Post by Logan on Feb 29, 2016 4:14:54 GMT -6
State, city executive power in spotlight over recent actions
Actions by two government leaders in Topeka raised questions last week about executive overreach, and the answers hold implications for the city.
Officials at both the state and municipal levels have expressed hesitance and frustration over arrangements made by two executives seen as potentially avoiding oversight.
At the state level, lawmakers rebuked Gov. Sam Brownback over his administration’s pursuit of a new Capitol complex energy center using a financing method that allowed the governor to bypass legislative approval. In the span of mere hours Tuesday, they passed a bill to block Brownback from any efforts to demolish the Docking State Office Building.
In Topeka’s municipal government, city manager Jim Colson faces scrutiny over his decision to bring on an interim fire chief he personally knows through a mechanism that didn’t require approval or notification of the city council. Colson entered the city into an agreement with an Arizona city to loan a fire chief to Topeka.
Read more: cjonline.com/news/2016-02-28/state-city-executive-power-spotlight-over-recent-actions
Actions by two government leaders in Topeka raised questions last week about executive overreach, and the answers hold implications for the city.
Officials at both the state and municipal levels have expressed hesitance and frustration over arrangements made by two executives seen as potentially avoiding oversight.
At the state level, lawmakers rebuked Gov. Sam Brownback over his administration’s pursuit of a new Capitol complex energy center using a financing method that allowed the governor to bypass legislative approval. In the span of mere hours Tuesday, they passed a bill to block Brownback from any efforts to demolish the Docking State Office Building.
In Topeka’s municipal government, city manager Jim Colson faces scrutiny over his decision to bring on an interim fire chief he personally knows through a mechanism that didn’t require approval or notification of the city council. Colson entered the city into an agreement with an Arizona city to loan a fire chief to Topeka.
Read more: cjonline.com/news/2016-02-28/state-city-executive-power-spotlight-over-recent-actions