Focus Area: Municipal Court
Staff Contact: Skyler Page
Subject: Consideration of Travel Request Authorization for Municipal Judge Kenney to travel to Hays, KS to attend the Kansas Mental Health Summit.
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Consideration of Travel Request Authorization for Municipal Judge Kenney to travel to Hays, KS to attend the Kansas Mental Health Summit, August 26-27, 2025.
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Summary:
The City Council is asked to consider travel authorization for Municipal Judge Jill K.B. Kenney to travel and attend the Kansas Mental Health Summit August 26th and August 27th, 2025.
The 2025 Kansas Mental Health Summit is the second summit of its kind. It supports a national initiative to improve court and community response to mental health issues that bring people to our courts. It combines national and local speakers who will educate and inform participants on how each system partner can contribute to improving court and community response to mental health issues. Judge Kenney will be attending the conference with other staff in the Legal Department and Police Department.
These Travel Requestion Authorization forms are presented to the City Council to review and approve in accordance with Administrative Guideline F-01, which requires that all overnight travel and/or registration expenses for City employees and officials be approved in advance.
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Financial Impact:
Funding included in the Municipal Court 2025 budget.
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Action Needed:
Approve the attached travel request and authorization as part of the Consent Agenda.
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Attachment(s):
A. Judge Kenney TRA Kansas Mental Health Summit
B. Letter to Mayor and Council Members
C. 2025 Kansas Mental Health Summit Agenda