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Charter Ordinance No. 201

A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF RAMONA, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 15-201, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE, TRANSITIONS TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS, THE FILLING OF GOVERNING BODY VACANCIES, AND NOMINATION PETITIONS; AND, PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT; AND REPEALING ANY OTHER PARTS OF EXISTING CHARTER ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH.

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

Section 1. The City of Ramona, Kansas, by the power invested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution hereby elects to and does exempt itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 15-201, which applies to this city, but is part of an enactment which does not apply uniformly to all cities.

Section 2. The governing body shall consist of a mayor and five council members to be elected to terms as set forth herein. The mayor and council members shall be residents and qualified electors of the City of Ramona, Kansas.

Section 3. Those governing body positions with terms expiring in April 2017, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2018, when the city officials elected in the November 2017 general election take office.

Section 4. A general election of members shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2017. The mayor and the first and second highest vote getter for the City Council shall serve an initial three year term. The third, fourth and fifth highest vote getter for the City Council shall serve an initial two year term. Following the initial election term, the mayor and all council members shall serve a two year term.  Succeeding elections will be held every year for all such governing body positions whose terms had expired.

Section 5. In accordance with K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, any person may become a candidate for city office elected at large by having had filed on their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by and fee required by law. The nomination petition must be signed by five percent (5%) of the qualified electors of the City of Ramona, Kansas. 

Section 6. In case of a vacancy in the council occurring by reason of resignation, death or removal from office or from the city, the mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the remaining council members, shall appoint an elector to fill the vacancy until the next election for that office. In case any person elected as a council member neglects or refuses to qualify within thirty (30) days after election, the council member shall be deemed to have refused to accept the office and vacancy shall exist. The mayor may, with the consent of the remaining council members, appoint a suitable elector to fill the vacancy.

Section 7. In case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, the president of the council shall become mayor until the next regular election for that office and a vacancy shall occur in the office of the council member becoming mayor.

Section 8. All elections for the City of Ramona, Kansas shall be nonpartisan.

Section 9. This Charter Ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper.

Section 10. This Charter Ordinance shall take effect sixty-one (61) days after the final publication unless a sufficient petition for referendum is filed, requiring a referendum to be held on the Charter Ordinance as provided by Article 12, Section 5, Subsection (c)(3) of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which case this Charter Ordinance shall become effective upon approval by the majority of the electors voting thereon.

Passed by the Governing Body, not less than two thirds of the members elect voting in favor thereof, this 13th  day of March, 2017.

CITY OF RAMONA, KANSAS
Byron Noeth, Mayor

Attest: Jessica Gilbert, City Clerk

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