Newly-elected Hennessey Mayor Randy Bohnstedt issued a public apology to Hennessey Police Chief Christian Solis and Kingfisher County District 2 Commissioner Mike Sparks immediately before adjourning the board’s Tuesday, May 13, meetings.

Bohnstedt apologized for “unprofessional” comments made to them “by a member of the town board.”

“Those comments didn’t represent our board, or our town,” the new mayor said during monthly “Council person reports.”

Solis was not at the meeting.

Sparks was in the audience and after adjournment was asked to comment on the mayor’s apology.

Sparks didn’t reveal what was said to him to prompt the public apology, nor did he reveal who said it.

He did say, “They (comments) dealt with Tiffany (Rowen, town administrator).”

The commissioner also attended the March and April Hennessey board meetings.

He has been working with Rowen, board members and their attorney about the town donating 13.5 acres of properties near the South Arapaho Street county barn.

Those board talks started in February when then-Mayor Harold Shaw told trustees that Sparks said they were tearing down the Cow Palace (120 S. Arapho St.), building another county barn and he wanted to buy five or 10 acres from the town to store equipment and road supplies.

Town Attorney Jared Harrison has been working with the county on a contract and the board hasn’t voted on the matter. Harrison wasn’t present at this month’s meeting.