HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Commission held its final meeting of 2018, but tabled the only item on the agenda.

Commissioners were considering an agreement with Horizons Mental Health Center for behavioral health services for inmates and recently released inmates at the Reno County Correctional Facility beginning Jan. 1. That would include adding a person to help with the Stepping Up program.

The one-year contract called for the county to spend $21,910.32 annually and automatically renew each year. County Commissioner Bob Bush was concerned that it would get lost in future years as just a line item in the county budget. He asked that the contract be for a three-year period. Bush wants someone to give a report or presentation on how the contract is working before any renewal. Commissioners tabled the item.

Although this isn’t the last meeting before Commissioner Dan Deming leaves office, it was the last meeting all three commissioners will be present together. Deming was presented with a plaque for his service on the county commission. Deming thanked his fellow commissioners, County Administrator Gary Meagher and County Counselor Joe O’Sullivan for their hard work and counsel over the years.

Ron Sellers, who, like Deming, had served on the Hutchinson City Council, will take Deming’s seat on the commission.