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Merriam updates public-records code, adopts new fee schedule to align with state law
5926728 · August 27, 2025
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Summary
The council amended Chapter 2, Article 5 of the Merriam City Code and adopted an updated public-records fee schedule after staff identified language that conflicted with Kansas statute on required forms for requests.
MERRIAM, Kan.
The council voted to waive first reading and adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article 5 of the Merriam Code of Ordinances and to approve a related update to the 2025 fee schedule for public records.
City records staff told council the updated ordinance corrects a preexisting provision that required requestors to submit written requests on a form…
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