City Council
Regular MeetingPaola, KS · December 5, 2017
Minutes
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS
6:00 O’CLOCK P.M.
December 5, 2017
Held in the Second Floor Conference Room at Paola City Hall
19 E Peoria Street in Paola
The Governing Body of the City of Paola, Kansas, met with Mayor Stuteville presiding.
Council Members present: Mayor Artie Stuteville and Council Members Jim Pritchard, Leigh
House, and Aaron Nickelson.
Council Members absent: Gee Gee Wilhoite.
Also present: City Manager Jay Wieland, City Clerk Dan Droste, and City
Attorney Lee Tetwiler.
CALL TO ORDER: The special council meeting was called to order by Mayor Stuteville.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Stuteville and Council Members Pritchard, House, and Nickelson were all
present. Council Member Wilhoite was absent.
AGENDA ITEM 1 - Executive Session: the justification being a consultation with an attorney
for the governing body which is deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship. K.S.A.
75-4319(b)(2) is the authority for this recess.
Council Member Pritchard made a motion to adjourn to Executive Session, to include the Mayor,
Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk to discuss possible claims against the City
pursuant to consultation with an attorney for the public body which would be deemed privileged
in the attorney-client relationship exemption, KSA 75-4319(b)(2); the regular meeting to
reconvene here at the Second Floor Conference Room at Paola City Hall at 6:30 p.m. The motion
was seconded by Council Member Nickelson and all voted aye. The motion passed 3 to 0.
At 6:30 pm, the Council came out of Executive Session and Council Member Pritchard made a
motion to reconvene the adjourned meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Nickelson and all voted aye. The motion passed 3 to 0.
No action was taken pursuant to the Executive Session.
ADJOURNMENT: With no additional business to come before the Council, Council Member
Nickelson made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Council Member House and
all voted aye. The motion passed 3 to 0.
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Artie Stuteville, Mayor
ATTEST: [seal]
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Daniel G. Droste, City Clerk
Paola City Council Special Meeting Minutes – December 5, 2017
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Agenda
REQUEST FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR, ARTIE STUTEVILLE, OF THE CITY OF
PAOLA, KANSAS:
We, the undersigned being duly elected, qualified, and acting Councilmembers of the
City of Paola, Kansas, hereby respectfully request you to call a Special Meeting of the
Governing Body of the City of Paola, Kansas to be held in the Second Floor Conference
Room at Paola City Hall at 19 E Peoria Street in Paola on Tuesday, December 5,
2017 at 6:00 pm, for the following purpose:
See attached Agenda.
At the conclusion of the Special Meeting, we hereby respectfully request you to call a
Work Study Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of Paola, to be held at the same
location and date, for the following purpose:
Review LDO changes relating to “Accessory Structures”.
Discuss Code Enforcement Officer position.
Discuss Workers Compensation year-to-date statistics & possible incentive.
Update on projects.
Other.
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Jim Pritchard, Councilmember Ward 1 Gee Gee Wilhoite, Councilmember Ward 2
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Leigh House, Councilmember Ward 3 Aaron Nickelson, Councilmember Ward 4
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CALL OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
I, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Paola, Kansas having received a request for a
special meeting of the Governing Body of said city, do by these presents call a special
council meeting of the City of Paola, Kansas for the purpose set forth in the foregoing
request.
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Artie Stuteville, Mayor
AGENDA
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS
TO BE HELD IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
AT PAOLA CITY HALL
19 E Peoria Street Paola, KS 66071
December 5, 2017 – 6:00 pm
~ Thank you for turning off your cell phone. Council Meetings are tape recorded. ~
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL - Pritchard ___ Wilhoite ___ House ___ Nickelson ___ Mayor
Stuteville ___
3. Executive Session: the justification being a consultation with an attorney for the
governing body which is deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship.
K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(2) is the authority for this recess.
Action – Motion to adjourn to Executive Session, to include the Mayor, Council, City
Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk to discuss possible claims against the City
pursuant to consultation with an attorney for the public body which would be deemed
privileged in the attorney-client relationship exemption, KSA 75-4319(b)(2); the
regular meeting to reconvene here at the Second Floor Conference Room at Paola
City Hall at ___ p.m.
Action – Motion to reconvene the adjourned meeting.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Action – Motion to adjourn.
Note: Work Study Meeting to take place at the conclusion of this Special Meeting.
~ NOTICE ~
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, individuals needing assistance or
other services or accommodation for this meeting should contact City Clerk Dan Droste at
least 24 hours in advance of this meeting at 913-259-3600.
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It is possible that sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. immediately prior to this meeting, during breaks, and directly after the
meeting, that a majority of the Governing Body may be present in the meeting room, hallway, or parking lot. No one is excluded from
these areas at any time.
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