Title 19 - Charter Ordinances

Charter Ordinance No. Sixty-Two

A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 1992 SUPP. 12-4112 RELATING TO ASSESSMENT OF COSTS IN MUNICIPAL COURT 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 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 provisions of K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 12-4112 relating to assessments of costs in Municipal Court and hereby provides substitute and additional provisions as set forth herein. Such referenced statute is applicable to this City but not uniformly applicable to all cities.

SECTION 2. The Governing Body shall provide by ordinance for the assessment of costs and fees in Municipal Court.

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 WITHIN 60 DAYS OF ITS FINAL PUBLICATION A PETITION SIGNED BY A NUMBER OF ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF OVERLAND PARK EQUAL TO NOT LESS THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS WHO VOTED AT THE LAST PRECEDING REGULAR CITY ELECTION SHALL BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF OVERLAND PARK DEMANDING AN ELECTION ON THE CHARTER ORDINANCE, IN WHICH CASE THE CHARTER ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ONLY IF AND WHEN 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 12th day of April, 1993.

Ed Eilert, Mayor

ATTEST:

Norma Moffet, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

John S. Anderson

Senior Assistant City Attorney

Passed: 4/12/93

Published: 4/14/93

4/21/93

Effective: 6/21/93

Effective on: 1/1/1901