Here’s how Sedgwick County plans to comply with Kansas’ bathroom bill

Sedgwick County is taking initial steps to comply with the state’s newly enacted anti-transgender legislation.

The law requires people to use the bathroom in accordance with their sex assigned at birth in all governmental and public buildings, including at the county level.

At Wednesday’s meeting, the County Commission will vote to assign its county manager the authority to “administer any action required” to comply with the law.

While the item on the county agenda does not elaborate on how it’ll comply with the law, County Manager Tom Stolz said the commission will discuss how it’ll handle complaints if someone is reported for not using the correct bathroom deemed by the law.

Stolz said he’ll pull the item from the county’s consent agenda for the discussion.

The county said it’s taken other actions to comply with the law, including making sure all signs outside of its restrooms are “properly and appropriately displayed,” Stolz said in an email to the Eagle.

“The county has been proactively working on its bathroom signage – including multi use and single use facilities – for several weeks,” he said. “It is the county’s goal to be compliant with state law as administrated by the State Attorney General’s office.”

No real costs have been incurred by the county yet as a result of the new law, Stolz said.

The law affects any building currently owned or leased by Sedgwick County, including its office buildings and park and fire facilities.