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
- 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.
COA Meetings and Minutes
Zoom Meetings and Minutes
Please call 913-715-8860 or send an email for meeting information.
Kansas Government and Legislative Information
COA members attended Older Kansans Day at the Capitol
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Kansas Legislature
Information about legislation, processes, state senators/representatives. Citizens may reach out to their legislators by email or phone.
Johnson County One Assist 913-715-5000 will transfer you to the appropriate contact. -
Kansas Legislative Hotline/Government Information
1-800-432-3924 or 1-785-296-2149 (out-of-state) Operated during session by the State Library
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Kansas Legislation Information
Kansas Legislative Research Department
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The National Center on Law and Elder Rights provides insight on health, long term services, economic security, consumer protection, housing, advanced care planning, elder abuse prevention, decision-making and guardianship.
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.