A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF HAYSVILLE, KANSAS, FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 14-111 AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT RELATING TO REGULAR MEETINGS.
WHEREAS, Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas (the “Act”), provides that cities may exercise certain home rule powers, including passing charter ordinances which exempt such cities from non-uniform enactments of the Kansas Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the City of Haysville, Kansas (the “City”) is a city, as defined in the Act, duly created and organized, under the laws of the State of Kansas; and
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 14-111 relating to meetings of council, is applicable to the City, but is not uniformly applicable to all cities within the State of Kansas; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City desires, by charter ordinance, to exempt the City from certain provisions of K.S.A. 14-111 regarding regular meetings, and to provide substitute and additional provisions therefor.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HAYSVILLE, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. Exemption. The City, by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Act, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 14-111 regarding regular meetings, and shall be governed by the substitute and additional provisions contained herein.
SECTION 2. Amendment to Article 1 Section 1-304 of the City Code. Article 1, Section 1-304 of The City Code regarding regular meetings is hereby amended to provide as follows:
MEETINGS. The governing body shall have regular meetings on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. and additional meetings at any time of the year deemed proper. When the date fixed for a regular meeting shall fall on any legal holiday, or a day observed as a holiday in the city, the regular meeting shall convene on the next regular or business day thereafter that is not observed as a legal holiday, or as ordered by the governing body at any previous meeting, regular or special.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision or section of this Charter Ordinance is deemed or ruled unconstitutional or otherwise illegal or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Charter Ordinance. In such instance, this Charter Ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had not been contained herein.
(08-23-2021)