Today’s public meetings

Special school board meeting today

A special board meeting of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the offices of McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips law firm, 10 E. Cambridge Circle Drive, Suite 300, Kansas City, Kansas. It is open to the public.

The agenda includes the human resources report and recommendations; an executive closed session to discuss matters of nonelected personnel; and possible board discussion on legislative priorities, facilities committee and camera community forum. A review of the solicitation policy BBC is on the agenda. Also on the agenda is professional development for the board by Dr. Marcia Weseman.

UG Arts subcommittee to meet today

The Unified Government’s Public Arts and Placemaking Subcommittee is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, virtually and at the fifth floor conference room at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Topics on the agenda include meeting expectations, determining their subcommittee’s work, evaluation, a toolbox inventory of what they need and next steps.

The public may watch in the conference room or virtually online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89543655808?pwd=K05kV0IwdVgwTEdQNEtrbUI0ajc2dz09. The meeting ID is 895 4365 5808 and the passcode is 525881.

BPU to meet tonight

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16.

The work session at 5 p.m. will be followed by a regular meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Topics on the agenda for the 5 p.m. meeting include a board update, general manager update, the 2023 budget plan for capital improvements and a discussion of redistricting for the BPU in Wyandotte County.

Also, the regular session at 6 p.m. Wednesday will have several topics on the agenda:

Public comment time will be followed by general manager and staff reports. A risk management policy resolution, water operations benchmarking and miscellaneous comments are on the agenda, along with board comments.

The public may call in to listen to the BPU meetings on their telephones, or the public may access the internet and click on a Zoom meeting button.

To join the Zoom meeting on the internet, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

Those listening by telephone may call toll-free 1-888-475-4499. The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

The board meeting information packet is available to the public at this link:
https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-11-16-22.pdf.


To see a story about this meeting, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/bpu-scheduled-to-meet-wednesday-3/