Board Meetings

KMEA and KMGA Board of Directors meetings were held on Wednesday, May 4th in Wichita, KS in

conjunction with KMU Conference.  There were 22 KMGA Cities represented during the KMGA Board meeting and 39 KMEA Cities during the KMEA Board meeting.

The preliminary 2017 Budget was reviewed for both KMEA and KMGA.

New elections were made for the officers and at- large positions for both KMGA and KMEA Executive Committees.

J.R. Hatfield from the City of Halstead was nominated KMGA President, Randy Frazer from the City of Moundridge was nominated KMGA Vice President, and Laura Hill from Kechi was nominated KMGA Secretary/Treasurer. Gary Emry from the City of Hesston and Gus Collins from the City of Winfield were nominated for the at-large positions on the KMGA Executive Committee.

Duane Banks from the City of Russell was nominated KMEA President, Mike Muirhead from the City of Garden City was nominated KMEA Vice President, and Bob Mills from the City of Garnett was nominated KMEA Secretary/Treasurer. Dennis Tharp from the City of Ottawa, Ira Harrison from the City of Holton and Jonathan Mitchell from the City of Hoisington were nominated for the at-large positions on the KMEA Executive Committee.

Bob Mills from the City of Garnett was nominated as KMEA Representative on the Joint Board.

We appreciate KMEA and KMGA Board of Directors for attending the meeting and serving on the Board and also all of the officers and at-large members of the Executive Committees for their time and dedication.