12-1019.   Same; abandonment of plan; election; petition; effect ofchange in government.Any city of the state of Kansas that has operated for four years or moreunder the provisions of this act, may abandon such form of organizationas is herein provided for and accept either the provisions of thecommission form of government law or the mayor and council form ofgovernment law, then applicable to cities of its population. Before suchabandonment, a proposition to abandon such form of organization and acceptthe provisions, either of the mayor and commissioner form of governmentlaw, or the provisions of the mayor and council form of government law,must first be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of such city inthe manner provided by K.S.A. 12-184. Whenever the proposition to abandonsuch form of organization shall have been defeated at any election, anotherelection to vote on such proposition shall not be called until after theexpiration of four years from such first election.

      Any petition requesting the submission of a proposition hereunder shallspecify the form of government which the petitioners desire the city toadopt, in case a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition at suchelection are in favor of abandoning the city-manager form, and whether thecity shall accept the provisions of the mayor and commissioner form ofgovernment law or the provisions of the mayor and council form ofgovernment law.

      The form of the ballots used at any election held hereunder shall be asfollows:

      "The city of (naming the city) shall abandon its organization underarticle 10 of chapter 12 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and any actsamendatory thereto and become a city under the general law governing citiesof like population under (state the form of government, whether the mayorand commissioner or mayor and council form of government)."

      If a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition, at such election,shall be in favor of abandoning the city-manager plan of government, thecity shall become a city under the general law governing cities of likepopulation and according to the form designated in the propositionsubmitted to the voters at such election. The officers constituting thegoverning board of such city, at such time, shall continue to hold theiroffices, and the city shall continue to be governed by them as mayor andcommissioners until the next general city election, and, upon thequalification of the newly elected city officers elected at such cityelection, the term of office of the governing board and their powers shallcease.

      The votes cast at any election hereunder shall be counted, canvassed anddeclared as required under the laws of the state which are then applicableto the submission of questions at either special or general elections.

      History:   L. 1917, ch. 86, § 17; L. 1919, ch. 107, § 1; R.S.1923, § 12-1019; L. 1947, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 93, § 1; L.1976, ch. 76, § 5; L. 1982, ch. 71, § 1; July 1.