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Carbondale council places Police Chief Seals on administrative leave pending investigation
Summary
The City of Carbondale council voted to place Police Chief Seals on administrative leave after a closed executive session; the motion passed 4–0 with one abstention. The council had convened an executive session under KSA 754319(b)(1) to discuss an employee performance matter.
The Carbondale City Council voted June 1 to place Police Chief Seals on administrative leave pending an investigation. "Motion by Hinck to place Chief Seals on administrative leave pending investigation, 2nd by Martin, four in favor, K. Seals abstains, motion carried," the minutes record.
The vote followed a 30-minute executive session called earlier in the meeting. Councilmember Holly Hinck had moved the recess "to discuss an individual employees’ performance pursuant to the nonelected personnel matter exception KSA 754319(b)(1)" and said the session would include the council and mayor. When the open meeting resumed, the administrative-leave motion passed with four council votes in favor and Councilmember Kevin Seals abstaining. The minutes do not state a timeline for the investigation or whether the city has assigned an investigator; no formal disciplinary findings were announced at the meeting's close.
