A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 11 OF THE CITY OF HAYSVILLE, KANSAS, EXEMPTING THE CITY OF HAYSVILLE, KANSAS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 14-201, 14-204, AND 14-205 RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF CITY OFFICERS; PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT; AND REPEALING SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 11.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION. 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, provisions of K.S.A. 14-201, 14-204, and 14-205, and amendments thereto and provide substitute and additional provisions as hereinafter set forth in this Ordinance. Such statutory sections are applicable to this City but are not uniformly applicable to all cities in the State of Kansas.

SECTION 2. GENERAL ELECTIONS. There shall be elected, on the first Tuesday in April of 2004, one councilperson from each ward to each of the City Council positions having terms which would otherwise expire in April 2004, whom shall be elected for a one-time term of three (3) years. Then, there shall be elected, on the first Tuesday in April of 2007 and every four years thereafter, one councilperson from each of said wards, each of whom shall be elected thereafter for a term of four (4) years.

There shall be elected, on the first Tuesday in April of 2005 and every four (4) years thereafter, one councilperson from each ward to each of the City Council positions having terms which would otherwise expire in April 2005, each of whom shall be elected thereafter for a term of four (4) years.

There shall be elected, on the first Tuesday in April of 2005 and every four (4) years thereafter, the Mayor having a term which would otherwise expire in April 2005, who shall be elected thereafter for a term of four (4) years.

Section 3. SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 11 REPEALED. Sections 1 and 2 of Charter Ordinance No. 11 of the City of Haysville, Kansas, as originally enacted, are hereby repealed. Any provisions of any ordinance or charter ordinance found to be in conflict with the provisions herein are hereby repealed.

Section 4. SEVERABILITY. If any phrase, clause, paragraph or section of this 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 ordinance without the phrase, clause, paragraph or section so held unconstitutional or invalid.

(12-30-2003; Repealed by C.O. No. 23)