Johnson County Commission

With the county committing $1 million in federal funds, a Habitat for Humanity project at 159th Street and Blackbob Road will allow eligible applicants to own and collect partial equity on their homes, while the land remains in a trust so it can remain available to low-income buyers in the future.

The Good Faith Network, an interfaith coalition of 27 local congregations and houses of worship, is seeking commitments from Johnson County Commission chair Mike Kelly to build a mental health crisis stabilization center and use of state and federal funds to address housing issues in Johnson County.

After spending six years as the mayor of Roeland Park, Kansas, Mike Kelly was elected in November to be the next chairman of the Johnson County Commission. Just three months into the job, he's set to give his first State of the County address next week.

The new rules will stop the streaming of public comments at commission meetings and require residents to give their comments either in person or in writing. New chair Mike Kelly said that misinformation spread on livestreams could lose the county access to its YouTube channel.

The Roeland Park mayor is set to become the next chair of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners, defeating current district 6 Commissioner Charlotte O’Hara. The two candidates held widely divergent views on a number of key issues, including election security, property taxes and climate change.

Two candidates with sharply opposing ideologies on rising property taxes, economic development, climate change and more are competing to be the next chair of the Johnson County Commission.

As they seek the job of chairing the Johnson County Commission, a current commissioner for Johnson County's District 3 and the mayor of Roeland Park bring different agendas to the campaign trail.

The Johnson County Commission chairperson is the only member of the commission elected by the entire county. They will be responsible for setting the agenda for the next four years.

The Johnson County Commission governs the county budget, public health and dozens of county departments. More than half of the commissioners are up for election this year.

While the Johnson County Commission chair’s office is nonpartisan, Kelly and O’Hara are far apart ideologically on key issues.

As a Johnson County Commissioner in 2020, Mike Brown made a motion to accept election assistance from a nonprofit funded by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Earlier this year, Brown used a Facebook post to falsely claim Secretary of State Scott Schwab accepted the grant money.

Johnson County commissioners rejected solar farm rules from the planning commission that had been criticized as some of the most restrictive in the country. The new regulations open the door to a large project planned for Johnson and part of Douglas County.