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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 19-4428

  • Agency: means a county law enforcement agency established under the provisions of this act. See Kansas Statutes 19-4425
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.

Members of such agency shall meet in the office of the county attorney upon the call of such officer as soon after their appointment as possible and shall organize by electing a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary. Members of the agency shall meet thereafter at least once each month at a time and place which shall be fixed by resolution. Such resolution shall specify the regular hour of commencement of the meeting, the day of the week and the week of the month, and shall provide that if the regular meeting date occurs on a legal holiday or on a holiday specified by the agency, such regular meeting shall be held on the following day at the same hour. Such resolution also shall specify the regular meeting place of the agency and may specify that any regular meeting may be adjourned to another time and place. Special meetings may be called at any time by the chairman. Written notice, stating the time and place of any special meeting and the purpose for which called, shall be given each member at least two (2) days in advance of said meeting, unless such notice is waived by all other members of the agency, and no business other than that stated in the notice shall be transacted at such meeting. A majority of the qualified members of the agency shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting any business and the vote of a majority of the qualified members of such agency shall be required for the passage of any motion or resolution. No member shall be permitted to pass or to abstain from voting upon any measure properly before the members of such agency at any meeting except upon the basis of a conflict of interest announced by such member and made a part of the record of the meeting. The chairman, and in his absence or disability, the vice-chairman shall preside at all meetings and sign or execute all orders, contracts or documents of any kind required or authorized to be signed or executed by the agency. The agency shall cause a proper record to be kept of its proceedings.