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Council reviews code codification options; attorney recommends Ransom and cautions on newspaper business
Summary
Council noted that previous codification (Ordinance No. 746-2014) was done by the League of Kansas Municipalities, reported poor communication from American Legal, and heard Attorney Barnes recommend a firm called Ransom; Barnes also said ordinances can be posted on the city's official website but advised against removing business from the local newspaper.
Council discussed codifying municipal ordinances. Minutes note Ordinance No. 746-2014 as the last codification completed by the League of Kansas Municipalities. Council members said American Legal had been contacted but had not provided a timely quote and had shown poor communication. Attorney Barnes recommended a firm called Ransom as an alternative.
Barnes also advised that the city may post ordinances on its official website as an official publication, and he offered to draft an ordinance identifying where ordinances should be published. He cautioned the council against taking business away from the local newspaper, noting that small-town newspapers support community advertising and events.
No vendor was selected during the meeting and no procedural ordinance was adopted; Barnes’s recommendation and the publication options were recorded for follow-up.
