Title 19 - Charter Ordinances

Charter Ordinance No. Fifty-Two

A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 12-1036g. RELATING TO APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS TO THE CITY AND RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF VARIOUS CITY OFFICIALS; K.S.A. 1989 SUPP. 12-4105 RELATING TO MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES, APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION; K.S.A. 12-4107 RELATING TO MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES, ABSENCE, VACANCY AND JUDGE PRO TEMPORE; K.S.A. 12-4109 RELATING TO MUNICIPAL COURT, COURTROOM SUPPLIES, SESSIONS, RECORDS, TIME AND PLACE; AND K.S.A. 13-628a. RELATING TO MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES; PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES; AND REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. THREE AND CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. THREE,A.

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. 12-1036g. relating to application of certain laws to the City and relating to appointment of various city officials; K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 12-4105 relating to the Municipal Court Judges, appointment, qualifications and compensation; K.S.A. 12-4107 relating to Municipal Court Judges, absence, vacancy and judge pro tempore; K.S.A. 12-4109 relating to municipal court, courtroom supplies, sessions, records, time and place; and K.S.A. 13-628a. relating to Municipal Court Judges, and hereby provides substitute and additional provisions as set forth herein. Such referenced statutes are applicable to this City but not uniformly applicable to all cities.

SECTION 2. The Governing Body shall provide by ordinance or resolution for the appointment and terms of Municipal Court Judges.

SECTION 3. Charter Ordinance Nos. Three and Three,A are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the Overland Park Sun, an official City newspaper.

SECTION 5. This is a Charter Ordinance and shall take effect sixty-one 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, subdivision (c)(3) of the Constitution of Kansas, in which case the ordinance shall become effective as approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

PASSED by the Governing Body not less than two-thirds of the members elect voting in favor thereof the 24th day of September, 1990.

Ed Eilert, Mayor

ATTEST:

Bernice Crummett, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

John S. Anderson

Assistant City Attorney

Passed: 9/24/90

Published: 9/26/90

10/3/90

Effective: 12/3/90

Effective on: 1/1/1901