Bourbon County Commission approves April financials, delegates temporary check signer

At its meeting, the Bourbon County Kansas Commission approved the county's April 2026 financial statements, agreed to tax corrections and authorized the payment of two accounts-payable batches, and authorized a temporary signer for accounts payable checks when Commissioner Al is absent.

The meeting was called to order by the Chair, who led the Pledge of Allegiance and the opening prayer. A procedural change to remove an item identified as 'Tolsa' from the agenda at the request of 'Bill' was approved before the commission moved into routine business.

The commission approved minutes for May 11 and May 18, 2026, with one amendment: a commissioner asked that passages on the May 11 minutes that attributed remarks to them be corrected before signing. The board agreed that the clerk would correct the 5/11 minutes and that the 5/18 minutes would be signed at the meeting.

A motion to approve the county's April 2026 financial reports was moved, seconded and approved. The commission also approved tax corrections during the same portion of the agenda. For multiple routine motions the board recorded four ayes.

The board considered accounts payable batches described in the meeting as AP 52226 totaling 139,611.15 and AP 52926 totaling 456,000 and $69 (amounts read from the record). During the vote on accounts payable, one commissioner abstained, stating they could not view the accounts-payable documents; the meeting record reflects a tally change from four ayes to three ayes and one abstention on that vote.

Later in the meeting a commissioner moved that Mr. Molly be authorized to sign accounts payable checks in the absence of Commissioner Al; the motion was seconded and approved with four ayes. The board recorded that Greg or Mr. Blake could be asked to sign checks when another signer is unavailable, and asked staff to ensure appropriate signatures would be available while a commissioner is absent.

There were no public-comment cards submitted for the meeting. The commission then moved to adjourn, the motion passed and the meeting ended.

The commission did not set a public hearing or take nonroutine policy action at this session; outstanding procedural items include the clerk's correction of the May 11 minutes and ensuring access to accounts-payable backup materials for commissioners prior to voting.