Christmas on the Bricks Festival: Nov. 30-Dec.3

Join us for the Inaugural

Christmas on the Bricks Festival

in Downtown Fort Scott!

First weekend of December

November 30th to December 3rd

See below for details!

Some activities require

pre-registration, so visit the

landing page on fortscott.com for info. so you don’t miss out!

Also, Like & Follow the Festival

Facebook page to stay informed.

EVENT SWEATSHIRTS FOR ORDERING

A limited quantity of event sweatshirts are still being offered for ordering, to be picked up on December 1st, click here for info.

The festival will be packed full of holiday cheer, events, shopping, and activities for all ages with aspirations to be a destination for an Old-Fashioned Christmas.

The weekend will kick off with the

“Candy Land Christmas” Parade of Lights

on Thursday, November 30th at 6pm,

followed by the Lighting of the Mayor’s Christmas Tree, Music by St. Mary’s School Choir,

Holiday Fireworks, and Pictures with Santa inside

Be the Light Boutique at 12 N. Main St.

Click here to enter the parade by 1pm on 11/27!

Events taking place on BOTH Friday and Saturday,

December 1st and 2nd, include:

• 42nd Annual Candlelight Tours, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Fri. 6:30-9pm, Sat. 5-9pm

• Downtown Business Christmas Tree Decorating Contest, cast your vote @ the Courtland, your vote will also enter you in a drawing for prizes!

• The Artificers 7th Annual Christmas Show, Fri. 5-9pm, Sat. 10am-9pm, Sun., 12-5pm

• Downtown Stores Open Late for Shopping, until at least 8pm each night

• Crooner’s Outdoor Patio decorated for photo opportunities, open to the public Fri.-Sun.

• Nativity Showcase, First United Methodist Church, Fri. 5-8pm, Sat.10am-2pm

• Holiday Market Booths at Wall & Main St., Friday 6-10pm, Saturday 12-10pm

• Carriage Rides departing from the Depot, 6-10pm each night

• Firepits with S’mores on Skubitz Plaza, 6-10pm each night

• Live Nativity by Bethel Church, 1st St. & Scott Ave., 5:30-8:30pm each night

• Pictures with Santa, Be the Light Boutique, Fri. 5-8pm, Sat. 12-2pm & 5-8pm

• Historical Trolley Tours from the Chamber & Visitor’s Center, Fri. 11am-2pm, Sat. 10am-2pm

Friday-only events include:

• Outdoor Movies at Lowell Milken Park, 6pm until over

• Live Music by Holly Crays 6:30-7:30pm & Morgan Rohr 8-9pm, Heritage Pavilion, 1st & Main St.

• Christmas Karaoke at Sharky’s North Pole Pop-up Christmas Bar (3rd floor), 9pm-1am

Saturday-only events include:

• Gingerbread House Making Contest, Brickstreet BBQ, 10am

• Candy Land Adventure, Museum of Creativity, 10am-4pm

• Christmas Paint Party at Pizza Republic, 1-3pm

• Christmas Cookie Decorating and Storytime, Hedgehog.INK!, 2pm

• Chili Feed by FSPD & FSFD, Empress Event Center, 5:30-8pm

• Bourbon County Revival live band, Empress Event Center, 6-8pm

• Late-night SINGO, Memorial Hall, 8-11pm

Sunday-only events include:

• Cohn’s Cafe Holiday Family Style Brunch, 10am-2pm, reservations strongly recommended, call or text 620-418-6209

• Floral Centerpiece Making Class by Sunshine Boutique, 1pm

Be sure and look for the Christmas cutouts throughout

Downtown for photo opportunities with your friends and family, being made by Mike & Danyell Miles.

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and City of Fort Scott express sincere thanks to ALL the sponsors, volunteers,

and staff who are making this event possible, including:

Event Chairperson and Chamber Board Member, Diane Striler

Chamber President & CEO, Lindsay Madison

Communications & Events Coordinator Emily Clayton

Locals and visitors are encouraged to make plans to enjoy this

FUN weekend on the bricks of the Downtown Historic District!

Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at

(620) 223-3566 or [email protected]

for questions or more information.

See full event flyer below,

or click HERE for a PDF printable copy.

We would appreciate you sharing with

your family & friends!

Special recognition & appreciation to the Festival sponsors displayed below.

This event simply would not be possible without all of the support!

If you would like to be added to the final sponsor promo, signage, and printed handouts for the event, you may still make a charitable contribution to the Fort Scott Area Chamber Foundation by

1pm Monday, November 27th. Click here for more info. on sponsorship levels & payment info.

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Thank you to our Chamber Champion members below for their premium support of the Chamber year-round!

Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701

Fort Scott Public Library November Newsletter

Fort Scott Public Library Newsletter
Special Issue – November 2023

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY HOURS

THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE AT NOON, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22. Happy Thanksgiving!
The Library will be closed Thursday-Sunday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Early Closing Today
 

The Library will close at NOON today due to staffing issues. Be sure to stop in early to prepare for the weekend. We will be open regular hours on Saturday.

 
NOW HIRING: LIBRARY DIRECTOR

We are seeking a new director to lead our library into the future. Will it be you? Click the link for full details, including how to apply:
Please share the news with anyone you think might be qualified and interested. Thank you for your help getting the word out!

7TH ANNUAL FAMILY HOLIDAY PARTY

Family Holiday Party
Monday, December 18, 4 PM
Fort Scott Public Library

Come join us for a family holiday party! Teens will have their own games & activities upstairs. Kids 1st grade & under must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Activities include holiday stories & singalong, cookie decorating, candy cane hunt, “snowball fight,” teen games, and crafts. All children and teens will receive at least one gift and a free book!
We are looking for volunteers to help supervise the activities and groups, and donors to help provide food.
Please sign up here: https://forms.gle/Nofhf7aYuChp1aRL8 if you’d like to help.
After stories and songs, the event will be split up by family groups rather than age groups (with the exception of the teens, who will remain upstairs for the majority of the event), although age-appropriate activities will be offered for each level. If you will have your children with you and would like to volunteer to help, you may stay with your family or group the entire time while helping to keep the event supervised and activities running smoothly.
Please email [email protected], fill out the form linked above, Facebook message the library to volunteer or donate.
Want to donate food but aren’t sure what to give? See this list for suggested items.
https://docs.google.com/…/1aCMK6PmSwLltz4JOh10x…/edit...
Happy Holidays from your friends at FSPL!

Book Sale

Our ongoing book sale cart is back! Find it downstairs beside the copy machine. Free books are now located inside the north entrance in a tub on the curbside pickup shelf (when we have any available).

New Adult Books

A Christmas Vanishing : a novel
by Anne Perry

Mariah Ellison investigates after accepting an invitation to spend Christmas with a friend and her husband but arrives and discovers her friend has disappeared without a trace and her invitation has been rudely rescinded.

An Angel Called Gallagher
by M. K. Mcclintock

On a ranch known as Hawk’s Peak, a family celebrates love, joy, and peace at last or so the Gallaghers thought. Brenna is convinced she hears a woman singing to her son. Eliza and Ethan are unnerved by a sleepwalker and Isabelle swears Hawk’s Peak is haunted. Then an unlikely visitor stumbles into their lives.

Confessions of a Cafeteria Catholic
by Peter J. Kreeft

Nat [Whilk] ” ‘is the ‘cafeteria Catholic’ “, writes Kreeft, “and I am the ‘eat all the food Mommy puts on your plate’ Catholic.” Taking on Nat’s manifesto point by point, the Boston College philosopher builds his case for a full-package Catholicism, addressing the themes of authority, love, freedom, conscience, sex, abortion, social justice, science, and more.

Her Secret Hope
by Shelley Shepard Gray

An Amish woman harboring secrets and looking to start over in Pinecraft meets a hardworking farmer who lives only a few miles away from her hometown, in the third novel of the series following Her Only Wish.

