Today the BOCC meeting included the following:

FY 2023 Budget features enhancements for employees

The Board the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for Johnson County and the FY 2023 – 2027 Capital Improvement Program. The budget, totaling slightly more than $1.65 billion with $1.162 billion in expenditures and $488.1 million in reserves and with an estimated one mill rollback in property taxes, also prioritizes county employees with future efforts aimed toward fair compensation and enhanced benefits. Actions include:

• Additional funding to address issues with pay compression
• A 3% merit pool for individual 2022 performance (ranging from 0-5%)
• A 2% increase for market adjustments
• Increasing the county’s maximum match from 3% to 4% to supplemental employee’s retirement.

The FY 2023 Budget makes sustainable capital investments to make our community better, continually supports essential public services and programs and funds community enhancements and public improvements to benefit residents of all ages now and into the future. Learn more at this link.

Sheriff’s Office details staffing issues; county manager authorizes FTEs

Following receipt of correspondence from the Sheriff’s Office, summarizing actions discussed to alleviate current staffing issues, County Manager Penny Postoak Ferguson announced a plan to authorize the reallocation or use of a previously authorized number of full-time equivalent to allow the Sheriff’s Office to add 10 FTEs for the remainder of 2022. The correspondence is available here.



More information on these and other items from today’s meeting is available at boccmeetings.jocogov.org. 

BOCC Proclamations

The BOCC proclaimed September 2022 as Johnson County Developmental Supports 50th Anniversary. JCDS was formed in Sept. 1972 to provide services for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

From L-R: Debbie Scott Williams, JCDS Governing Board member, Shelly May, Deputy Director,  JCDS, Chad VonAhnen, Executive Director, JCDS, Rick Marien, JCDS Governing Board chairman, Mike Hughes, JCDS Governing Board vice-chairman and Chairman Ed Eilert.

The BOCC also proclaimed September as Suicide Prevention Month. Sylvia and Nathan Harrell received the proclamation. They created the Keep the Spark Alive Foundation in their son's honor after he took his own life in 2017.

From L-R: Tim DeWeese, Director, Mental Health Center, Sylvia Harrell and Nathan Harrell, co-founders, Keep the Spark Alive Foundation, and Chariman Ed Eilert.

Offices closed in observance of Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5

Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 5. County offices will be closed in observance of the federal holiday. 

County offices will reopen for regular business hours Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Enjoy your holiday.

Celebrate Labor Day weekend at the 2022 Garmin KC Airshow

The 2022 Garmin KC Air Show, celebrating the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary is just a few days away.

The KC region’s biggest end-of-summer party is this weekend, Sept. 3-4 at New Century AirCenter. The show is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Tickets and parking must be purchased in advance. Tickets are limited and going quickly.

The Johnson County Airport Commission is a sponsor of the airshow. The airshow will feature the US Air Force Thunderbirds, US Army Golden Knights, the US Air Force A-10 Demo Team, and the US Navy EA-18G Growler Legacy Team.

New civilian performers include the Red Bull Airforce, Patty Wagstaff, and Rob Holland.

On our latest episode of JoCo on the Go: Garmin KC Airshow returns to Johnson County, we hear from Wagstaff who offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put a performance together.

Check out a preview of what you can expect at the Garmin KC Air Show here.

Watch a teaser video of the podcast below.

September 2022 Security Awareness Training

Imagine you receive a call from your credit card company stating that you have several fraudulent transactions on your recent card activity, but they ask for your name, SSN, and full credit card number. This should be an immediate red flag and no information should be given over the phone as they should already have all this information. This is known as Vishing which is a type of voice phishing and Social Engineering tactic to get individuals to divulge sensitive information over the phone. The attacker benefits from this type of attempt to get the individuals personal data and use it for their own benefit.

Sept. 1 launched the new awareness module: Vishing. It's six minutes long, so no excuse to miss it. ​​​​​​​This monthly course is due by Sept. 30.

Learn more about Vishing and how to start you training module on InsideJoCo. 

County Wide LEAP Classes Resume 

We are excited to announce the return of the Leadership Empowers All People - LEAP - training in October!

The three-day course is geared to individual contributors. We are working on the reimplementation of the five-day course for supervisors and managers and will provide updates as that process progresses.  The following three-day LEAP sessions will be open for enrollment in Oracle beginning Sept. 8.    

• Oct. 11-13
• Nov. 8-10
• Dec. 13-15
• Jan. 10-12, 24-26
• Feb. 14-16
• Mar. 21-23

All of these classes will be held in the Administration building. Employees should work with their manager and department leadership for registration approval and guidance. 

Be sure to check out the Organizational Learning and Development page on Inside JoCo for additional class dates and information.

Please email Sherry Closterman  or call 51433 with any questions. 

Johnson County Government raised $64K for ArtsKC's from 2007-2022

Are you ready to view some amazing artwork created by your peers and donate to a good cause? 

The 2022 Art @ Work Employee Art Exhibit will be held at the Sunset Drive Office Building (11811 S. Sunset Drive in Olathe) from September 19 - 30 with the reception being held September 28 from 5-7pm. 



Through grantmaking activities supported by workplace giving campaigns, such as Johnson County Government, tens of thousands of dollars have been raised. From 2013-2022, the Johnson County Government team has provided $64,000 for ArtsKC Grantmaking funds!

Since 2007 through June 2022, ArtsKC has invested more than $7.1 million in grantmaking.

Recipients include: Arts in Prison, Culture House, Downtown Olathe Arts Festival, InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Community College, and many more.

You can donate to ArtsKC with this giving form.

Last week you received an email from Assistant County Manager Joe Connor inviting you to take a survey so we can measure the workforce’s interest in participating in the Kansas City Corporate Challenge next year. As a reminder, this program is designed to:

• Improve employee morale,
• Allow employees to work together as a team outside of the workplace,
• Build friendships and stronger work relationships,
• Allow employees to network with employees from other Kansas City area businesses; and
• Give participants a reason to be active and mindful of their overall well-being. 



The 2023 campaign runs from April to June. There are opportunities to participate, volunteer and cheer on colleagues. Participation demands extensive organizational commitment and interest. Please take just a few minutes to help us measure the interest in our organization to participate.



Link to survey (you may be asked to login to the network before you can view it.)

Your feedback is valuable! Please participate in this brief survey by September 8, 2022.

More information on KCCC is available here.

DHE now offering Novavax at walk-in clinics

The Department of Health and Environment now offers the Novavax vaccine at their walk-in immunization clinics in Olathe and Mission.

Learn more about the types of COVID-19 vaccines available.

Planning your fall visit to Silver Dollar City?

There's no better time than this fall to visit Silver Dollar City! 

Johnson County employees can enter promo code 22577 and save up to 15% off tickets at www.silverdollarcity.com/save.