A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF ELLIS, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 12-4112; AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS THEREFORE AUTHORIZING AND SETTING THE ASSESSMENT OF COURT COSTS IN CASES HEARD IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF ELLIS, KANSAS.

Section 1.         The City of Ellis, Kansas, a city of the second class, by virtue of the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 3, of the constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt and does exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it K.S.A. 12-4112 adopted by the Kansas legislature that it is not uniformly applicable to all cities, the legislature having made special provisions applying to certain classes of cities in said enactment.

Section 2.         In lieu of K.S.A. 12-4112, the governing body of the City of Ellis, Kansas, hereby adopts the following provisions:

(a)   In all municipal court cases where the accused person or persons plead guilty or nolo contendere, or is found guilty, of a violation of the ordinances of the City of Ellis, Kansas, shall be assessed costs for the administration of justice in the municipal court of the City of Ellis, Kansas, and such costs shall be determined by ordinance.

(09-10-1991)