(KAIR)--A local area county sheriff has been appointed to serve on the Kansas Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Advisory Committee.

According to a release from the office of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announcing her latest appointments to state boards and commissions, Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig has been named to serve on the committee. 

The release says the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Advisory Committee’s purpose is to advise the director of architectural services and the secretary of the state historical society “with regard to memorials to law enforcement officers on the State Capitol ground,” and to “make recommendation to the Governor and legislature regarding activities commemorating the services of Kansas law enforcement officers.”

The committee may also solicit grants, gifts, contributions, and bequests for the memorials.