Commission on Aging

The Commission on Aging is a voluntary group of individuals appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. View the commission's Facebook page.

The commission provides information, guidance, advice and support to the Johnson County Area Agency on Aging and serves as a liaison to the BOCC concerning the needs of older county residents and services to meet those needs.

COA Members

Commission on Aging Members 2022
  • Back row left to right: Kim Mann, Paula Hurt, Pam Shernuk (COA Chair), Shirley Allenbrand (BOCC Liaison), Cindy Green, Andrea Leavitt, Carol Feaker
  • Front row left to right: Rob Givens, John P. Smith, Jarrod Ousley, Dale Warman
  • COA members Robert Cantu and Chris Talarico are not pictured.

Kansas Government and Legislative Information

COA members at Older Kansans Day at the capitol

COA members attended Older Kansans Day at the Capitol

Kansas Silver-Haired Legislature

Johnson County Delegation to the Kansas Silver-Haired Legislature

Johnson County Delegation to the Kansas Silver-Haired Legislature (Left to right: Jeanie Adkins-Peine, Mary Penrose, Chuck Nigro, Katy Hoffman, Gary Scott, Jerry Ireland)

The Kansas Silver Haired Legislature was created by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1649, which was passed by the 1982 Legislature.  It created a unicameral legislature composed of 125 representatives.  All are 60+ years old and are elected from their county of residence.

Wyandotte, Johnson, Shawnee and Sedgwick have five additional representatives. 

Learn more about the Johnson County Silver-Haired Legislature.

Johnson County Silver-Haired Legislature (SHL)
Delegation Election - March 24

Silver-Haired Legislatures were created by an Act of Congress in 1969 when each state was encouraged to create a body of seniors who would identify issues important to older adults 60-plus and educate their state legislatures about those issues.

The Kansas Silver-Haired Legislature was created by a 1982 Senate Resolution as a unicameral legislature of 125 representatives, 60-plus years old, and  elected from their county of residence. Wyandotte, Johnson, Shawnee and Sedgwick have five additional representatives. 

The election date to choose six representatives for Johnson County will be March 24, 2023. See election and candidate details.