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Topeka Policy & Finance Committee elects chair, approves minutes and defers redistricting and chicken ordinances
Summary
The committee elected Councilman Miller as 2026 chair, approved previous meeting minutes and voted unanimously to move a charter ordinance and related redistricting ordinance, and a proposed chicken/rooster ordinance, to the next Policy & Finance meeting; staff were directed to contact Shawnee County about interlocal cooperation.
The Policy & Finance Committee met Feb. 9 and conducted several procedural actions before discussing policy items. The committee elected Councilman Miller as its 2026 chair after nominations and an official vote; three committee members voted in favor.
The committee approved the Nov. 12, 2025 meeting minutes after a motion by David Banks and second by Michelle Bradbury.
On the charter ordinance to amend the Redistricting Commission, Senior City Attorney Randy Roy Bachman summarized recommendations from the Citizens Government Review Committee to increase the commission from nine to ten members and to have the administrative judge of the Topeka Municipal Court appoint a tenth, at‑large…
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