Salina City Commission begins 2024 with new member and new mayor
The Salina City Commission on Monday selected Commissioner Bill Longbine as mayor. Newly elected member Jerry Ivey II was sworn in for the first time.
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The Salina City Commission on Monday selected Commissioner Bill Longbine as mayor. Newly elected member Jerry Ivey II was sworn in for the first time.
After citizens voted on an ordinance to limit the Salina City Commission's powers during declared emergencies, a judge has ruled the ordinance void.
The 1972 graduating classes from both Salina Public high schools, who split from one school in 1971, joined together for their 50-year reunion.
The petition will be reconsidered at the next commission meeting after the city's legal counsel gathers more information.
At this week's city commission meeting, several members of the public indicated they would be filing lawsuits against the City of Salina in response to the continuation of a face mask mandate in the city. A Kansas Senate bill allows a channel for citizens to seek recourse if they've been damaged by the mandates. Salina faced its first of these suits last week. It was dismissed, noting that a Kansas city has "home rule authority," or final say in how to interpret a state mandate. Mayor Melissa Hodges said she understands that each individual that plans to file a suit has a different set of ...