Governing Body

Sunflower Foundation 5860 SW 6th Avenue Topeka KS 66606 https://www.topeka.org Governing Body Agenda April 8, 2024 8:15 AM SPECIAL MEETING Mayor: Michael A. Padilla Councilmembers Karen A. Hiller District No. 1 Marcus D.L. Miller District No. 6 Christina Valdivia-Alcala District No. 2 Neil Dobler District No. 7 Sylvia E. Ortiz District No. 3 Spencer Duncan District No. 8 David Banks District No. 4 Michelle Hoferer District No. 9 Brett D. Kell District No. 5 Interim City Manager: Richard U. Nienstedt A SPECIAL MEETING of the Governing Body has been called by Mayor Michael Padilla to conduct city manager interviews. The meeting will not be televised due to technical difficulties and there will be no public comment allowed at the meeting. WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT may be personally submitted or mailed to the City Clerk's Office located at 215 SE 7th Street, Room 166, Topeka, Kansas, 66603 or submitted via email at cclerk@topeka.org on or before the date of the meeting for attachment to the meeting minutes. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted use of the 711 dialing code for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). TRS permits persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone system via a text telephone (TTY) or other device to call persons with or without such disabilities. To reach the City Clerk's office using the TRS, please dial 711. Agendas are available by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday in the City Clerk's Office, 215 SE 7th Street, Room 166, Topeka, Kansas, 66603 or on the City's website at https://www.topeka.org. CALL TO ORDER: 1. ROLL CALL: 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Executive Sessions are closed meetings held in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The Governing Body will recess into Executive Session for a period of time not to exceed nine (9) hours to interview five (5) candidates for city manager as allowed under KSA 75-4319(b)(1). The following individuals will be present to aid in the discussion: Members of the Governing Body; City Attorney, Amanda Stanley; and the five candidates for City Manager. The open meeting will resume at the completion of the executive session. 3. ADJOURNMENT:  City of Topeka Council Action Form Council Chambers 214 SE 8th Street Topeka, Kansas 66603 www.topeka.org April 8, 2024 DATE: April 8, 2024 CONTACT PERSON: DOCUMENT #: SECOND PARTY/SUBJECT: PROJECT #: CATEGORY/SUBCATEGORY CIP PROJECT: No ACTION OF COUNCIL: JOURNAL #: PAGE #: DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: The Governing Body will recess into Executive Session for a period of time not to exceed nine (9) hours to interview five (5) candidates for city manager as allowed under KSA 75-4319(b)(1). The following individuals will be present to aid in the discussion: Members of the Governing Body; City Attorney, Amanda Stanley; and the five candidates for City Manager. The open meeting will resume at the completion of the executive session. VOTING REQUIREMENTS: POLICY ISSUE: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND: BUDGETARY IMPACT: SOURCE OF FUNDING: ATTACHMENTS: Description Press Release March 28, 2024 Special Meeting Notice (Revised) - April 8, 2024  City Communications City Hall, 215 SE 7th Street Tel: 785-368-0991 Topeka, KS 66603 www.topeka.org For Immediate Release Contact for further information: Taylor Bugg, Interim Communications Co-Director, citycommunications@topeka.org March 28, 2024 Governing Body to hold City Manager finalist interviews, public meet and greet TOPEKA, Kan. – Five finalists have been selected to interview for the Topeka City Manager position. The City of Topeka’s Governing Body has worked with Strategic Government Resources (SGR) for the last several months on the search for a new City Manager. SGR led the recruitment campaign for the Topeka City Manager position. 42 candidates applied for the position. In February, the Governing Body narrowed that list down to a group of 14 semi-finalists for closer examination. After an in-depth review and follow-up with the 14 semi-finalists, SGR will be bringing in five finalists to interview with the Governing Body. None of the finalists are internal candidates. The finalists will participate in two interview panels on Monday, April 8. One interview panel will be with the Governing Body, and the other will be with a panel of community stakeholders selected by the Mayor. The interview panels will not be open to the public, but the finalists will also attend a public meet and greet where community members are invited to attend. The meet and greet will take place on Monday, April 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hotel Topeka Emerald Ballroom located at 1717 SW Topeka Blvd. Light refreshments will be provided at the event. Attendees will be able to provide feedback on the candidates to the Governing Body by filling out comment cards at the meet and greet. Background information about the finalists will be provided next week.  City Clerk Brenda Younger, M.M.C. City Hall, 215 SE 7th Street, Room 166 785-368-3940 Topeka, KS 66603 Email: byounger@topeka.org www.topeka.org Special Meeting Notice – Executive Session A special meeting of the Governing Body has been called by Mayor Michael Padilla to conduct city manager interviews. The meeting will not be televised due to technical difficulties and there will be no public comment allowed at the meeting. Written comments may be submitted via email to cclerk@topeka.org or delivered in-person to the City Clerk’s Office located at 215 SE 7th Street, Room 166, Topeka, Kansas. DATE: APRIL 8, 2024 TIME: 8:15 A.M. LOCATION: Sunflower Foundation 5860 SW 6th Avenue Topeka KS 66606 AGENDA: (1) Call to Order (2) Roll Call (3) Executive Session (4) Adjournment SUBJECT: Executive Session for a period of time not to exceed 9 hours to interview five (5) candidates for city manager as allowed under KSA 75-4319(b)(1). The following individuals will be present to aid in the discussion: Members of the Governing Body; City Attorney, Amanda Stanley; and the five candidates for City Manager. The open meeting will resume at the completion of the executive session. Contact: Brenda Younger, City Clerk 785-368-3940 or 785-368-3941 cclerk@topeka.org