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Joint Committee on State -Tribal Relations elects Kessler chair, names Alley vice chair and Sawyer ranking member
Summary
At its organizational meeting the Joint Committee on State -Tribal Relations elected Rep. Tom Kessler of Wichita as chair, voted Senator Alley as vice chair and named Rep. Clayton Sawyer as ranking member; actions were approved by voice vote and the committee said it will announce its next meeting after talks with the governor's office.
The Joint Committee on State -Tribal Relations elected Rep. Tom Kessler of Wichita as chair and appointed Senator Alley as vice chair during an organizational meeting; members also selected Rep. Clayton Sawyer as the committee's ranking member.
Members approved the officer nominations by voice vote. The meeting record shows a member moved to elect Tom Kessler as chair and the motion was seconded and carried. A subsequent motion to name Senator Alley vice chair likewise passed by voice vote, as did a motion to appoint Representative Clayton Sawyer as ranking member.
Committee members said this was the first formal step in organizing the panel for the upcoming term. A member told the group that negotiations with the governor's office over scheduling are ongoing and that a date for the next meeting will be announced when those talks conclude.
No committee actions in the transcript involved legislation, budgetary items, or references to statutes. The organizational motions recorded in the meeting were limited to selecting officers and confirming a ranking member.
The committee adjourned after completing the organizational business. The transcript indicates further substantive agenda items may be discussed at a later meeting once scheduling with the governor's office is finalized.
