NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After nearly two hours of deliberation, both hearing from the public and including lengthy comments from all five commissioners, the Board of Reno County Commissioners voted to hire Dr. Deanna Marshall of PrairieStar as the Medical Consultant for the county.
As it turned out, the two commissioners who served while the board only had three members voted in favor of Dr. Scott Pauly's retention as the Medical Consultant, while the three commissioners whose terms started fully post-pandemic voted to hire Dr. Marshall.
First, a motion was made to hire Dr. Pauly by Ron Hirst and seconded by Daniel Friesen. That motion failed. Second, a substitute motion to hire Dr. Marshall was made by Jon Whitesel and seconded by Randy Parks. That motion passed on the 3-2 vote.
Ultimately, you could tell Don Bogner hadn't made up his mind before Wednesday either way and was trying to weigh all of everything from not only Wednesday's meeting but the previous public meeting Oct. 3 and the private interviews in making his final decision.
At the end of the day, there will be a new person for the Board of Health to have answer to them if there are situations that require their decision-making.
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