A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF ELLIS, KANSAS, FROM K.S.A. 14-201 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS; APPOINTMENT OF CITY OFFICERS; AND TERMS OF SUCH OFFICERS; AND REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.

Section 1.         The City of Ellis, Kansas, a city of the second class, by virtue of its home rule power vested in it by Article 12, §5 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. 14-201 and amendments thereto. K.S.A. 14-201 as adopted by the Kansas Legislature is not uniformly applicable to all cities inasmuch as the legislature has made special provisions applicable to certain classes of cities, and this provision only applies to cities of the second class.

Section 2.         In lieu of K.S.A. 14-201, the governing body of the City of Ellis, Kansas, hereby adopts the following substitute provisions:

       There shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April of each odd numbered year a mayor, city treasurer, and one-half the number of council members that constitute the governing body of the City of Ellis, Kansas. The mayor, council members, and city treasurer shall hold their offices for a term of two years. The remaining seats of the governing body not up for election on odd numbered years shall be elected in even numbered years. Council members elected in 1996 shall have terms expiring in 1998 and council members elected in 1995 shall have terms expiring in 1997.

       The mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the council, a municipal judge, chief of police, a city clerk, city attorney, and may appoint police officers and any other officers deemed necessary. Any officer so appointed and confirmed shall hold their offices for a term of one year and until their successors are appointed and qualified, except the term of office of the municipal court judge shall be for a term of two years, which term shall commence on the first Tuesday in April of each even numbered year. The council shall by ordinance specify their duties in compensation and by ordinance may abolish any office created by them, whenever they deem it to be expedient. The council may retain a licensed professional engineer to act in the capacity of city engineer, for specifically defined duties, and provide for reasonable compensation for any services rendered.

(12-11-1996)