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Goddard council adopts ordinance clarifying senior center advisory board's role
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance defining the Senior Citizens Advisory Board's responsibilities and limits—specifying it will not hire or supervise employees or enter contracts—and approved procedures for staff reporting and input during director recruitment. The vote was 5-0.
The Goddard City Council on April 7 adopted an ordinance that clarifies the role, authorities, and limits of the Senior Citizens Advisory Board ahead of hiring a new full-time senior center director.
City Attorney Ryan Peck presented the revised ordinance and bylaws, which the council said were developed to preserve the board’s institutional knowledge while making clear that advisory board members will not hire, supervise, or discipline employees, enter contracts, approve spending outside the budget process, or run day-to-day operations. The ordinance requires regular reporting on expenditures, fundraising, grants and budget status, and directs staff to solicit board input during recruitment and the director’s annual performance evaluation.
Mayor Liebe and Councilmember Amanda White thanked board members and staff for working collaboratively on the revisions. Councilmember Krista Hall moved to waive the reading of the ordinance and then moved to adopt the ordinance and bylaws as attached to the agenda; Councilmember Naomi Leonard seconded. The motion carried on a roll call vote, 5-0.
The ordinance positions the advisory board as a partner for programming and volunteer coordination while clarifying that administrative and employment authority remains with city staff. The council’s formal adoption clears the way for recruitment of the new senior center director under the city’s standard administrative chain of command.