Saturday AM presents How to draw diverse manga : Design and create anime and manga characters with diverse identities of race, ethnicity, and gender
by Saturday Am

“For beginner to intermediate artists, Saturday AM Presents How to Draw Diverse Manga demonstrates how to conceive and draw original characters that reflect diverse racial, ethnic, and gender identities, featuring work by the artists represented in Saturday AM magazine, a recognized global brand that unites the two biggest trends in Young Adult graphic novels/comic books: diversity and manga”

Just Once : a novel
by Karen Kingsbury

Torn between two brothers—Sam and Hank, one at war and one at home, Irvel Ellis, when Hank enlists to save his brother, wonders if love can find a way, even from the ashes of the greatest heartbreak.

My name is Barbra
by Barbra Streisand

In her own words, the living legend tells the story of her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first star-making appearances in NY nightclubs to her breakout performance in Funny Girl to the long string of successes in every medium in the years that followed. Illustrations.

Now You See Them
by Elly Griffiths

“The fifth book in the Magic Men series, Now You See Them is a wild mystery with detective Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto, as they investigate a string of presumed kidnappings in the swinging 1960s”

Recipes for murder : 66 dishes that celebrate the mysteries of Agatha Christie
by Karen Pierce

“Poisons, knives, and bullets riddle the stories of Agatha Christie, but so does food, which she uses to invoke settings, to develop characters, and, of course, to commit murder. This to-die-for cookbook offers recipes written by the author for one accessible, easy-to-follow dish or drink for each of Christie’s 66 mysteries. Recipes include Fish and Chips at the Seven Dials Club, Literary Luncheon Meringues, Oysters Rockefeller on the Orient Express, Sixpence Blackbird Pie, Orange Marmalade from Gossington Hall, and more. Along the way, you’ll learn how to make an exquisite omelet, how to roast a leg of lamb properly, and how to serve perfectly timed steak frites. Framing these dishes are insightful essays and headnotes that detail the history of the recipes, their context in Christie’s life and times, and the roles they play in the source works. Based on extensive research and investigation, all dishes appear traditional to their respective eras, so steak fried for 1923 but marinated and grilled for 1964. Completing the collection, thematic menus assemble recipes for a Halloween murder mystery gathering, a “Christie for Christmas,” a book club buffet, and other occasions, making it a filling tribute to the grand dame of detective fiction”

New Young Adults Books

Courage to Dream : Tales of Hope in the Holocaust
by Neal Shusterman

“Taking readers into the darkest time of human history?—?the Holocaust?—?this graphic novel, woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history, shows what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear while exploring one common thread: the tradition of resistance and uplift.”

Disney Twisted-Wonderland, the manga : book of Heartslabyul. 2
by Yana Toboso

“Yu is formally enrolled in Night Raven College. He’s even a prefect…of Ramshackle Dorm. But that doesn’t mean things are getting any easier for him. When his classmate Ace shows up on his doorstep after getting in trouble, Yu faces his biggest challenge yet!”

The Knight Captain Is the New Princess-to-Be 1
by Yasuko Yamaru

Christina, a.k.a. “Lady Chris,” was born into a noble family and treated more or less like a boy growing up. Now a dashing young woman, Chris is not only captain of the imperial guards–she personally protects Prince Leonardo, who has been a dear friend since childhood. When his father, the king, demands he find a suitable girl to marry, Leo insists that he’s already found one: Chris! Chris is shocked, but figures that Leo doesn’t really love her like that; it’s probably just some ploy to keep the king happy. Chris decides to play along, but as the charade goes on, she starts to wonder if maybe her princely pal has actually fallen for her!

The druid’s call
by E. K. Johnston

“In this epic prequel to the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Doric’s powerful druid origins are revealed.”

Tilly in Technicolor
by Mazey Eddings

When eighteen-year-old Tilly goes to London to intern for her sister’s company, she begins to unmask her ADHD and connects with Oliver, another neurodivergent intern.

New Children’s Books

A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree
by Daniel Bernstrom

“Entertaining illustrations and energetic text reveal what happens when a hungry, fuzzy bear and a hive of angry bees come face to face.”

A Bed of Stars
by Jessica Love

This reassuring picture book about finding one’s place in the world follows a father as he takes his child on their first camping trip where he shows them, under a blanket of stars, that the universe is a friendly place.

