Article 56.--TOPEKA/SHAWNEE COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
12-5611.Governing board; appointment; terms;
officers; meetings; procedure.
(a) The governing and administrative body of the authority shall
be
a board
consisting
of six members, to be known as the riverfront board. Members of the board
shall be residents of Kansas. No member of the board shall be an elected
official.
(b) Members shall not be paid a salary, but shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) Members of the board shall be appointed as follows: Three shall be
appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council and
three
shall be appointed by the commission. Of the first appointees, the
council and
mayor shall designate one member to serve a term of one year, one to serve two
years and one to serve a three-year term. The commission shall designate the
terms of its appointees likewise. Should the city and county consolidate, then
the
members shall be appointed by the governing body of the consolidated government
as set forth above.
(d) Upon the expiration of the term of any member, all successor
members of the board shall be appointed and hold office for terms of three
years from the date of appointment.
The city clerk or county clerk shall certify the action of the respective
governing body
with respect to such appointments and file such certificates as a part of the
records
of the office of either the city or county clerk. Before entering upon the
duties of
office, each member of the board shall take and subscribe the constitutional
oath of
office and same shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and county
clerk.
(e) Any member may resign from office to take effect when a successor has
been
appointed and has qualified. The mayor, with the approval of the council and
the commission, may remove any member of the board in case of incompetency,
neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The member shall be given a copy of
the
charges
and an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel upon not less
than 10-days' notice. In case of failure to qualify within the time required,
or of abandonment
of office, or in case of death, conviction of a crime involving moral
turpitude or
removal from office, the office of a member shall become vacant. A
vacancy
shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(f) As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the
board shall
organize for the transaction of business, select a chairperson and a temporary
secretary
from its members and adopt bylaws, rules and regulations to govern its
proceedings. The initial chairperson and successors shall be elected by the
board
from
time to time for the term of the chairperson's office as a member of the board
or for
the
term of three years, whichever is shorter.
(g) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once each
quarter or more often if called by the
chairperson. The time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the board.
Four members of
the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(h) All action of
the
board shall be by resolution and the affirmative vote of at least three members
shall
be necessary for the adoption of any resolution. All such resolutions before
taking
effect shall be approved by the chairperson of the board and, if the
chairperson approves thereof, the chairperson shall sign the same. If the
chairperson does not approve any such resolution, the chairperson shall return
it to the board with the chairperson's written objections thereto at the next
regular meeting of the board occurring after the passage thereof. If the
chairperson fails to return any resolution with the objections thereto by
the prescribed
time, the chairperson shall be deemed to have approved the same and it
shall
take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any resolution by the chairperson
with the chairperson's objections, the
vote by which such resolution was passed shall be reconsidered by the board. If
upon
reconsideration the resolution is passed by the affirmative vote of at
least five members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of the
chairperson. All
resolutions and all proceedings of the authority and all documents and records
in its
possession shall be public records, and open to public inspection, except such
documents and records as shall be kept or prepared by the board for use in
negotiations, actions or proceedings to which the authority is a party.
History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 11;
L. 2009, ch. 35, § 1; July 1.
Article 56.--TOPEKA/SHAWNEE COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
12-5611.Governing board; appointment; terms;
officers; meetings; procedure.
(a) The governing and administrative body of the authority shall
be
a board
consisting
of six members, to be known as the riverfront board. Members of the board
shall be residents of Kansas. No member of the board shall be an elected
official.
(b) Members shall not be paid a salary, but shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) Members of the board shall be appointed as follows: Three shall be
appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council and
three
shall be appointed by the commission. Of the first appointees, the
council and
mayor shall designate one member to serve a term of one year, one to serve two
years and one to serve a three-year term. The commission shall designate the
terms of its appointees likewise. Should the city and county consolidate, then
the
members shall be appointed by the governing body of the consolidated government
as set forth above.
(d) Upon the expiration of the term of any member, all successor
members of the board shall be appointed and hold office for terms of three
years from the date of appointment.
The city clerk or county clerk shall certify the action of the respective
governing body
with respect to such appointments and file such certificates as a part of the
records
of the office of either the city or county clerk. Before entering upon the
duties of
office, each member of the board shall take and subscribe the constitutional
oath of
office and same shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and county
clerk.
(e) Any member may resign from office to take effect when a successor has
been
appointed and has qualified. The mayor, with the approval of the council and
the commission, may remove any member of the board in case of incompetency,
neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The member shall be given a copy of
the
charges
and an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel upon not less
than 10-days' notice. In case of failure to qualify within the time required,
or of abandonment
of office, or in case of death, conviction of a crime involving moral
turpitude or
removal from office, the office of a member shall become vacant. A
vacancy
shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(f) As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the
board shall
organize for the transaction of business, select a chairperson and a temporary
secretary
from its members and adopt bylaws, rules and regulations to govern its
proceedings. The initial chairperson and successors shall be elected by the
board
from
time to time for the term of the chairperson's office as a member of the board
or for
the
term of three years, whichever is shorter.
