Council agenda review flags joint emergency communications resolution with Sedgwick County

City staff reviewed upcoming agenda items and highlighted a resolution affecting cooperation between Wichita and Sedgwick County on the Emergency Communications Advisory Board.

At the start of the session, Speaker S3 summarized the draft agenda and said the resolution updates "what is each's function and what's the membership" on the joint emergency communications advisory board and noted membership changes for outlying towns. Council member S4 asked whether the county had already approved those changes. Speaker S5 replied that "the county's gonna hear the item on Wednesday," meaning Wichita will consider it first and Sedgwick County will act afterward. Speaker S6 added that Public Safety Director and the Emergency Communications Director will present the item to the council.

The staff overview also covered routine consent items: applications for bridal malt beverage permits, a transit tire procurement, an agreement with a rural water district, design services for local projects, the Prairie Glen addition and work on North Hoover Road between 21st and 29th streets. S3 noted second-reading items remain on the agenda, including adoption-related work on the International Fire Code, special assessments for sidewalk construction and several zoning ordinance changes.

No votes or formal motions were recorded in the transcript. Council members were given the opportunity to ask questions and staff indicated they would present the emergency communications item and related attachments when it returns to the formal agenda.

What happens next: The county is scheduled to consider the Sedgwick County side of the resolution on Wednesday; the Wichita council will receive staff presentations before acting.