Joint Economic Development Organization

Summary of JEDO Board Meeting Minutes – September 11, 2002

Interlocal - This agreement is the legal blueprint that turned the voter-approved sales tax into the primary long-term funding source for JEDO/Go Topeka’s economic development efforts — a model that has continued (with extensions) for over two decades. It directly links the 0.25% sales tax to the organization’s operations and priorities.

In short, there is no public evidence that Michaelis ever “profited” or personally benefited financially from his role as the first GO Topeka chairman. The position was a civic leadership/volunteer role typical of Topeka’s business and banking community at the time, and no sweetheart deals, hidden payments, or unusual benefits surface in any records.

GO Topeka: Chairman Patrick W. Michaelis

In short, the only money that flowed from the entities you asked about to anything connected to Kris Robbins is the single $605,000 performance-based incentive to Security Benefit in 2025 — well after his retirement. No personal enrichment or earlier sweetheart deals appear in the public JEDO records or news coverage. this can't be true .

Where was Molly?

Both companies had zero formal governance ties (no board seats or leadership roles) with the Greater Topeka Partnership, Go Topeka, or the Topeka Chamber of Commerce.

Digging

so far .... (dean is clean)

This document shows the organization was fully operational and properly structured within its first year after incorporation (February 2000). Let me know if you want me to compare this board to later years or pull any specific names for more context!

Let's start over ..... see what we missed