City Council
Regular MeetingPaola, KS · December 30, 2019
Minutes
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS
6:00 P.M.
December 30, 2019
Held at the 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 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 Upshaw made a motion at 6:00 p.m. to recess to Executive Session, to include
the Mayor, Council, City Manager Wieland and HR Director Belt for 2 hours to discuss
candidates for the City Manager position pursuant to, KSA 75-4319(b)(1); the regular meeting
to reconvene here at Paola City Hall at 8:00 p.m. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Smail and all voted aye. The motion passed 4 to 0.
At 8:00 p.m. the Council came out of Executive Session and Council Member House made a
motion to reconvene the recessed meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Nickelson 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 Nickelson 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
Paola City Council Minutes – December 30, 2019
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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 City Hall, 19 E. Peoria
Street in Paola on Monday, December 30, 2019 at 6:00 pm, for the following purpose:
See attached Agenda.
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Dave Smail, Councilmember Ward 1 Trent Upshaw, 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 AT PAOLA CITY HALL
19 E Peoria Street Paola, KS 66071
December 30, 2019 – 6:00 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 discuss 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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