Title 19 - Charter Ordinances

Charter Ordinance No. Fifty-Three

A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 13-1024a, WHICH RELATE TO GENERAL

IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUIRING LAND THEREFOR; BORROWING MONEY AND ISSUING BONDS THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECTS.

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. 13-1024a relating to general improvements and acquiring land therefor, borrowing money and issuing bonds therefor, and hereby provides substitute and additional provisions as set forth herein. Such referenced K.S.A. 13-1024a is applicable to this City but not uniformly applicable to all cities.

SECTION 2. General improvements and land therefor; borrowing money and bond issues.

For the purpose of paying for any bridge, viaduct, public building or facility, including the land necessary therefor, for lands for public parks and public golf courses and developing the same, within or without the City, or for the improvement, repair or extension of any waterworks, sewage disposal plant, electric light plant, or other public utility plant owned by the city, and for the purpose of rebuilding, adding to or extending to the same from time to time, as the necessities of the city may require, the city may borrow money and issue its bonds for the same.

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 twothirds of the members elect voting in favor thereof, this 7th day of January, 1991.

Ed Eilert, Mayor

ATTEST:

Bernice Crummett

City Clerk/Finance Director

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Jane Neff-Brain

Assistant City Attorney

Passed: 1/7/91

Published: 1/9/91

1/16/91

Effective: 3/18/91

Effective on: 1/1/1901