City Council
Regular MeetingOlathe, KS · August 14, 2025
Minutes
City of Olathe City Council
100 E. Santa Fe | Council Chamber
Thursday | August 14, 2025 | 4:00 PM
Special Call
1. CALL TO ORDER
Present: Bacon, Vogt, Gilmore, Schoonover, Felter, Vakas, and
Essex
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Consideration of motion to recess into an executive session to discuss the following
items:
A. Personnel matters of non-elected personnel regarding the City Manager
pursuant to the exception provided in K.S.A.75-4319(b)(1).
Motion by Vogt, seconded by Gilmore to recess into executive session
to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel regarding the
City Manager position pursuant to the exception provided in
K.S.A.75-4319(b)(1) for 60 minutes with the open meeting reconvening
at 5:00 P.M. The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Bacon, Vogt, Gilmore, Schoonover, Felter, Vakas, and
Essex
Mayor Bacon reconvened the open meeting at 5:00 P.M. and said there was a
need to recess back into Executive Session for an additional 30 minutes. A
motion was made and seconded. The motion passed 4-0.
Mayor Bacon reconvened the meeting at 5:30 and again stated there was a
need for an additional 15 minutes. Councilmember Vogt made a motion and
Councilmember Gilmore seconded it. The motion passed 4-0.
At 5:45, Mayor Bacon reconvened the open meeting and called for a motion to
recess back into executive session for another 10 minutes. The motion was
made, seconded and passed 4-0.
3. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Vogt, seconded by Gilmore to authorize staff to proceed with the
strategies discussed with and directed by the governing body. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Yes: Bacon, Vogt, Gilmore, Schoonover, and Essex
No: Felter, and Vakas
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4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Bacon asked if anyone had any additional comments and hearing none,
adjourned the meeting at 6:00 P.M.
Brenda D. Swearingian
City Clerk
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Agenda
City of Olathe City Council
100 E. Santa Fe | Council Chamber
Thursday | August 14, 2025 | 4:00 PM
Special Call
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Consideration of motion to recess into an executive session to discuss the following
items:
A. Personnel matters of non-elected personnel regarding the City Manager
pursuant to the exception provided in K.S.A.75-4319(b)(1).
3. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
4. ADJOURNMENT
The City of Olathe offers public meeting accommodations. Olathe City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Assistive
listening devices as well as iPads with closed captioning are available at each meeting. To request an ASL
interpreter, or other accommodations, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 913-971-8521. Two (2) business days
notice is required to ensure availability.
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