Governing Body — Topeka, KS
Date: 2024-04-23

City Council Chambers 214 SE 8th
 Street, 2nd Floor Topeka KS 66603
 https://www.topeka.org




 Governing Body Agenda
 April 23, 2024
 6:00 PM

 SPECIAL MEETING
 EXECUTIVE SESSION

 Mayor: Michael A. Padilla
 Councilmembers
Karen A. Hiller District No. 1 Marcus D.L. Miller District No. 6
Christina Valdivia-Alcala District No. 2 Neil Dobler District No. 7
Sylvia E. Ortiz District No. 3 Spencer Duncan District No. 8
David Banks District No. 4 Michelle Hoferer District No. 9
Brett D. Kell District No. 5
 Interim City Manager: Richard U. Nienstedt


A SPECIAL MEETING of the Governing Body has been called by Mayor Michael Padilla for consideration of city
manager candidates.

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT may be personally submitted or mailed to the City Clerk's Office located at 215 SE 7th
Street, Room 166, Topeka, Kansas, 66603 or submitted via email at cclerk@topeka.org on or before the date of the
meeting for attachment to the meeting minutes.
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CALL TO ORDER:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
1. ROLL CALL:
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
 Executive Sessions are closed meetings held in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas
 Open Meetings Act.

 The Governing Body will recess into executive session for a time not to exceed 2 hours for
 consideration of city manager candidates as allowed under KSA 75-4319(b)(1). The following
 individuals will be present to aid in the discussion: Members of the Governing Body; City
 Attorney, Amanda Stanley and anyone else the Governing Body finds useful.

 The open meeting will resume in the City Council Chambers at the completion of the executive
 session.
3. ADJOURNMENT:
 City of Topeka
 Council Action Form
 Council Chambers
 214 SE 8th Street
 Topeka, Kansas 66603
 www.topeka.org
 April 23, 2024


DATE: April 23, 2024
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DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:

The Governing Body will recess into executive session for a time not to exceed 2 hours for consideration
of city manager candidates as allowed under KSA 75-4319(b)(1). The following individuals will be present
to aid in the discussion: Members of the Governing Body; City Attorney, Amanda Stanley and anyone
else the Governing Body finds useful.

The open meeting will resume in the City Council Chambers at the completion of the executive session.
VOTING REQUIREMENTS:
POLICY ISSUE:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
BACKGROUND:
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
SOURCE OF FUNDING:

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
April 12, 2024 Special Meeting Notice
 City Clerk Brenda Younger, M.M.C.
 City Hall, 215 SE 7th Street, Room 166 785-368-3940
 Topeka, KS 66603 Email: byounger@topeka.org
 www.topeka.org



 Special Meeting Notice – Executive Session
A special meeting of the Governing Body has been called by Mayor Michael Padilla to re-interview
and discuss candidates for city manager.
DATE: APRIL 12, 2024
TIME: 5:45 P.M.
LOCATION: City Council Chambers
 214 SE 8th Street, 2nd Floor
 Topeka KS 66603

AGENDA: (1) Call to Order
 (2) Roll Call
 (3) Executive Session
 (4) Adjournment

SUBJECT: Executive Session for a period of time not to exceed 4 hours to interview 2 candidates for
city manager, and for possible discussion of the candidates, as allowed under KSA 75-4319(b)(1).
The following individuals will be present to aid in the discussion: Members of the Governing Body;
City Attorney, Amanda Stanley, Senior City Attorney Mat Mullins, and the two candidates for City
Manager: Alan Howze and Robert Perez and anyone else the Governing Body finds useful.

The open meeting will resume in the City Council Chambers at the completion of the executive
session. Written public comment will be considered to the extent it is submitted via email to
cclerk@topeka.org or delivered in-person to the City Clerk’s Office located at 215 SE 7th Street, Room
166, Topeka, Kansas. No public comment will be allowed at the meeting. View the meeting online at
https://www.topeka.org/communications/live-stream/ or at https://www.facebook.com/cityoftopeka/.

Contact: Brenda Younger, City Clerk
 785-368-3940 or 785-368-3941
 cclerk@topeka.org

Governing Body Minutes – April 23, 2024

 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Topeka, Kansas, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The

 Governing Body members of the City of Topeka met in special session at 6:00 P.M. with the

 following Councilmembers present: Councilmembers Hiller, Valdivia-Alcala, Banks, Kell,

 Miller, Duncan and Hoferer -7; Councilmembers Ortiz and Dobler participated remotely -2.

 Mayor Padilla presided -1.

 Written public comment was considered to the extend it was submitted to the City

  Clerk's Office located at 215 SE 7th Street, Room 166, Topeka, Kansas, 66603 or via email at

  cclerk@topeka.org.

 AFTER THE MEETING was called to order, Mayor Padilla announced the special meeting

was called to continue discussion on a city manager candidate.

 Mayor Padilla asked the City Attorney to site the parameters of the executive session.

 Amanda Stanley, City Attorney, stated the motion would be to recess into executive session

for a time not to exceed 2 hours for consideration of city manager candidates as allowed under

KSA 75-4319(b)(1). The following individuals will be present to aid in the discussion: Members

of the Governing Body; City Attorney Amanda Stanley, and anyone else the Governing Body finds

useful. The meeting will resume in the City Council Chambers.

 Councilmember Miller moved to recess into executive session as stated by City Attorney

Stanley. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Kell.

 Mayor Padilla asked all those in favor of recessing into executive session to indicate so

verbally by saying “yea” and those opposing to indicate so verbally by saying “no.” After the voice

vote occurred, Mayor Padilla announced the motion carried. Councilmembers Ortiz voted “no.”

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 At the conclusion of the executive session, the meeting reconvened into open session and

Mayor Padilla announced no action was taken during the executive session.

 NO FURTHER BUSINESS appearing the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.




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 Brenda Younger City Clerk




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