By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Board of Reno County Commissioners is exploring the idea of expanding its membership from three members to five.
"To have that vote November 2nd, we'd have to get something to the county clerk by August 1st, which would give us only June and July to discuss that before we had a vote by the commission to move towards a five member commission," said commissioner Ron Sellers. "I am for the five member commission."
Daniel Friesen believes it is important enough to make it an ongoing priority.
"I make a motion to set an agenda item, a standing agenda item related to the discussion of adopting a five-member commission for Reno County."
This means there will need to be staff work by the county administrator and the county counselor to provide the commissioners with information on what other counties in the state have done and what the legal implications are of putting the question on the ballot and filling the vacancies. The motion passed unanimously.