UG staff members to attend funeral service Thursday

Unified Government and state offices will close temporarily or have limited staff on duty Thursday morning.

Unified Government offices will be open on Thursday, June 21, but some of the city and county offices within the agency will be either closed or short staffed during the hours of 8 a.m. to noon to allow employees to attend the funeral services of Wyandotte County Sheriff Deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King.

All UG offices will return to normal operations and fully staffed by noon, according to the UG’s announcement. UG officials apologized for any inconvenience this may cause during this time and thank the public for their patience as they remember and pay tribute to their fallen heroes.

UG departments

• Kansas City, Kansas Municipal Court has postponed court hearings between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The court will resume court dockets as scheduled at 1 p.m. Payments due on Thursday will remain due as scheduled. To inquire about the status of any Kansas City, Kansas, Municipal Court case visit www.municourt.net. Residents may also access the pay online function at this site.

• Human Resources Will be closed Thursday, from 8 a.m. to noon. Those who would like to submit an employment application may go to teh office between noon and 5 p.m. June 21. Online applications are available on our website at www.wycokck.org and can be emailed to [email protected].

• 3-1-1 Operations Center will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon. Visit the UG website or the WyCo Mobile app to submit requests during this time. The requests will be processed by staff after noon.

• Emergency management Will be closed until noon. Emergency management staff can be reached by cell phones or radio or through the main number at 913-573-6300.

State agencies
• District Attorney’s Office will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon.
• District Court will be open, but will be short staffed from 8 a.m. to noon.

There may be other departments and government agencies that will be closed or short-staffed until noon that are not listed, according to a UG spokesman.