What can the Great Bend City Council and mayor do if a member of the governing body fails to attend meetings? As of now, very little, but the council Monday night will consider an ordinance to remedy this. “We’re just looking at what’s in the best interest of the city,” Mayor Cody Schmidt said. “We want to put something in play that protects the city and the council.” … The city’s legal team noted the city can pass an ordinance that allows for the replacement of non-qualifying or non-functioning members, which is much less cumbersome and expensive [than going through the recall process]. They are recommending an ordinance be passed to allow the governing body to “promptly and efficiently replace a non-qualifying or non-functioning member.”
Source: Great Bend Tribune
