A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF CONCORDIA, KANSAS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 12-1651, ET. SEQ. AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS WHICH RELATE TO THE NAMING OF AN OFFICIAL CITY NEWSPAPER, AND REPEALING ANY ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.

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 elects to exempt itself and make inapplicable to it K.S.A. 12-1651, which applies to this city but does not apply uniformly to all cities, regarding the designation of a newspaper with certain qualifications as the official city newspaper.

Section 2. The governing body shall designate by Resolution the City of Concordia website, www.concordiaks.org, as the official city news outlet and is authorized to designate any other media outlet as an official publication site via Resolution of the governing body.

(09-02-2020)