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Rules Committee outlines order of mayoral succession, sets two-year experience floor
Summary
Lee's Summit Rules Committee agreed on a recommended mayoral succession order prioritizing committee chairs — with public works first and finance second — and asked staff to draft ordinance language requiring a minimum of two years' council experience and fallback to vice chairs if needed.
The Lee's Summit Rules Committee on Jan. 13 reached a working consensus on a mayoral succession scheme to be included in a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 10 (Emergency and Disaster Planning) to add a continuity-of-government section (proposed Section 10-11).
Committee members recommended an order of succession that begins with the chair of the Public Works Committee, followed by the Finance and Budget Committee, the Community Development Committee (CDC), the Legislative Committee and then the Rules Committee. The group also agreed that, to ensure experience in emergency leadership,…
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