Law enforcement officials will meet with the Labette County Commission next Monday to begin a dialogue regarding safety and proper funding in the county.

In a message posted Wednesday to the Parsons Police Department website, Chief Robert Spinks outlined his intentions to share several concerns with the commission. That includes understaffing, underfunding, and community safety issues, most of which Spinks attributes to county funding decisions.

One such issue is the county attorney's office, which is currently operating with just one full-time attorney. This, according to Spinks, slows the processing of cases in both Parsons and Oswego courtrooms. He further claims that the wages offered to assistant attorneys are not good enough to attract those qualified to the county.

County attorney Mandy Johnson, Labette County Sheriff Darren Eichinger, and other law enforcement officials will join Spinks at next Monday's meeting. You can read Spinks' post in full here.