Shawnee meeting roundup: Two boards cancelled, airport bid discussed; City Commission set for hospital audit vote
Recent meetings: no confirmed decisions
Shawnee's advisory boards held little confirmed business over the past two weeks. The Airport Advisory Board met July 15, 2026, at Shawnee Regional Airport, but only an agenda is available — minutes have not yet been published. The agenda listed a recommendation to award a bid for an Automated Weather Observation System upgrade, along with acceptance of minutes from the May 20, 2026 meeting, administration of oaths, execution of the code of ethics, election protocols, staff reports, and public comments. Because minutes are not yet published, no outcomes can be confirmed.
The Board of Adjustment regular meeting scheduled for July 16, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. was cancelled. The notice states the meeting will be reconvened at a later date. No agenda items or decisions were presented.
The Shawnee Beautification, Parks, and Recreation Committee meeting scheduled for July 16, 2026, was also cancelled. No items were decided or discussed.
Coming up: City Commission, July 20
The Board of City Commissioners meets today, July 20, 2026, with a full agenda. Two new commissioners are scheduled to be sworn in.
The commission will consider a resolution acknowledging a whistleblower complaint and requesting a forensic audit of the Shawnee Hospital Authority. This is the most consequential item on the agenda, as it involves a formal request tied to a whistleblower complaint against a public authority.
Also on the agenda:
- A public hearing and vote on a Conditional Use Permit for a swimming pool at 34102 Lake Road.
- Equipment purchases including Paladin Drones, a replacement Fire Department vehicle for Chief 1, a replacement vehicle for Training 1, a Broce Broom, and a Kubota Tractor.
- A contract for design services for the Farrall Park Project with PDG, LLC.
- A memorandum of understanding with Shawnee Public Schools regarding the demolition of Washington Elementary School.
Shawnee Airport Authority, July 20
The Airport Authority will consider a consent agenda including minutes from its June 15, 2026 meeting and two budget amendment items. The amendments would appropriate Department of Emergency Management funds received for 2023 tornado projects and transfer them to the State Department of Emergency Management for FEMA, and to the Capital Outlay – Buildings and Improvements account. No other business is listed.
Shawnee Municipal Authority, July 20
The Municipal Authority Commission will consider a consent agenda including minutes from its June 15, 2026 regular meeting. The commission will vote on a budget amendment to allocate Cintas Settlement funds to other materials and supplies for the Northside Treatment Plant for FY27. It will also vote on purchasing a flusher truck and a 2027 Freightliner tandem, both under the City of Shawnee's Capital Improvement Plan 2027-2031.
Coming up
- **Board of City Commissioners** — July 20, 2026. Includes the hospital authority audit resolution, the Lake Road swimming pool permit hearing, and multiple equipment purchases.
- **Shawnee Airport Authority** — July 20, 2026. Tornado relief fund budget amendments on the consent agenda.
- **Shawnee Municipal Authority** — July 20, 2026. Flusher truck and Freightliner tandem purchases and a Cintas Settlement budget amendment.
- **Board of Adjustment** — date to be announced after the July 16 cancellation.
- **Shawnee Beautification, Parks, and Recreation Committee** — date to be announced after the July 16 cancellation.