15-201

Chapter 15.--CITIES OF THE THIRD CLASS
PART I.--GOVERNMENT BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND GENERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO CITIES OF THE THIRD CLASS

Article 2.--ELECTION, APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS

     
15-201.   Election of officers; terms;
vacancies.
Every two years an election shall be held for a mayor, and five council
members. The mayor and council members
shall hold their offices for two
years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

     
Subject to the provisions of
K.S.A. 2009 Supp.
12-16,128, and amendments
thereto, 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 30 days after election, the council member shall be
deemed to have refused to accept the office and a vacancy shall
exist. Subject to the provisions of
K.S.A. 2009 Supp.
12-16,128, and amendments
thereto, the mayor may, with the consent of the remaining council members,
appoint a suitable elector to fill the vacancy.

     
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.

     
History:   L. 1871, ch. 60, § 5;
L. 1903, ch. 137, § 1;
R.S. 1923, § 15-201;
L. 1945, ch. 148, § 1;
L. 1951, ch. 137, § 4;
L. 1967, ch. 90, § 11;
L. 1968, ch. 274, § 44;
L. 1982, ch. 83, § 4;
L. 2008, ch. 163, § 12; July 1.