Roles & Responsibilities for
Planning & Zoning Commissioners

Dates: March 12, 2008 - Missouri
March 19, 2008 - Kansas
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Location: MARC Conference Center (map)
Fee: $40 per person
$35 per person for 3 or more

What you'll learn:

Steve Chinn will explain the duties, responsibilities and powers of planning commissioners under state law in two workshops, one focusing on Missouri and the other on Kansas. The sessions will cover topics such as advisory versus decision-making authority, ethical considerations, quorums, votes and abstentions, open meetings and public records, ex parte contacts, and best practices for running a public meeting. The sessions will be interactive with opportunities to ask questions, propose hypothetical situations, discuss common issues and share ideas.

Instructor:

Stephen Chinn is chairman of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP's Public Law/Finance Division. Focusing on land-use issues, Chinn has represented public sector entities for 30 years. He has chaired the International Municipal Lawyers Association Land Development, Zoning & Planning Section, and is a member of both the City Attorney Association of Kansas and the Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association. He currently serves as city attorney for Fairway and Mission Hills and advises the Roeland Park Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals.

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