A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF OZAWKIE, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF K.S.A. 15 201, AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND TERMS OF OFFICERS.

Section 1.  The City of Ozawkie, 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 hereby exempts itself from the provisions of the first paragraph of K.S.A. 15-210 and provides substitute and additional provisions as hereinafter set forth in this ordinance. Such referenced provisions are either enactments or a part thereof which are applicable to this city, but which are not applicable uniformly to all cities.

Section 2.  There shall be a city election held on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year. At the first city election held after the adoption of this charter ordinance, there shall be elected a mayor and five council members. The mayor and the council members receiving the first and second highest number of votes at said first election shall be elected for terms of four years. The remaining three council members elected at said first election shall be elected for terms of two years. In the event of a tie vote affecting the terms of office for which council members will be elected at said first election, the city clerk shall determine by lot the term for which each person so affected will serve. At each succeeding city election, persons shall be elected to succeed the officers whose terms expire at such election, and such persons shall be elected for terms of four years. All persons elected under this section shall serve for the terms for which they were elected or until their successors are elected and qualified.

(02-08-1988; Repealed by C.O. No. 6)