A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF LAKE QUIVIRA, KANSAS, FROM K.S.A. 1970 SUPPLEMENT 15-201, PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN, THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE AND THE FILLING OF VACANCIES.

SECTION ONE: The City of Lake Quivira, 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 K.S.A. 1970 Supplement 15-201, providing 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 TWO: On the first Tuesday in April 1973, there shall be elected a mayor and five councilmen. At said election the mayor shall be declared elected for a term of two (2) years, and the two (2) candidates for councilmen receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected for a term of four (4) years. The candidates for councilmen receiving the next three (3) highest number of votes shall be declared elected for a term of two (2) years. Succeeding elections for all such officers shall be for four (4) year terms or until the successors to such offices are qualified, except for the office of mayor which shall be for a term of two (2) years.

SECTION THREE: In case of a vacancy, in the office of the mayor, the president of the council shall become mayor until the next regular election for that office and a vacancy shall occur in the office of the councilman becoming mayor.

SECTION FOUR: In case of a vacancy in the council occurring by reason of resignation, death, or removal from office or from the city, the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the remaining councilmen, shall appoint some suitable elector to fill the vacancy until the next election for that office. In case any person elected as a councilman neglects or refuses to qualify within thirty (30) days after his election, he shall be deemed to have refused to accept such office and a vacancy shall exist, and thereupon the mayor may, with the consent of the remaining councilmen, appoint some suitable elector to fill said vacancy.

(11-01-1971)