A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF CHARTER ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HAYSVILLE, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS WHICH ORDINANCE IS A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF HAYSVILLE, KANSAS FROM SECTION 14-204 THE GENERAL STATUTES OF KANSAS, 1949, AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE SAME SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF COUNCILMEN, THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, TIE VOTING AND FILLING OF VACANCIES.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HAYSVILLE, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS:

SECTION 1: That Section 2 of Charter Ordinance Number 1 of the City of Haysville, Sedgwick County, Kansas shall hereafter read as follows:

SECTION 2: Each ward of the City of Haysville shall have two (2) councilmen and 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 landowner 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 councilmen, the winner shall be determined by lot by the judges of the election of the ward in which it shall happen, and all vacancies shall be filled, at the option of the remaining members of the city council, either by appointment by the remaining members of the city council or by a special election; said appointment or special election shall be for the period from and after the date of appointment or election until date of the next April city election, at which election said unexpired term shall be filled by election.

(05-22-1967)