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County Comment is published monthly as the official newsletter of the Kansas Association of Counties. Questions or comments are welcome and may be forwarded to Kimberly Qualls, Education and Communications Director.Kansas Association of Counties Bruce Chladny, KAC Executive Director715 SW 10th Avenue Crystal Malchose, KAC President Topeka, KS 66612 Layout design by Becky Arensdorf COUNTY COMMENTCOUNTY COMMENT %u2022 April 2025 2continuedthroughout the month of April to highlight your county employees and the work they do in delivering effective county programs, and raise public awareness and an understanding of the various services and products provided across your county.GOOD NEWS! OnWednesday, March 26, 2025, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation declaring April 2025 as Kansas County Government Month. Kansas Association of Counties Governing Board Members and staff attended the official KCGM proclamation signing event at the Kansas State Capitol.Thank you to the 15 Kansas Counties (shown below) who are joining KAC in this year%u2019s April Kansas County Government Month celebration! Their KCGM plans are as follows:%u2022 Butler County%u2022 Cowley County %u2013 Highlighting county staffand the programs and services they providethrough social media posts and publicengagement.%u2022 Douglas County %u2013 Hosting our secondcommunity event in celebration of CountyGovernment Month! This year we are callingour event: Douglas County Discovery Day. Itwill be a fun way for families to learn aboutthe services and programs that our countyprovides.%u2022 Franklin County %u2013 Highlighting our teams andservices on Facebook, accepting nominationsfor Franklin County Spirit Awards (internally)with fun superlative categories, andcelebrating Franklin County Spirit Day laterin the month with apparel and festivities. Wealso relaunched our apparel store with newitems available.%u2022 Geary County %u2013 Highlighting our employeesand the programs and services they provideon our county website and social mediachannels.%u2022 Leavenworth County %u2013 Issuing aproclamation and running a social mediacampaign highlighting our incredible countyMarch 26 Kansas County Government Month Proclamation Signing (from left to right, first row): Dr. Dee McKee, Pottawatomie County Commissioner; Wendy Weiss, Lyon County Register of Deeds; Crystal Malchose, Geary County Human Resource Director; Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (seated); Dornella Leal, KAC Operations & Finance Manager; Amy Addington, KAC Membership Engagement Manager; (second row) Bruce Chladny, KAC Executive Director; Matt May, Wyandotte County Emergency Management Director; Terry David, Rice County Commissioner; Aaron May, Shawnee County Commissioner; Jay Hall, KAC Deputy Director & General Counsel; and Kimberly Qualls, KAC Education & Communications Director.