A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF ELLIS, KANSAS, FROM K.S.A. 79-1952 AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

Section 1.         The City of Ellis, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it K.S.A. 79-1952 and to provide substitute and additional provisions as hereinafter set forth.

Section 2.         The provisions of K.S.A. 79-1952 shall not apply to or limit the levy of taxes by the City of Ellis, Kansas.

Section 3.         The governing body of the City of Ellis, Kansas, is hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes in each year for the general fund and other city purposes, but said governing body shall not fix a rate of levy in any one year on each dollar of assessed tangible valuation of such city for any of the following named purposes in excess of the following-named rates:

Library - 4.00 mills

Airport - Joint operation as provided by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 3-121- .50 mills.

Highway Connecting Link: County Secondary as provided by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 68-582 - 1.00 mills.

Industrial Development: As provided by K.S.A. 12-1617h - 1.00 mills.

Memorial Buildings: As provided by K.S.A. 73-407 - .50 mills.

Noxious Weeds: As provided by K.S.A. 2-1318 - 1.00 mills.

Deficiency Levy for Chemicals and Materials - .50 mills.

Refuse Collection: As provided by K.S.A. 12-2104 - 1.00 mills.

(04-08-1980)