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Madison council held multiple closed executive sessions to interview Deputy Clerk candidates under KSA 75-4319(3)
Summary
The City of Madison council used KSA 75-4319(3) to enter a series of executive sessions on March 24, 2026, for non-elected personnel interviews. The minutes record several closed sessions of 15, 5, 15 and 10 minutes; no decision was announced until later in the meeting.
The City of Madison council cited KSA 75-4319(3) (non-elected personnel) and entered multiple executive sessions on March 24, 2026, to interview candidates for a Deputy Clerk position.
According to the minutes, the body first entered a 15-minute executive session for non-elected personnel at the start of candidate interviews (moved by Kyle Engle and seconded by Terri King); the record notes the council left the session at 7:03 p.m. and returned at 7:18 p.m. A separate 5-minute session was moved by Tony Fankhauser and seconded by Terri King (out at 7:19 p.m.; back at 7:24 p.m.). The council also recorded a 15-minute session for a second interview (moved by Tony Fankhauser, seconded by Terri King; out at 7:26 p.m., back at 7:41 p.m.) and a later 10-minute session (moved by Kyle Engle, seconded by Tony Fankhauser). The minutes consistently note that "no decision made" following these closed sessions.
The statute cited in the minutes, KSA 75-4319(3), provides the legal basis for non-elected personnel meetings; the minutes do not include verbatim candidate names or interview content within the public record.
