayer)
• Attorneys’ fees and costs

Court Documents

All documents are from Case No. 26-CV-01057-DDC-ADM, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

• Document 1: Original Complaint — Filed March 9, 2026 (21 pages)
• Document 2: Civil Cover Sheet — Filed March 9, 2026
• Document 3: Designation of Place of Trial (Wichita) — Filed March 9, 2026
• Document 4: Amended Designation of Place of Trial (Kansas City) — Filed March 9, 2026
• Document 5: Request for Jury Trial — Filed March 9, 2026
• Document 6: Amended Complaint — Filed March 10, 2026 (21 pages)
• Document 6-1: Exhibit A — Employment Agreement — Filed March 10, 2026 (3 pages)

This article is based solely on court documents filed by Shane Walker. All descriptions of events are allegations and have not been proven in court. Bourbon County and the named defendants have not yet responded to the complaint and their side of the story is not reflected here.

The State of Kansas has filed criminal charges against Mika Milburn-Kee in Bourbon County District Court. The complaint, filed on March 24, 2026 by Assistant Attorney General Olivia R. Higdon of the Criminal Division’s Economic Crimes unit, stems from an incident that allegedly took place on October 25, 2025 in Bourbon County.

Count One charges Milburn-Kee with Interference with the Conduct of Public Business in Public Buildings under Kansas statute K.S.A. 21-5922(a)(5). This law makes it a crime to knowingly disrupt, impede, or hinder the normal work of a government official by intruding into a chamber or area set aside for that official’s use. This charge is classified as a Class A Nonperson Misdemeanor and carries potential penalties of up to 12 months confinement, a fine of up to $2,500, or both. This appears to be related to areas designated for use in the election that was underway at the time.

Count Two charges Milburn-Kee with Disorderly Election Conduct under Kansas statutes K.S.A. 25-2413(c) and K.S.A. 25-2432. The complaint alleges that she unlawfully and willfully approached or remained closer than three feet to a table being used by an election board without the admitted purpose of voting or without the authority of the supervising judge, contrary to the form of the statutes in such case made and provided against the peace and dignity of the State of Kansas. This charge is classified as a Class B Nonperson Misdemeanor and carries potential penalties of up to 6 months confinement, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Additionally, under K.S.A. 25-2432, if convicted of this offense, the defendant would be required to forfeit any public office or public employment.

The case is being prosecuted not by the local county attorney, but by an assistant attorney general out of the state office in Topeka.

Witnesses

The State has identified 15 witnesses in this case:

1. Jacqueline K. Beatty – Special Agent, Office of the Kansas Attorney General
2. Daryl Ludolph – Former Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Office of the Kansas Attorney General
3. James Birket, #137 – Detective, Fort Scott Police Department
4. Brian Thurston, #112 – Detective Sergeant, Fort Scott Police Department
5. Susan Walker – County Clerk, Bourbon County
6. Amber Page – Deputy County Clerk, Bourbon County
7. Shane Walker – Employee, Bourbon County
8. Lora Holdridge – Register of Deeds, Bourbon County
9. Dianne Keating – Early Voting Supervisor, Bourbon County
10. Anthony George – Advance Polling Supervisor, Bourbon County
11. Clay Barker – Chief Counsel, Office of the Kansas Secretary of State
12. Bryan Caskey – Kansas Director of Elections
13. Brandi Ross
14. Joan Page
15. Patty Holman

This case is in its early stages. The complaint has been filed and assigned case number BB-2026-CR-000079, but the court process is just beginning. Being charged with a crime is not the same as being found guilty. The defendant is presumed innocent and has the right to legal representation and to contest the charges through the court system. What follows from here will likely include an initial court appearance, and the case may ultimately be resolved through trial, a plea agreement, or dismissal.

Commissioner Mika Milburn-Kee was asked if she had any comments on this case, but no reply has been received at this time.

State of KS vs Mika Milburn-Kee

BOURBON COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA

03.23.26 Agenda

Public Comments

Clint Walker: Walker said he has been attending county commission meetings for decades and is distressed by the condition of the flags at the courthouse. They are in shreds.

“You all set the standards. You all let me down,” he told the commission.

County Clerk Susan Walker: Walker addressed the commisison about personnel records. Citing Attorney General Opinion 94121 on whether an individual commissioner has statutory authority to look at “otherwise discretionally-closed personnel records,” she said that  the authority to do so is given to the board as a whole, but not to individual members. The opinion continued by saying that elected officials in the state of Kansas have the right to keep their own personnel files, which are “often exempt from public disclosure requirements.”

