A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF HAYSVIILE, KANSAS, FROM SECTION 32 OF HOUSE BILL NO. 1709 OF THE 1968 SESSION OF THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE, WHICH SECTION AMENDED K.S.A. 1967 SUPP. 14-201; PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF CITY OFFICERS AND THE TERMS OF OFFICERS.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HAYSVIIJ,E:

SECTION 1. The City of Haysville, 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 Section 32 of House Bill No. 1709, of the 1968 session of the Kansas Legislature, and provide substitute and additional provisions as hereinafter set forth in this ordinance. Such statutory section is applicable to this city but is not applicable uniformly to all cities.

SECTION 2. There shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year a mayor and one councilman from each ward, and on each even­ numbered year one councilman from each ward, as hereinafter provided. The council­ man shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their respective wards, and to be eligible for the office of councilman, this person shall at the time of his election or appointment, be an actual resident of the city for at least 6 months prior to election or appointment and shall be a homeowner (or be in process of buying his home) in the City of Haysville and if any councilman shall move from the ward from which he was elected or appointed, his office as councilman shall thereby become vacated. Those members of the governing body elected in 1967 shall have terms that expire in 1969 and those members elected in 1968 shall have terms that expire in 1970.

SECTION 3. The mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the council, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a chief of police, city clerk, city treasurer, city attorney, and may appoint policemen and such other officers as they may deem necessary. Officers and appointees so appointed and confirmed shall hold their offices for a term of one year (provided their work has met the standards and requirements so designated by the mayor and council of this city) and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The council shall by ordinance specify their duties and compensation, and by ordinance may abolish any office created by them whenever they may deem it 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 the services rendered.

(09-30-1968; Amended by C.O. No. 2A)