A CHARTER ORDINANCE REPEALING CONCORDIA CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 24, CONCERNING THE ELECTION AND TENURE OF CITY COMMISSIONERS; EXEMPTING THE CITY OF CONCORDIA FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 14-1204, K.S.A. 25-2120, AND K.S.A. 25-313, RELATING TO THE TERMS, DATES, AND TENURE OF COMMISSIONERS AND THE FREQUENCY OF ELECTIONS; AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

WHEREAS, in the 2019 Legislative Session, the Kansas Legislature passed Senate Bill 105 which allows a city to determine the start date of a regular term of office following a city election provided such date is not earlier than December 1 following certification of the election and not later than the second Monday in January following certification of the election; and

WHEREAS, the city desires to establish the start date of the commissioners to be the second Wednesday in December following an election.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the governing body of the City of Concordia, Kansas:

Section 1. The City of Concordia, by the power vested in the city by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby repeals Charter Ordinance No. 24 of the City of Concordia.

Section 2. The City of Concordia, by the power vested in the city by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it those parts of K.S.A. 14-1204, K.S.A. 25-2120, and K.S.A. 25-313, relating to the terms, dates, and tenure of commissioners and the frequency of elections, which apply to the city but provisions of which do not apply uniformly to all cities, and to provide substitute and additional provisions on the same subject.

Section 3. The governing body shall consist of five commissioners.

Section 4. Four members of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.

Section 5. The governing body shall choose its own chairperson annually at its regular meeting held on the second Wednesday in December of each year, and the chairperson shall have the title of mayor, and such authority as is provided by law.

Section 6. The terms of the city commissioners holding office as of the date of adoption of this ordinance shall continue as provided by law.

Section 7. The terms of commissioners that would expire in January of 2020 shall expire on the second Wednesday in December of 2019, when newly elected members of the governing body shall take office.

Section 8. The terms of commissioners that would expire in January of 2021 shall expire on the second Wednesday in December of 2020, when newly elected members of the governing body shall take office.

Section 9. The terms of the commissioner that would expire in January of 2022 shall expire on the second Wednesday in December of 2021, when newly elected members of the governing body shall take office.

Section 10. Thereafter, all city commissioners shall be elected for terms of three years. All commissioners shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified.

(08-07-2019)