12-4001. Kansas advisory council on intergovernmental relations; membership; terms; officers.
12-4001
12-4001. Kansas advisory council on
intergovernmental relations; membership; terms; officers.
(a) There is hereby created a Kansas advisory council on
intergovernmental
relations. The council shall be composed of 15 members of whom 11 shall be
appointed by the
governor as follows: (1) Two members shall be elected county officials of
which, one shall be a
member of a board of county commissioners; (2) two members shall be elected
city officials; (3)
one member shall be an elected township official; (4) one member shall be an
elected school
board member; (5) two members shall be executive branch officials; and (6)
three members shall
be private citizens. Two members of the council shall be members of the Kansas
senate of
which, one shall be appointed by the president of the senate and one shall be
appointed by the minority leader of the senate. Two members of the council
shall be members of the Kansas house of representatives of which, one shall be
appointed by the speaker of the house and one shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the house.
City, county and school board members shall be appointed from lists of at least
five
nominees submitted by their respective state organizations. Of the members
appointed by the
governor, no more than seven
members shall be from any one political party.
(b) Of the first members appointed by the governor after the effective date
of this act, one
member of each city and county, the township and school board member, one
executive branch
member and one private citizen shall hold office for terms of two years
beginning July 1, 2002;
thereafter all appointments shall be for terms of four years. The remaining
members appointed by
the governor shall be for terms of four years beginning July 1, 2002.
Legislative members shall
be appointed to terms which correspond to their terms of office. All members
may be
reappointed. Should any member cease to be a member of the unit, body or agency
such person is
appointed to represent, such person's membership on the council shall terminate
immediately and
a new member shall be appointed in the same manner as the predecessor to fill
the unexpired
term.
(c) Members shall serve without salary but may be reimbursed for travel and
other
expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
(d) The council shall each year elect from its membership a chairperson and a
vice-chairperson, who shall serve in such capacities for one year and until
their
successors have been
elected. If both the chairperson and vice-chairperson are absent from any
meeting, the voting
members present shall elect a temporary chairperson by a majority vote.
(e) Eight members of the council shall constitute a quorum. Meetings and
subcommittee meetings of the council shall be subject to the open meetings law.
History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 1; July 1.