A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF THE CITY OF ELLIS, KANSAS, PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FILLING OF VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN, EXEMPTING THE CITY OF ELLIS, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 14-204, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL AND SUBSTITUTE PROVISIONS FOR THE SAME SUBJECTS.

Section 1.         The City of Ellis, Kansas, a mayor-council city of the second class, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects and exempts itself from, and makes inapplicable to it, K.S.A. 14-204. Said statute applies only to the mayor-council cities of the second class and applies to said city.

Section 2.         Section 1-202 of the Code of Ordinances of the city of Ellis, Kansas is repealed.

Section 3.         Each ward of the City of Ellis shall have two councilmen, who shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their respective wards and no person shall be eligible to the office of councilman who is not at the time of his election or appointment an actual resident of the ward for which he is elected or appointed, and if any councilman shall move from the ward from which he was elected or appointed, his office as councilman shall thereby become vacated. Whenever there shall be a tie in the election of councilman for the City of Ellis, Kansas, shall be filled by appointment by the mayor, with the consent of the majority of the remaining members of the city council. Said appointment shall be for the unexpired term of the office.

(09-14-1976; Repealed by C.O. No. 24)