Bob Holland recall, Leavenworth County Commission, Kansas (2016)
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An effort to recall Bob Holland from his position on the Leavenworth County Commission in Kansas was launched in September 2016. Michael Jordan, Denise Bardroff, and Bill Corbet, the members of the committee that initiated the recall process, said that they were seeking a recall because Holland violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act.[1] The recall did not go to a vote because recall proponents did collect enough signatures.[2]
The Kansas Attorney General's Office found that the county commission violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act in April 2016 by "making binding decisions in executive session, not properly wording motions to go into executive session and not limiting discussion in executive session to topics identified in motions." In September, the commission entered into a consent order agreement to resolve the issues. The commissioners agreed to receive an hour of training about the open meetings law.[1]
Recall opponents[edit]
Holland read a written statement in response to the recall effort in a county commission meeting on October 10, 2016. In it, he said that the recall was a result of his attempt to address issues with County Treasurer Janice Van Parys about her department. "The county treasurer is upset with me because I am addressing noncompliance issues and spending habits occurring in her department that are negatively impacting the county," said Holland. He said that the recall committee has connections to Van Parys.[3]
In response to the issue of the Kansas Open Meetings Act, he said the following:
| “ | Our intent was never to conceal board actions from the public. The final board action regarding this matter was in open session on April 18th. I fully cooperated with the Kansas Attorney General's Office and answered questions regarding a complaint filed. I have accepted guidance on how to properly conduct executive sessions and I have complied with all recommendations along with the other commissioners and this is a RESOLVED issue.[4] | ” |
| —Bob Holland[3] | ||
Path to the ballot[edit]
- See also: Laws governing recall in Kansas
Recall proponents submitted a request for a recall election on September 26, 2016. The office of County Attorney Todd Thompson reviewed the request and determined on September 29, 2016, that the stated reason for the recall was valid under the law. Proponents had 90 days to collect 2,012 valid signatures, which is equal to 40 percent of the people that voted in Holland's race in 2014.[1] The deadline to turn in the signatures was on January 3, 2017. According to an organizer of the recall on the day of the deadline, the group fell short of the necessary signatures.[2]
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Leavenworth Times, "Commissioner targeted by recall effort," October 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leavenworth Times, "Organizer: Recall effort short of goal," January 4, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Kansas, "Commissioner blames treasurer for recall effort," October 11, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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