Perry’s Pork Rinds and Country Store Black Friday Sale Has Started

Sending on Behalf of Chamber Member

Perry’s Pork Rinds and Country Store…

Perry’s Pork Rinds & Country Store is having a .89c SALE!

Sweet Potatoes .89c/LB

Russet Potatoes .89c/LB

Yellow Jumbo Onions .89c/LB

Don’t Forget their Black Friday sale is going on NOW, online or in store!

Buy 5 Get 1 Free on Pork Rinds + Free shipping on ALL orders!

Head over to 702 Pine St. Bronson, Kansas

Monday-Friday 7am-7pm

Saturday 9am-5pm

Sunday 12pm-5pm

Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701

Show Off Your Christmas Lights

CHAMBER ANNOUNCES CHRISTMAS LIGHT CONTEST SPONSORED BY NIECE PRODUCTS

 

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce encourages businesses, residents, and neighborhoods to “Deck the Fort” and make the community merry and bright for the holidays.  Niece Products is sponsoring a Christmas Light Contest with cash prizes for the winners including:

Residential: 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50
Top Business: $100
Top Neighborhood: $100

 

Other contest details:

  • Lights should be in place by December 5th and judging will take place between the 11th and 13th.
  • Properties within a 1 mile radius of city limits will be considered for contest
  • Those wanting to ensure their property or someone else’s is judged should call or email the Chamber with their address, name and phone number.
  • Lighting and decorations must be visible from street view.

The Chamber encourages everyone to get in the spirit with lights this season.  For more information contact the Chamber at 620-223-3566 or by email at [email protected].

Gordon Parks Birthday Celebration Is November 30

Gordon Parks. Submitted photo.

 

Phone: 620-223-2700, ext. 5850                                                

Email: [email protected]

Website: gordonparkscenter.org

 

The Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College will celebrate the anniversary of Gordon Parks’ birthday on Thursday, November 30th with the showing of films throughout the day. The events are free of charge and the public is invited to attend.

The schedule throughout the day will include:

 

9:25 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Showing of the Criterion Collection film, The Learning Tree.

 

11:25 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. – Showing of the Criterion Collection films The Movie Makers, a featurette that shows Parks on location for The Learning Tree film.  And My Father: Gordon Parks, (1969), a documentary made on the set of The Learning Tree, narrated by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring on the set interviews with Gordon Parks Sr. and members of the cast and crew.

 

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Join us for Birthday Cake in the Gordon Parks Museum on the Fort Scott Community College Campus Center.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Showing of the film Moments Without Proper Names.

 

Throughout the day, visitors will be able to receive a 25% birthday discount on all apparel items.

Parks, born in Fort Scott on November 30, 1912, would have been 111 this year.  He died on March 7, 2006, at the age of 93.  The films will be shown in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. For more information contact the Gordon Parks Museum at 620- 223-2700, ext. 5850, or by email at [email protected]

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Key Clothing Sale Starts November 18

Some of the merchandise that is for sale at the upcoming warehouse sale.

Key Apparel has been a local business for over a hundred years.

“Key has been in business in Fort Scott since 1908 and was founded on bib overalls,” said Brenda Brown with sales support and merchandising for the business.

Key Industries, Inc. in Fort Scott is having its 15th Annual Warehouse Sale from Saturday, November 18 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., then from Monday through Wednesday, November 20-22 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The sale continues on Friday, November 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., then Saturday, November 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“We have first quality products,” Angie Carr, Key’s Operation Project Coordinator, said. “We also use the sale to sell discontinued styles or colors, and irregulars-say for instance where a stitch is not completed and didn’t pass inspection but we can go ahead and closeout. That will be noted  to the customer, we will specify why it is irregular.”

The sale this year is at a new location at 2400 S. Main St. Suite 200,  between Hibbets and T-Mobile in the strip mall.

The annual Key Warehouse Sale has moved to the space between Hibbets and T-Mobile in the strip mall on Fort Scott’s south side.

“Previously, we were at the former Gordman’s Store space under a short-term lease,” said  Carr.”We have the same amount of merchandise (in the new space) as in previous years.”

