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Abilene City Commission holds brief special meeting; agenda approved and session adjourned
Summary
At a short special meeting July 21, 2026, the Abilene City Commission approved the day's agenda, heard no public comments, approved an ordinance for the 2026 fair, and adjourned after recorded votes. Two commissioners were absent.
The Abilene City Commission convened a special meeting July 21 with an opening audio check and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair led the pledge: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
The commission quickly moved through business. A commissioner said, “I make a motion we approve as written,” to approve the day's agenda; that motion and a subsequent motion to adopt the ordinance for the Central Kansas Free Fair were both carried by roll-call votes recorded as 3–0. The meeting recessed into a motion to adjourn that passed on the same vote pattern; the Chair then declared the meeting adjourned.
