info2020-07-07T08:17:57-05:00July 7th, 2020|
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 the wearing of facial coverings will be mandated in public places in Salina soon, after the City Commission passed an ordinance on the topic Monday night. After the Saline County Commission opted out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order on masks last week in favor of its own county health order, the city ordinance mirrors the governor’s order, with a few exceptions. (Read more: News - Salina Journal)
info2020-07-07T08:23:57-05:00July 7th, 2020|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
info2020-07-06T07:36:59-05:00July 6th, 2020|
When Belgian immigrants came to America, many of them found their way to the Shawnee area in the late 1800s and after. They settled on family farms of 10 to 40 acres, grew vegetables as they had done back home and sold the produce at market in Kansas City. By 1930, Belgian-born immigrants made up 28% of Shawnee’s population, and many more residents were children of those immigrants. Shawnee celebrates its Belgian heritage in West Flanders Park at 55th Street and Nieman Road, where poppies grow in the spring near a marker that highlights the immigration story, Belgium’s role in World [...]
info2020-07-06T07:35:46-05:00July 6th, 2020|
Thursday afternoon, the Board of Ellis County Commissioners consulted with the local health officer of Ellis County. Following this consultation, it was determined the implementation of the Governor’s Executive Order 20-52 mandating the use of face masks in all public spaces will not be mandatory to protect the public in Ellis County. In making his recommendation, the Ellis County Health Officer (Jason Kennedy) cited the three different metrics ... (Read more: News - The Hays Daily News)
info2020-07-06T07:30:03-05:00July 6th, 2020|
The measure requires masks or any face covering to be worn in public spaces where 6 feet of social distancing “at all times is not possible” and at businesses. Employees in a closed room must wear a mask if social distancing can’t be maintained. Exemptions are for children under the age of 5 and people with medical conditions that prevent them from wearing a mask. People do not need a mask while eating or drinking at a restaurant or similar business as long as social distancing is met with “only infrequent or incidental moments of closer proximity.” The social distancing does [...]
info2020-07-06T07:28:25-05:00July 6th, 2020|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
info2020-07-06T07:27:36-05:00July 6th, 2020|
Topeka police use of force policies and Shawnee County COVID-19 restrictions are among topics local elected officials plan to take up this coming week. ... The mayor and council will hear a report from the Topeka Police Department about its policies regarding the use of force and its processes for reviewing situations in which officers use force. They will also hear a report from Ed Collazo, the city's civilian independent police auditor, who took that position last August; and discuss but take no action regarding Councilman Spencer Duncan's proposal to ban the execution of no-knock warrants by Topeka police. (Read more: [...]
info2020-07-06T07:21:57-05:00July 6th, 2020|
Following an emotional debate about a Black Lives Matter resolution in June, the Mission City Council intends to enact a five-step action plan addressing racial justice, equity and inclusion. The city council moved the resolution discussion to the July finance and administration committee meeting, and rather than rework the draft as intended, City Administrator Laura Smith presented a plan “for education, review and action.” Smith said conversations about racial inequities and police policy reviews are not intended to condemn the city’s police department, but are integral for education. (Read more: Prairie Village Post)
info2020-07-06T07:22:19-05:00July 6th, 2020|
The Sumner County Commissioners voted 3-0 to “recommend” but not “enforce” Governor Laura Kelley’s executive order to mandatory wear masks during a special meeting held at the courthouse late this afternoon. Using the recommendation of Sumner County Health Officer Laura Rettig’s suggestion, the commissioners signed an order that states (see full order here):"The Board of Commissioners of Sumner County, Kansas, sitting both as the Board of County Commissioners and as the Board of Health of the County, that the use of face masks in public is not required in Sumner County. (Read more: Sumner NewsCow)
info2020-07-06T07:23:11-05:00July 6th, 2020|
County Commissioners Randy Hague, Ron Krehbiel and Chip Westfall rejected the advice of both the health department director and the county health officer and exempted Harvey County from a public mask requirement previously issued by Gov. Laura Kelly. The governor issued the order following a growing spike in COVID-19 cases in Kansas after the state’s re-opening. Nationally, the United States had the highest total of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, surpassing 50,000. “I said I’m going to make a lot of people mad today,” Hague said of his decision. “It’s just the way it is. It’s one of those controversial decisions, [...]
