Douglas County

Board of County Commissioners meets

Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. (work sessions at 4:00 p.m. when scheduled).

Meeting location

Commission Chamber, 2nd Floor, Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

County Clerk

Jamie Shew · 1100 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS 66044

Agendas posted at

https://www.dgcoks.gov/county-commission

Board of County Commissioners

Board of County Commissioners, expanded from 3 to 5 members representing single-member districts following voter approval in 2022 and seating in January 2025. District 1: Patrick Kelly. District 2 (Chair): Shannon Reid. District 3 (Vice Chair): Karen Willey. District 4: Gene Dorsey. District 5: Erica Anderson.

Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.