Archive for Monday, January 9, 2012
Board sets date for open meetings workshop
January 9, 2012
The USD 204 Board of Education now has a firm date in hand for a workshop on the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
The session, which will be conducted via phone conference and led by a Wyandotte County assistant district attorney, will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, in the District Office prior to the night’s board meeting. During the session, board members will be counseled on open meetings act policies and procedures.
The session is being conducted at the request of The Chieftain, which last summer questioned the legality of an executive session carried out by the board in July, prior to the appointment of new member Jeff Barger. After a preliminary investigation by the District Attorney’s Office, Charles Thomas, board attorney, and Board President Ray Cox agreed the session — in which members discussed candidates to fill a vacancy on the board — should not have been conducted in private. They answered questions about the closed-door session and agreed the board would undergo training on the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
The board previously had set a tentative date of Sept. 19, 2011, for the session, but was unable to finalize arrangements with the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office until now.
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