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A perjury charge against Shawnee Mayor Michelle Distler appears to center around an email chain with multiple city councilmembers that could have violated state open meetings laws. Distler allegedly submitted a complaint under someone else’s name to the Kansas Attorney General’s Office. Her complaint pertains to an email chain from early March that includes her, four Shawnee city councilmembers, a handful of vocal Shawnee residents and former State Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, among others. File photo.
A felony perjury charge against Shawnee Mayor Michelle Distler appears to center around an email chain from last March that Distler said could have violated Kansas open meetings laws because it included multiple city councilmembers commenting on council business.
After coin toss, Shawnee City Councilmember Lindsey Constance will be new council president As the Shawnee City Council’s new council president, Lindsey Constance will take over if Mayor Michelle Distler were to leave her post or be unable to serve. File photo.
The Shawnee City Council on Monday tapped Ward 4 City Councilmember Lindsey Constance to be council president. The decision, though, wasn’t finalized until a coin toss determined Constance the winner over Ward 2 Councilmember Mike Kemmling, following a split 4-4 vote.
The result means Constance would take over for Mayor Michelle Distler if she were to leave her post or be unable to serve.