Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 19-218 (2026)

Seal of board of commissioners; open meetings; order of business

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19-218. Seal of board of commissioners; open meetings; order of business. Every board of county commissioners shall have a seal, and may alter the same at pleasure. They shall sit with open doors, and all persons conducting in an orderly manner may attend their meetings; and they may establish rules and regulations to govern the transaction of their business.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 25; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-218.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1989–2007 · leading case: Cont'l Coal, Inc. v. Cunningham, 511 F. Supp. 2d 1065 (D. Kan. 2007).

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Cont'l Coal, Inc. v. Cunningham, 511 F. Supp. 2d 1065 (D. Kan. 2007). · cites it 2× “including the provision which requires open meetings, K.S.A. § 19-218; (3) the Kansas Open Meetings Act, K.”

State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Bd. of Sedgwick Cnty. Comm'rs, 770 P.2d 455 (Kan. 1989). “” In addition to these general grants of authority, the Board argues that the quorum resolution finds specific authorization in K.S.A. 19-218. This statute provides: “Every board of county commissioners shall have a seal, and may alter the same at pleasure.”

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