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City Council Meeting: Executive Session on City Manager Hiring - November 24, 2025

City Council — Monday, November 24, 2025
BodyWichita, Kansas
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, November 24, 2025
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11:29

It's nice to see uh it's nice to see the judgments.

11:33

Yes.

11:34

It's nice to see the trust on the screen.

11:38

Oh, that's great.

11:53

Yeah.

11:54

I just think I guess we're taking kids.

11:59

I just said it's really which could have been.

12:13

So it's only so much that are on the school that we've seen.

12:20

Yeah, in that so uh two minutes.

12:41

So today was my next two days.

12:53

Where'd you go?

12:55

Just to toss them.

13:21

You can play Kyle using that next time.

13:25

But we will talk about this.

13:35

That was really good.

13:46

Good morning.

14:24

Yeah.

14:47

Sure.

14:52

Two of two of our kids were in retail until just the last few years.

15:00

And they would have to leave, you know, that we like we'd have to have Thanksgiving eleven, so they can vote work by two.

15:05

I don't think so.

15:07

They go to their last year.

15:19

Yeah.

15:19

Of course you work.

15:24

Or what anybody calls it once in the 12th time.

15:43

Good morning.

15:44

Good morning.

15:56

I thought you want to lose the concession.

16:02

That would be that's okay.

16:07

So they're controlled.

16:11

Just down to the airline.

16:17

Okay.

16:17

Morning.

16:27

Good morning.

16:49

I always wrote time.

16:59

Thanks for that.

17:18

No, we're going to have to have some formal.

17:24

I'm not logging in.

17:25

No, don't log out.

17:29

It was supposed to be some there.

17:32

Okay.

17:35

You tell me who's on the call share the screen and just uh guys through what's going on.

17:43

Something's not going to be done.

17:57

Good morning.

17:58

I call this meeting to order.

18:00

We'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance since we're here in the chambers.

18:06

I'd like to do that.

18:23

Good morning all.

18:25

We're gonna go straight into a motion.

18:28

I move that the city council recess into executive session for one hour to discuss information from the city manager selection committee on applicants for the city manager position pursuant to KSA 75-4319B1 to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel.

18:50

The executive session is required to protect the privacy interests of an identifiable individual.

18:57

The executive session will begin immediately following this meeting at 8 35 a.m.

19:04

and end at 9 35 a.m.

19:08

The meeting will resume in the council chambers.

19:10

Second.

19:11

Motion and a second, any further discussion?

19:14

I see none.

19:15

All those in favor say aye.

19:17

Aye.

19:18

All those opposed, same sign.

19:19

Motion passes seven zero.

19:25

And return at the read the whole thing.

19:28

And I'm going to start just uh vote or city council.

19:36

And then I move that the council recess uh for an additional fifteen minutes to discuss information from the city manager selection committee on applicants for the city manager position pursuant to KSA seventy five-4319B1 to discuss personal personnel matters of non-elected uh individuals.

19:55

Uh the executive session is required to protect the privacy interest of an identifiable individual.

20:00

The executive session will begin as soon as we leave here.

20:03

It will end at 9 55 a.m.

20:07

Second.

20:08

Second, all those in favor say aye.

20:09

Aye.

20:10

Aye.

20:10

All those opposing sign.

20:12

It's uh JB, Mike, Becky, Lily.

20:16

Perfect.

20:16

Okay.

20:16

And then someone now the uh selection committee will make the motion.

20:22

I move that the selection committee resist into executive session for 15 more minutes to discuss information from the city manager selection committee on applicants for the city manager position presented to PSA 7543 191 to discuss personnel matters that are not elected personnel.

20:40

The executive session is on the council and um it is 9 57.

21:08

We return from executive session.

21:10

No legal binding action was taken.

21:14

I will now move to adjourn this meeting.

21:17

Motion and a second, any further discussion.

21:18

I see none.

21:19

All those in favor say aye.

21:21

Aye.

21:21

All those opposed same sign.

21:23

Motion passes with everyone except for everyone's here.

21:27

Everyone's here.

21:28

Do they need to do the same thing?

21:30

Yes.

21:32

I guess well, I guess I'm the person today.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural███████████████████████████████████████████43%
Miscellaneous█████████████████████████████████33%
Personnel Matters████████████████████████24%
Summary of Proceedings

City Council Meeting: Executive Session on City Manager Hiring - November 24, 2025

The meeting convened with a brief, informal preamble and a vote to recess into executive session to discuss personnel matters regarding the City Manager selection. Following two closed sessions totaling over an hour, the council returned with no legal action taken and immediately adjourned the session. The transcript contains significant incoherence and fragmented speech, suggesting potential recording errors or confusion during the proceedings.

Consent Calendar

  • No items recorded. The transcript indicates the council moved directly from informal remarks to executive session motions without a standard consent calendar.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments or testimony were recorded. The speakers identified are council members or administrative staff discussing procedural motions.

Discussion Items

  • City Manager Selection Process: The council moved and passed a motion to recess into executive session under KSA 75-4319B1 to discuss information from the selection committee regarding applicants for the City Manager position and personnel matters of non-elected individuals.
  • Recurrence of Session: A second motion was passed to recess for an additional 15 minutes. The selection committee also moved to enter a further 15-minute executive session.
  • Adjournment: Upon returning from the sessions, the council moved to adjourn.

Key Outcomes

  • Executive Session Held: The council recessed into executive session at approximately 8:35 a.m. and again briefly, with the committee session noted at 9:57 a.m.
  • No Binding Action: The recording explicitly states, "No legal binding action was taken" during the executive session.
  • Meeting Adjourned: The motion to adjourn passed with everyone present voting in favor.

Discrepancies and Note on Transcript Integrity

  • Incoherence: The transcript begins with fragmented, unrelated dialogue (e.g., "It's nice to see uh it's nice to see the judgments," references to "kids in retail," "Thanksgiving eleven," and "concession") that does not clearly correspond to the formal motions or the stated agenda regarding the City Manager hiring. This may indicate a recording error where unrelated conversation was captured prior to the formal start, or significant audio corruption.
  • Procedural Ambiguity: The text states the meeting was called to order, the Pledge of Allegiance was offered, and a motion was moved immediately, yet the preceding minutes of audio describe disjointed scenarios that do not align with standard city council procedure.

Meeting Transcript

It's nice to see uh it's nice to see the judgments. Yes. It's nice to see the trust on the screen. Oh, that's great. Yeah. I just think I guess we're taking kids. I just said it's really which could have been. So it's only so much that are on the school that we've seen. Yeah, in that so uh two minutes. So today was my next two days. Where'd you go? Just to toss them. You can play Kyle using that next time. But we will talk about this. That was really good. Good morning. Yeah. Sure. Two of two of our kids were in retail until just the last few years. And they would have to leave, you know, that we like we'd have to have Thanksgiving eleven, so they can vote work by two. I don't think so. They go to their last year. Yeah. Of course you work. Or what anybody calls it once in the 12th time. Good morning. Good morning. I thought you want to lose the concession. That would be that's okay. So they're controlled. Just down to the airline. Okay. Morning. Good morning. I always wrote time. Thanks for that. No, we're going to have to have some formal. I'm not logging in. No, don't log out. It was supposed to be some there. Okay. You tell me who's on the call share the screen and just uh guys through what's going on. Something's not going to be done. Good morning. I call this meeting to order. We'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance since we're here in the chambers. I'd like to do that. Good morning all. We're gonna go straight into a motion. I move that the city council recess into executive session for one hour to discuss information from the city manager selection committee on applicants for the city manager position pursuant to KSA 75-4319B1 to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel.

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