Key Apparel is an official clothing sponsor of the Kansas State Fair and to commemorate that designation, Ike, the Bison, a collectible toy, will be sold.

“They make ideal stocking stuffers,” Carr said.

Ike the Bison will be sold at the annual Key Warehouse Sale.

Payment of cash, Visa, Mastercard, or Discover will be accepted during the sale.

 

To shop year round:www.keyapparel.com

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Want to level up your career or need to take classes that transfer to a 4-year college? Enrollment is OPEN for the spring and summer semesters at Fort Scott Community College! Dive into a world of knowledge from the comfort of your home. Spring classes start on January 10. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to boost your skills and achieve your academic goals. Plus, did you know that most classes at FSCC transfer? Join us on the journey of learning! For more info, go to https://fortscott.edu/admissions and contact Admissions today!

Be The Light Boutique Owners Receive E-Community Loan

HBCAT partners with Chamber to help small business owners apply for loan and grant funding

 

For five years, Susan and Eddie Townley sold antiques, vintage finds, and home decor in booths at markets in Louisburg and Overland Park. This year, they were ready to open their own business in a historic building in downtown Fort Scott.

They just needed a bit of capital to seal the deal. And to get that capital, they had to prepare paperwork.

For help, they turned to The Healthy Bourbon County Action Team’s Center for Economic Growth. And on Nov. 2, their dreams were realized when the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon on Be the Light Boutique at 12 N. Main, just across the street from the Fort Scott National Historic Site.

The boutique, which is open Thursday through Sunday, provides shoppers in Fort Scott as well as visitors to the area with a choice of unique clothing, home decor, antiques, and vintage finds.

“We are so excited for them because we have been with them step by step since the beginning of their business endeavor,” said HBCAT Executive Director Rachel Carpenter.

As a result of assistance from the HBCAT’s Center for Economic Growth, the Townleys were able to apply to the Fort Scott Chamber for an e-community loan, an initiative started by Network Kansas in 2019.

“Network Kansas provides us funding that we can then loan out to businesses for start-up, expansion, or any other type of needs they have,” explained Lindsay Madison, Chamber president. “A business will work with the staff at The HBCAT and another of their partners, the Pittsburg State University Small Business Development Center, to determine cash flow projections, market research reports, and other documents.”

 

The applicant then makes a brief presentation to the loan committee and awaits approval or a request to go back to the drawing board. If approved, the applicant might receive anywhere from $5,000 to $45,000 at 4 percent interest for 10 years.

 

For Be the Light Boutique, it was a critical piece of new business ownership.

“We needed funds to purchase some final inventory and provide a cash flow to continue with improvements to a building built in 1895,” Susan said. “My husband and I have done all the work on it to date.”

“The HBCAT helped us develop a business plan and loan documents that would serve as a basis for all of these grants,” she said. “We gave them our information, and they assisted with the creation of it. It was a beautiful thing.”

For more information on e-community loans, visit fortscott.com/e-community

About The HBCAT

The mission of The HBCAT is to increase access to healthy food and physical activity, promote commercial tobacco cessation, enhance quality of life and encourage economic growth. The problems of health inequity and social injustice are complex in nature and inextricably linked to key economic indicators. A healthy workforce is a prerequisite for economic success in any industry and in all cities.

Learn more at HBCAT.org. Find HBCAT on Facebook at facebook.com/HealthyBBCo/

Obituary of Carolyn Morrison

Carolyn Sue Morrison, age 80, resident of Fort Scott, KS, died Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott.  She was born February 18, 1943, in Moran, KS, the daughter of Clyde and Dorothy Darlene Hunsaker Stewart.  Carolyn was a very happy person.  She was a wonderful cook, her specialty being fried chicken.  Carolyn loved spending time with her family.  She will be greatly missed.