In addition, Attorney General Opinion 2003-15 talks about the authority of county commissioners to adopt budgets, but says that they should not be allowed to micromanage the employees of other elected officials, which would render those officials’ authority meaningless. If the commissioners target the pay of an individual employee in elected office, intending to improperly affect the employment status of the particular employee, it would exceed the county commissioners’ authority, per the Attorney General’s opinion.

Walker then requested that all past and present personnel records be forwarded to her office. She will send any payroll changes to the payroll clerk.

Sheriff Bill Martin: Asked for permission to speak to Payentry directly about issues with his employees.

Department Updates

EMS Update: Teri Hulsey, EMS Director

KRI has removed what they want from the building that EMS is supposed to have access to. It still has a lot of stuff that needs to be moved out to make it usable. Commissioner David Beerbower said there are plans for an auction forthcoming.

Cintas

A representative from Cintas came to discuss providing the hygiene products in the courthouse bathrooms. He said he can save the county 10 percent over the current provider, Osborn. This would be in addition to the mat service Cintas already provides for the courthouse.

Commissioner Mika Milburn said she would be in favor of letting the building maintenance crew make the decision.

Vending Machine

Bernard Streeter, operator of SNS Vending in Fort Scott, manages vending machines on the second floor of the courthouse near the county attorney’s office. He said he is loosing more products on them than he is making money. He wants to pull them and suggested putting a combination machine on the first floor instead.

The commission decided to collect information and work on the issue in the next meeting.

Old Business
Sewer issue

Kaety Bowers spoke with the commission about the communication she has received for the state of Kansas regarding sewage seeping into and in some cases being drained directly into the lake. She represents an HOA spanning two counties, Bourbon and Lynn, at the lake.

Bowers  said there is only one septic pumping service on the lake. There are 30-40 homes in the neighborhood that are not getting pumped. At least one is draining directly into the lake. KDHE is pushing the HOA to do something about it, but they have no authority to assess code violations. Because of their bylaws, the soonest they can make any changes is 2033.

KDHE is adamant that Bourbon County needs to prosecute, she said.

Based on the $200/day fine currently in place, there is potentially $7,000 per day in fineable sewer violations in Bowers’ neighborhood alone. She said that adds up to $2.5 million over the course of one year.

Commissioner Gregg Motley said that the solution is for the commission to ask the county attorney to enforce the state statute.

Bower ssaid she recognizes the challenge of enforcing codes in the county.

Tran confirmed Bowers’ information regarding the unpumped homes.

“As county officials, we need to make sure that we are doing what we are supposed to be doing to safeguard the lives of people in this county,” he said.

“Sounds like we need to work on our resources, quickly,” said Beerbower.

“We will try to do something about it,” said Tran to Bowers.

Audit RFP

Tran passed around a draft of an RFP (Request for Proposal).

Motley and Beerbower each requested to table it for a week to evaluate it and make the decisions about details of the RFP. The point of contact is the commission’s administrative assistant.

They voted to table it until next Monday.

Salary Resolution – Gregg Motley

There was a transposed number on one of the salaries. The correction was made.

CIC Hardware Support

Computer Information Concepts provides the accounting software for the county. The commission approved paying the cost of $2,500 annually to cover the installation and maintenance on all machines at the county that need it.

Auction update

Commissioner Joe Allen said he is planning to come through the county building and confirm with everyone that they have marked the items currently stored in the basement that they want to keep for their departments. Then he will look at ways to auction the remaining items.

“I’m assuming that by doing this auction, we’re going to open up space,” said Allen.

“I need to identify how much stuff we have to do an auction,” Allen said.

New Business
ADM Agreement

Public Works Director Kenny Allen said the transfer station doesn’t have the equipment to turn the beans and cover the trash. The tractor has been at the repair shop since last June, and they have been making do with a backhoe.

Allen suspects that they are being given more beans then they need. Allen said they loose money when transferring tires.

The commission discussed changes that need to be made to the county’s contract with ADM and updates the landfill needs.

Allen will come back next Monday with information for the commission about the suggested changes and updates.

Property Tax Relief – 1111 Beech

Voted to approve 100% of the value of the structure for abatement.

Title IV-E County Reimbursement Opportunity

Commission moved to have Motley look into it and report back at the next meeting.

Commissioner Comments

Mika Milburn thanked the board for their willingness to work together.

Joe Allen said he thought communication went well this week within the county.

Samuel Tran thanked everyone for working together to get the county’s business done.