Former city clerk pleads guilty in funds case

? Former Milford City Clerk Sheryl K. Gaines-Meyer pleaded guilty Friday to 10 felony counts for making personal purchases with city funds.

Geary County District Attorney Steven Opat said Gaines-Meyer pleaded to four theft counts, four computer crime counts, one count of feloniously using a financial card and one count of felony misuse of public funds.

Sentencing is set for March 15.

Gaines-Meyer had faced 22 charges. She is accused of using the city of Milford’s credit cards, checking account and utility security deposit funds to take between $35,000 and $50,000 dating back to 2003, Opat said.