The Hutchinson City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve a new Residential Rental Licensing and Inspection code that some landlords opposed.
“We will be voting; we will be voting today,” said Jill Gumble, president of the Central Kansas Landlord Association to the council, immediately after the morning vote.
Three of the four yes votes came from incumbents seeking re-election Tuesday: Mayor David Inskeep, and Councilmembers Steve Dechant and Jade Piros de Carvalho. Councilmember Nancy Soldner also voted for the new program and Councilmember Jon Daveline voted no.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)