Tag: KOMA
Council Grove mayor threatens to cancel real estate leases with homeowners
Homeowners with houses built on ground leased from the City of Council Grove, Kansas, around a city-owned lake, are being…
Crawford County Commission declines to answer questions about apparent KOMA violations
The Crawford County Commission is refusing to answer questions about possible violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) by…
USD 286 Chautauqua school board fined over KOMA violations
The Chautauqua County Board of Education has been found liable for multiple violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. According…
BCC excludes trustee from executive session, cannot cite legal authority
The Butler Community College (BCC) Board of Trustees — through their general counsel — refuses to answer questions regarding its…
Newton Board of Education appears to have violated KOMA
The Newton USD 373 Board of Education appears to have violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) during a special…
Kansas Open Records exemption allows elected officials to avoid scrutiny
Changes to the Kansas Open Records Act intended to close a loophole preventing the use of private emails to circumvent…
Trust Kansas Coalition files open meetings complaint against Gov. Kelly
A public-interest group in Kansas is accusing Governor Laura Kelly and her administration of violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act.…
Kansas Press Association hopes to curb open records costs
With little incentive to be transparent, the state and some local governing bodies often fight Kansas Open Records Act requests…
Blue Valley district deprives parents of due process rights
The Blue Valley school district in Johnson County deprived two parents of their due process rights on Tuesday when the…
Frontenac continues to obfuscate on open records requests
The City of Frontenac continues to delay and refuse to hand over documents relevant to the decision in September of…
Parks Board Chair, JCCC Board Candidate Violates KOMA, AG Determines
Paul Snider violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office announced last week. Snider is the chair…