Title 19 - Charter Ordinances

Charter Ordinance No. Sixty-Eight (Repealed by Ch. Ord. No. Seventy-Eight)

(Note: All or parts of this charter ordinance have been repealed. See notes at the end of the ordinance.)

A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 2 OF CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. FORTY-THREE RELATING TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY MANAGER.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Charter Ordinance No. Forty-Three of the City of Overland Park be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

SECTION 2. The City Manager shall be responsible for the administration of all of the affairs of the City. The City Manager shall see that the laws and ordinances of the City are enforced. The City Manager shall have the authority to appoint, promote, transfer, assign and demote, discipline, lay off, suspend, discharge, or remove all heads of departments, and all subordinate officers and employees of the City. All such appointments shall be made upon merit and fitness alone. Provided that, the City Manager may delegate at his or her discretion such authority to appoint, promote, transfer, assign and demote, discipline, lay off, suspend, discharge, or remove subordinate officers and employees of the City to department directors and division heads. In addition, the City Manager may, without notice, cause the affairs of any department or the conduct of any officer or employee to be examined. The City Manager shall prepare and submit the annual budget to the Governing Body and also keep the City fully advised as to the financial conditions and needs of the City. The City Manager may make recommendations to the Governing Body on all matters concerning the welfare of the City and shall have a seat, but no vote, in all of the public meetings of the Governing Body.

SECTION 2. Existing Section 2 of Charter Ordinance No. Forty-Three is hereby repealed.

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 twothirds of the members elect voting in favor thereof the 14th day of October, 1996.

Ed Eilert, Mayor

ATTEST:

Norma Moffet, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

John S. Anderson

Senior Assistant City Attorney

Passed: 10/14/96

Published: 10/16/96

10/23/96

Effective: 12/23/96

Entire ordinance repealed by Charter Ordinance No. Seventy-Eight

Effective on: 1/1/1901