From the KC Star:
The Shawnee City Council violated the spirit of the Kansas open meetings law when “backroom deals” were made to elect the mayor’s uncle to a council seat, Johnson County District Attorney Stephen Howe said Wednesday.
Howe’s decision was especially hard on Mayor Jeff Meyers saying he found “Mayor Meyer’s actions unacceptable.” More at: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/30/4039545/district-attorney-shawnee-violates.html