Frequently Asked Questions - Government
The Johnson County Government website is designed to provide information concerning County services available to them through the County Government. WaterOne is not connected to county government in any way. To quote from their website, WaterOne has no taxing authority and is not part of Johnson County Government. Their revenue is the result of water sales, and system development charges. The seven-member Board of Directors are elected, at large, for four-year terms. For additional information about the company, see their website at http://www.waterone.org/au_general.htm.
According to the City Manager's office in the City of Olathe:
- The unemployment rate is 6.7%
- The major employers in Olathe include:
The Olathe School District,
Farmers Insurance, Garmin,
Olathe Medical Center
Johnson County Government
The JoCoInfo Newsletter is available for subscription - http://www.jocogov.org/subscribe/newsletter/jocoinfo - as of last week. In addtion, we are creating a Subscription Dashboard on which we plan to add press releases, announcements, and public advisory subscriptions - http://www.jocogov.org/subscribe.
LINKS TO JoCo CITY WEBSITES: http://kansas.hometownlocator.com/ks/johnson
The above website contains a list including each of the 20 incorporated cities in Johnson County, KS.
The Townships (or unincorporated areas) can be found on the following website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kansas#cite_note-bocc.jocogov.org-12
Go to the County website: www.jocogov.org/. On the left-hand side of the page are links under the title County Government, click on the link titled "Find My Commissioner". At the top of the page (under the headings) you will see a box titled "My Location". Type your street address in the box (do not use any punctuation); click the "GO" button, scroll down and you will see your district and District Commissioner under the heading "Elected Officials".
You will also see your state representative and state senator in the same area.
No, our offices are closed from 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon until 8 a.m. Monday morning.
If your letters are to be addressed to the Board of County Commissioners (or Johnson County Government); the address is 111 S. Cherry Street, Olathe, KS 66061. Be sure to indicate the department to which it is directed and include the suite number. Addresses for County departments and agencies can be found online at http://jocogov.org/departments.
Stilwell is an unincorporated township within Johnson County which is in the state of Kansas.
Johnson County does not currently have an Economic Development group. You can locate local economic development associations through the state of Kansas' website: http://www.thinkbigks.com/local_regional_economic_development_websites
We do not have a staff directory available to the public due to the number of Johnson County employees. By calling the county at (913) 715-5000, the operator will be able to locate the staff member or department you are looking for.
