The Unified Government Commission will meet on Thursday, June 9, in a hybrid meeting at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
Meetings will begin at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The 7 p.m. Commission meeting will include a presentation on the county administrator’s search process.
In addition, budget revisions of over $50,000 for the new Turner fire station will be on the agenda.
Also on the agenda will be an ordinance to adopt a revised building and safety code; an ordinance to adopt the 2018 life safety code and international fire code; and an ordinance to adopt the 2018 international residential code.
Amendments to the Safe and Welcoming Act, to comply with a new state law, also are on the agenda.
The UG Commission also is slated to hear a presentation on Fire Station 15, which is in the Fairfax area, and an update on the status of grants and the grant process.
On the consent agenda at the 7 p.m. meeting are approval for the KCK Police Department to apply for and accept a law enforcement crime gun intelligence center grant award; approval for the KCK Police Department to apply for and accept funding for 12 patrol officer positions through the COPS Hiring Program; approval for a remote worker policy at the UG; and plats of the Pierson Park Fire Station, Parallel Apartments at 112th and Parallel, Homefield Perfect Game at 90th and Walker and the Homefield Sports Training facility at 94th and State.
Also there will be a time for community members to speak about topics that are under the control of the UG. There is a 2-minute limit on each comment, and a total 45-minute time limit on this segment.
A special session will begin at 4 p.m. in the Commission Chambers to discuss revitalization efforts in the eastern part of Kansas City, Kansas, east of 55th Street.
The public may go to the lobby of City Hall to listen to the meetings.
The meetings also are on Zoom. The Zoom link is
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81349626118?pwd=TlRlRFRFSnU4ZE80d3lab2F0SDIwdz09.
The passcode is 041732
The public also may connect through the telephone, toll-free, 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499. The webinar ID is 813 4962 6118.
For more information, see https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/Calendar-of-Events/Full-Commission-Meeting.