A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING CHARTER ORDINANCE 20, WHICH EXEMPTS THE CITY FROM PORTIONS OF K.S.A. 14-205 AND RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN CITY POSITIONS, THE APPOINTMENT OF NONRESIDENTS TO CITY POSITIONS, AND HEREBY PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HAYSVILLE, KANSAS;

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, the City of Haysville, Kansas does hereby elect to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to this city K.S.A. 14-205, an Act of the Kansas Legislature that is non-uniform in application, and did make inapplicable to itself through Charter Ordinance 11, which was adopted on November 23, 1987, K.S.A 14-201 pertaining to terms of appointment for non­ elected City officials,.

SECTION 2. The City of Haysville, Kansas, hereby elects to amend Charter Ordinance 20, adopted on July 23, 2007, regarding the appointment of the City Comptroller and the removal of the City Clerk and the City Treasurer from the list of appointed city officials, by amending Section 2 of that Charter Ordinance as follows:

Section 2. The mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the council, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a chief of police, director of governmental services, city clerk/treasurer, public works director, city attorney, recreation director, and may appoint police officers and any other officers deemed necessary. Officers 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 shall hold their positions until their successors are appointed and qualified. The city council may by ordinance abolish any office created by the council whenever deemed expedient except those specifically named herein. The position(s)and/or duties of the city clerk/treasurer shall be those associated by statute with either a city clerk’s position or a city treasurer’s position as well as duties set forth by City Ordinance or action of the Governing Body.

SECTION 3. Those sections of Charter Ordinance 11A, not amended by action of this Charter Ordinance shall remain in force and effect. Charter Ordinance 20 is hereby repealed. All parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to that degree that such ordinance(s) may not be construed in conformance with this act. All references to the City Clerk in such ordinances shall henceforth be interpreted to mean the City Clerk/Treasurer or such official’s designee.

SECTION 4. If any phrase, clause, paragraph or section of this Charter Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it is hereby declared that the Governing Body would have enacted the remaining portions of this Charter Ordinance without such phrase, clause, paragraph or section so held unconstitutional or invalid.

(12-27-2007; Repealed by C.O. No. 23)