Title 19 - Charter Ordinances

Charter Ordinance No. Thirty-Seven

A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF OVERLAND PARK FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 1985 SUPP. 13-7,101, WHICH AUTHORIZES A LIMITED TAX LEVY FOR THE PROVISION OF FIRE PROTECTION, AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

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

SECTION 1. The City of Overland Park, 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 the provisions of K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 13-7,101 and provide substitute and additional provisions as hereinafter set forth in this Charter ordinance. Such referenced provisions are either enactments or a part thereof which are applicable to this City but are not applicable uniformly to all cities.

SECTION 2. Overland Park is hereby authorized to make an annual levy of taxes upon the assessed valuation of all taxable tangible property in the City for the provision of fire protection services within the corporate limits of the City. Such tax levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law, except that no other tax levies for fire protection purposes shall be made on such property.

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the Overland Park Sun, an official City newspaper.

SECTION 4. This is a Charter Ordinance and shall take effect 61 days after final publication unless a sufficient petition for a referendum is filed and a referendum held on the ordinance as provided in Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which case, the ordinance shall become effective if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, not less than two-thirds of the members elect voting in favor thereof, this 20th day of January, 1986.

ATTEST: Ed Eilert, Mayor

Bernice Crummett, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Robert J. Watson, City Attorney

Passed: 1/20/86

Published: 1/24/86

1/31/86

Effective: 4/2/86

Effective on: 1/1/1901