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Kechi council approves agenda with executive session and schedules KOMA/KORA training
Summary
The Kechi City Council approved the Jan. 8 agenda including a 15‑minute executive session to discuss non‑elected personnel under KSA 75‑4319(b)(1) and later scheduled a special Jan. 22 meeting for a KOMA/KORA overview by the city attorney.
Mayor Joanie Harris called the Kechi City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. on Jan. 8. After an invocation led by John Speer and the Pledge of Allegiance, Councilmember Matt Brewer moved to approve the agenda with the addition of a 15‑minute executive session to discuss non‑elected personnel under KSA 75‑4319(b)(1); Paul Dwyer seconded and the motion carried 5‑0‑0.
Later in the meeting the council recessed into the executive session at 8:33 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 8:57 p.m.; no binding action was taken during the executive session. The council also voted to recess for a special meeting on Jan. 22, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. for an overview presentation on the Kansas Open Meetings Act and Kansas Open Records Act by Attorney Andrew Kovar; that motion carried 5‑0.
