City Council
Regular MeetingPaola, KS · December 27, 2019
Minutes
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS
1:30 P.M.
December 27, 2019
Held at the Paola Fire Department, 202 E. Wea 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 Dave Smail, Trent
Upshaw, Leigh House and Aaron Nickelson.
Council Members Absent: None
Also present: City Manager Jay Wieland and Human Resource Director Vicki
Belt
CALL TO ORDER: The special council meeting was called to order by Mayor Stuteville.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Stuteville and Council Members Smail, Upshaw, House and Nickelson
were all present.
Agenda Item 3 – EXECUTIVE SESSION: The justification being to discuss personnel
matters of nonelected personnel pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1) is the authority for this
recess.
Council Member House made a motion at 1:30 p.m. to recess to Executive Session, to include
the Mayor, Council, City Manager Wieland and HR Director Belt for 1 hour to interview a
candidate for the City Manager position pursuant to, KSA 75-4319(b)(1); the regular meeting
to reconvene here at Paola Fire Department at 2:30 p.m. The motion was seconded by Council
Member Nickelson and all voted aye. The motion passed 4 to 0.
At 2:30 p.m. the Council came out of Executive Session and Council Member Smail made a
motion to reconvene the recessed meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member
House and all voted aye. The motion passed 4 to 0.
Council Member Upshaw made a motion to recess the meeting until the next candidate
interview at 7:00 p.m. The motion was seconded by Council Member Smail and all voted aye.
The motion passed 4 to 0.
At 7:00 p.m. Council Member Upshaw made a motion to recess to Executive Session, to
include the Mayor, Council, City Manager Wieland and HR Director Belt for 1 hour to
interview a candidate for the City Manager position pursuant to, KSA 75-4319(b)(1); the
regular meeting to reconvene here at Paola Fire Department at 8:00 p.m. The motion was
seconded by Council Member Nickelson and all voted aye. The motion passed 4 to 0
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At 8:00 p.m. the Council Came out of Executive Session and Council Member Nickelson made
a motion to recess to Executive Session, to include the Mayor, Council, City Manager, and HR
Director for 15 minutes to complete the candidate interview; the regular meeting to reconvene
at 8:15 p.m. The motion was seconded by Council Member Smail and all voted aye. The
motion passed 4 to 0.
At 8:15 p.m. the Council came out of Executive Session and Council Member Smail made a
motion to reconvene the recessed meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member
House and all voted aye. The motion passed 4 to 0.
Agenda Item 5 – ADJOURNMENT
With no additional business to come before the Council, Council Member House made a
motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Council Member Upshaw and all voted aye.
The motion passed 4 to 0.
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Artie Stuteville, Mayor
ATTEST: [seal]
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Stephanie Marler, City Clerk
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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 at Paola Fire Department, 202
E Wea Street in Paola on Friday December 27, 2019 at 1:30 pm, for the following
purpose:
See attached Agenda.
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Dave Smail, Councilmember Ward 1 Trent Upshaw, Councilmember Ward 2
_______________________________ ___________________________________
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 AT PAOLA FIRE DEPARTMENT
202 E Wea Street Paola, KS 66071
December 27, 2019 – 1:30 pm
~ Thank you for turning off your cell phone. Council Meetings are tape recorded. ~
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL - Smail ___ Upshaw ___ House ___ Nickelson ___ Mayor Stuteville ___
3. Executive Session: the justification being to discuss personnel matters of
nonelected personnel pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1) is the authority for this
recess.
Action – Motion to adjourn to Executive Session, to include the Mayor, Council, City
Manager and Human Resource Director to interview City Manager applicants
pursuant to the nonelected personnel matter exception, KSA 75-4319(b)(1); the
regular meeting to reconvene here at City Hall at ___ p.m.
Action – Motion to reconvene the adjourned meeting.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Action – Motion to adjourn.
~ NOTICE ~
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, individuals needing assistance or
other services or accommodation for this meeting should contact City Clerk Stephanie
Marler 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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