 

Survivors include 2 brothers, Melvin, and Frank Stewart; 4 sisters, Anna Reagan, Coleen Barker, Vicki Rhodes, and Denise Adams; a granddaughter, Sheila Weber; a great grandson, Josef Weber; and numerous nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by a daughter, Debbra Weber; son in law Gene Weber; 2 sisters, Avis, and Clydean Stewart; and her parents.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, November 20th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.  Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Blue Mound, KS.  Memorials are suggested to the Carolyn Morrison Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Unapproved Minutes of the City of Fort Scott Special Meeting on November 13

CITY OF FORT SCOTT

CITY COMMISSION MEETING

 Unapproved Minutes of November 13, 2023                                       Special Meeting

 

The special meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission was held November 13, 2023 at 5:30PM in the City Commission Meeting Room at City Hall, 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas.

 

ROLL CALL:

Commissioners T. Van Hoecke, K. Harrington, E. Woellhof, and M. Guns were present with Mayor M. Wells.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION:  T. VanHoecke led the Pledge of Allegiance and said a prayer asking God for guidance for the City, our Government and City officials.

 

AUDIENCE IN ATTENDANCE: Brad Matkin/City Manager, Bob Farmer/City Attorney, Lisa Lewis/City Clerk, Ben Hart/BakerTilly Finance Advisor to the City (by telephone).

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 

SESSION #1 – T. VanHoecke moved that the City Commission recess in to an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters pursuant to the personnel matters of non-elected personnel exception in K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1). In that meeting will be the (5) City Commissioners, the City Attorney, Ben Hart/City Financial Advisor (by telephone). They will recess into the City Manager’s office for (25) minutes and will resume the meeting in the Commission room at 5:57PM.  M. Guns seconded.  All voted aye.

 

APPROVED TO RECESS IN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN AT 5:57PM.

 

  1. VanHoecke moved that the City Commission come out of Executive Session. M. Wells seconded. All voted aye.

 

APPROVED TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

SESSION #2 – T. VanHoecke moved that the City Commission recess in to an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters pursuant to the personnel matters of non-elected personnel exception in K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1). In that meeting will be the (5) City Commissioners, the City Attorney, Ben Hart/City Financial Advisor (by telephone). They will recess into the City Manager’s office for (20) minutes and will resume the meeting in the Commission room at 6:19PM.  K. Harrington seconded. All voted aye.

 

APPROVED TO RECESS IN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN AT 6:19PM.

        

  1. VanHoecke moved that the City Commission come out of Executive Session. M. Guns seconded. All voted aye.

 

APPROVED TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

 

         SESSION #3 – T. VanHoecke moved that the City Commission recess into an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters pursuant to the personnel matters of non-elected personnel exception in K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1). In that meeting will be the (5) City Commissioners, City Attorney, City Manager, and Ben Hart/City Financial Advisor (by telephone). They will recess into the City Manager’s office for (30) minutes and will resume the meeting in the Commission room at 6:50PM.  M. Guns seconded. All voted aye.

 

APPROVED TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN AT 6:50PM.

 

  1. Wells moved that the City Commission come out of Executive Session. T. VanHoecke seconded. T. VanHoecke, E. Woellhof, M. Guns and M. Wells voted aye. K. Harrington was absent for the vote.

 

  1. Harrinton returned to the meeting.

 

APPROVED TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

 

         SESSION #4 – T. VanHoecke moved that the City Commission recess into an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters pursuant to the personnel matters of non-elected personnel exception in K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1). In that meeting will be the (5) City Commissioners, City Attorney, City Manager, and Ben Hart/City Financial Advisor (by telephone). They will recess into the City Manager’s office for (15) minutes and will resume the meeting in the Commission room at 7:26PM.  K. Harrington seconded. All voted aye.

 

         APPROVED TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN AT 7:26PM.

                          

 

 

  1. VanHoecke moved that the City Commission come out of Executive Session. M. Guns seconded. All voted aye.

 

APPROVED TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

 

  1. Wells stated that as a result of the sessions this evening, the Commission directs its Counsel to draw up a contract to be voted on at the November 21, 2023 City Commission meeting.

 

  1. VanHoecke moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:28PM. K. Harrington seconded. All voted aye.

 

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:28PM.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa A. Lewis, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted by:

Lisa A. Lewis, City Clerk

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