If there are no cases to consider, the meeting is cancelled.
To assist in its consideration of new district boundary lines, the Commission, once established, shall hold a public hearing meeting to receive the comments and input of interested citizens.
Agendas are available 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/citycouncil/redistricting-commission/
Public Comment can be submitted via email to cclerk@topeka.org. Comments may also be delivered in-person or mailed to the Office of the City Clerk located at 215 SE 8th Street, Room 166, Topeka, Kansas, 66603. All meetings are open to the public, televised and available for viewing online at https://www.topeka.org/citycouncil/stream-city-council-meetings/ or at https://www.facebook.com/cityoftopeka/
- PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS:
Written comments can be submitted via email to cclerk@topeka.org. Comments may also be delivered in-person or mailed to the Office of the City Clerk located at 215 SE 8th Street, Room 166, Topeka, Kansas, 66603. All written comments will be distributed to Commission members.
In-Person Comments. In-person comments will be considered at the public hearing on Thursday, August 18 at 5 p.m. at the Holliday Building. Individuals may appear in person or by Zoom. If appearing by Zoom, the individual must notify the City Clerk by 4 p.m. on August 18 so that communications staff can be notified to provide the Zoom link.
Comments shall be limited to 4 minutes. If the person requests additional time, one extension may be granted by the chairperson, not to exceed 2 minutes. Each person shall step up to the microphone and shall state his or her name for the record. All remarks shall be addressed to the Commission as a whole and not to any individual member.
In-person and virtual attendance options are available. Please contact the Council Office by 5:00pm 8/18 to request the Zoom link.
Agenda:
- Call to order
- Approval of July 25, 2022 minutes
- Initial ARPA Application Review
- Other Items
- Adjourn
Get Down in T-Town Application
Special Meeting Notice – Executive Session
A special meeting of the Governing Body has been called by Mayor Padilla on August 30, 2022, 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.
AGENDA: (1) Call to Order (2) Roll Call (3) Executive Session (4) Adjournment
SUBJECT: Executive Session for a period of time not to exceed 8 hours to interview four candidates for city manager as allowed under KSA 75-4319(b)(a). The following individuals will be present to aid in the discussion: Members of the Governing Body; City Attorney, Amanda Stanley; and the four candidates for City Manager: Mike Harmon, David Johnston, Abbe Yacoben and Stephen Wade.
The open meeting will resume at the completion of the executive session.
The City of Topeka Governing Body has selected four candidates to interview for the Topeka City Manager position. View finalists information here: 08-16-2022 Topeka City Manager finalists announced
In addition to the interview panels, the candidates will also attend a public meet and greet. Community members are invited to attend the meet and greet, which will take place on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Bishop Professional Development Center located at 3601 SW 31st Street, Topeka, Kansas.
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, or by emailing comments to cmsearch@premierks.com.
Agendas are available 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/citycouncil/redistricting-commission/
Public Comment can be submitted via email to cclerk@topeka.org. Comments may also be delivered in-person or mailed to the Office of the City Clerk located at 215 SE 8th Street, Room 166, Topeka, Kansas, 66603. All meetings are open to the public, televised and available for viewing online at https://www.topeka.org/citycouncil/stream-city-council-meetings/ or at https://www.facebook.com/cityoftopeka/
Click here to view the Governing Body Meeting Agenda online.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Governing Body Meetings will be conducted in-person and virtually via the Zoom meeting application until further notice. Zoom meeting application details will be distributed by the City Clerk’s office on the day of each meeting. Meeting will be held on the first, three (3) Tuesdays of each month at 6:00 p.m.
If you would like to view the meeting you may at https://www.topeka.org/communications/live-stream/ or at https://www.facebook.com/cityoftopeka/