12-351.   Same; consolidation study commission,appointment; executive director.(a) Within 10 days of the effective date of this act, aconsolidation commission shall be appointed.Each of the following officers shall appoint a member to the commission: Thegovernor, the president and minority leader of the senate and the speaker andminority leader of the house of representatives. The person appointed by thegovernor shall serve as the chairperson of the commission.No morethan three members of the commission shall be from the same political party.Members of thecommission shall include, but not be limited to, persons with experience inaccounting, business management, municipal finance, law, education, politicalscience or public administration.No elected or appointive official of the cities ofAuburn, Rossville, Silver Lake, Topeka or Willard or Shawnee county, nor anypersonappointed to fill a vacancy in an elected office of such cities or county,shall serve on the commission. No paid employee of the cities ofAuburn, Rossville, Silver Lake, Topeka or Willard or Shawnee countyshall serve on the commission.Members of the commission shall be residents of Shawnee county.

      (b)   Members of the commission shall be paid compensation, subsistenceallowances, mileage and other expenses as provided by K.S.A. 75-3223, andamendments thereto.

      (c)   The members of the consolidation commission shall appoint anexecutive director of the commission.The executive director shall receive compensation established by thecommission. The executive director shall employ other staff and may contractwithconsultants, as the executive director deems necessary to carry out thefunctions of the commission. Staff employed by the executive director shallreceive compensation established by the executive director.

      (d)   Within 30 days following the appointment of all members of thecommission, the commission shall meet and organize by the election of avice-chairperson andother officers deemed necessary. The commission may adopt rules governing theconduct of its meetings.

      History:   L. 2005, ch. 166, § 2; Apr. 21.