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Spring Hill council holds closed-session discussion on possible real property acquisition under Kansas Open Meetings Act
Summary
Following adoption of an annexation ordinance, the council recessed into a 10-minute executive session to discuss preliminary acquisition of real property under K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(6); the meeting reconvened at 12:17 p.m. with no action taken, the record shows.
After adopting the annexation ordinance at the Aug. 26 special meeting, the Spring Hill City Council recessed into an executive session for 10 minutes for a preliminary discussion of the acquisition of real property. The motion cited the Kansas Open Meetings Act exception for preliminary acquisition discussions, recorded in the meeting as KSA 75-4319(b)(6).
The motion to recess named persons to be in attendance during the executive session: Lane Massey, Jacob Spear, Allison Abel and Spencer Lau, and it indicated the city attorney would participate by telephone. The council stated on the record that no formal action was anticipated following the session and that the open meeting would resume at 12:17 p.m.
When the council reconvened, the record shows: "the governing body reconvene an open meeting at 12:17 p.m. No votes were taken or decisions made during the executive session." The meeting then moved to adjourn.
Legal basis: the council relied on the K.S.A. provision authorizing closed preliminary discussions related to real property acquisition. The meeting record identifies the subsection cited in the motion; the council logged participants and stated the anticipated duration and that no formal action was expected.
No details of the property discussed or any commitments were disclosed in the public record; the transcript records only the motion authorizing the closed session, the named attendees, and the later statement that no votes or decisions were made during the executive session.