(g) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once each
quarter or more often if called by the
chairperson. The time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the board.
Four members of
the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(h) All action of
the
board shall be by resolution and the affirmative vote of at least three members
shall
be necessary for the adoption of any resolution. All such resolutions before
taking
effect shall be approved by the chairperson of the board and, if the
chairperson approves thereof, the chairperson shall sign the same. If the
chairperson does not approve any such resolution, the chairperson shall return
it to the board with the chairperson's written objections thereto at the next
regular meeting of the board occurring after the passage thereof. If the
chairperson fails to return any resolution with the objections thereto by
the prescribed
time, the chairperson shall be deemed to have approved the same and it
shall
take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any resolution by the chairperson
with the chairperson's objections, the
vote by which such resolution was passed shall be reconsidered by the board. If
upon
reconsideration the resolution is passed by the affirmative vote of at
least five members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of the
chairperson. All
resolutions and all proceedings of the authority and all documents and records
in its
possession shall be public records, and open to public inspection, except such
documents and records as shall be kept or prepared by the board for use in
negotiations, actions or proceedings to which the authority is a party.
History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 11;
L. 2009, ch. 35, § 1; July 1.
Article 56.--TOPEKA/SHAWNEE COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
12-5611.Governing board; appointment; terms;
officers; meetings; procedure.
(a) The governing and administrative body of the authority shall
be
a board
consisting
of six members, to be known as the riverfront board. Members of the board
shall be residents of Kansas. No member of the board shall be an elected
official.
(b) Members shall not be paid a salary, but shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) Members of the board shall be appointed as follows: Three shall be
appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council and
three
shall be appointed by the commission. Of the first appointees, the
council and
mayor shall designate one member to serve a term of one year, one to serve two
years and one to serve a three-year term. The commission shall designate the
terms of its appointees likewise. Should the city and county consolidate, then
the
members shall be appointed by the governing body of the consolidated government
as set forth above.
(d) Upon the expiration of the term of any member, all successor
members of the board shall be appointed and hold office for terms of three
years from the date of appointment.
The city clerk or county clerk shall certify the action of the respective
governing body
with respect to such appointments and file such certificates as a part of the
records
of the office of either the city or county clerk. Before entering upon the
duties of
office, each member of the board shall take and subscribe the constitutional
oath of
office and same shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and county
clerk.
(e) Any member may resign from office to take effect when a successor has
been
appointed and has qualified. The mayor, with the approval of the council and
the commission, may remove any member of the board in case of incompetency,
neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The member shall be given a copy of
the
charges
and an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel upon not less
than 10-days' notice. In case of failure to qualify within the time required,
or of abandonment
of office, or in case of death, conviction of a crime involving moral
turpitude or
removal from office, the office of a member shall become vacant. A
vacancy
shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(f) As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the
board shall
organize for the transaction of business, select a chairperson and a temporary
secretary
from its members and adopt bylaws, rules and regulations to govern its
proceedings. The initial chairperson and successors shall be elected by the
board
from
time to time for the term of the chairperson's office as a member of the board
or for
the
term of three years, whichever is shorter.
(g) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once each
quarter or more often if called by the
chairperson. The time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the board.
Four members of
the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(h) All action of
the
board shall be by resolution and the affirmative vote of at least three members
shall
be necessary for the adoption of any resolution. All such resolutions before
taking
effect shall be approved by the chairperson of the board and, if the
chairperson approves thereof, the chairperson shall sign the same. If the
chairperson does not approve any such resolution, the chairperson shall return
it to the board with the chairperson's written objections thereto at the next
regular meeting of the board occurring after the passage thereof. If the
chairperson fails to return any resolution with the objections thereto by
the prescribed
time, the chairperson shall be deemed to have approved the same and it
shall
take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any resolution by the chairperson
with the chairperson's objections, the
vote by which such resolution was passed shall be reconsidered by the board. If
upon
reconsideration the resolution is passed by the affirmative vote of at
least five members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of the
chairperson. All
resolutions and all proceedings of the authority and all documents and records
in its
possession shall be public records, and open to public inspection, except such
documents and records as shall be kept or prepared by the board for use in
negotiations, actions or proceedings to which the authority is a party.
History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 11;
L. 2009, ch. 35, § 1; July 1.