Article 10a.--MODIFIED MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT
12-10a01.Adoption of modified mayor-council form of government;
submission to election; petition; election laws applicable.
Any city may adopt the modified mayor-council form of government in the
manner herein provided and shall thereafter be governed by the provisions
of this act. A proposition to adopt such form of government must first
be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of such city at any city
or state primary or general election. The governing body of said city may
submit such proposition by resolution and must submit it upon the filing
of a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the qualified
electors of the city. The petition shall be headed "Petition for an
election of the city of ______________, Kansas, to vote on the adoption of
the modified mayor-council form of government," shall be addressed to the
governing body of the city, and be filed with the election officer of the
county in which the city is located. Such petition shall conform to the
requirements of article 36 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated
and amendments thereto, and its sufficiency shall be determined in the
manner therein provided and shall be certified to the city clerk by the
county election officer. Upon the adoption of a resolution or the
certification of a petition as provided in this section, the governing body
of the city shall submit the proposition at the next city or state primary
or general election, following by not less than sixty (60) days such
adoption or certification. Notice thereof shall be published in the manner
provided by K.S.A. 25-105. The form of the ballots to be used at the
election shall be as follows:
"Shall the city of ______________ adopt the modified mayor-council form
of government and become a city operating under the general laws governing
cities of like class?"
Yes | |;[ ] No | |;[ ]
If a majority of the votes cast upon said proposition shall be in favor
of adopting the modified mayor-council plan of government, then at the next
regular city election the mayor and members of the council hereinafter
provided for as constituting the governing body of the city shall be
elected
as provided herein; and upon their election and qualification the rights,
powers and duties of the commissioners or mayor and members of the council
of such city shall cease and terminate.
Except as herein otherwise provided, the nomination and election of the
mayor and members of the council of said governing body shall be governed
by the election laws then applicable to city primary and general elections.
Candidates for member of the council from a district shall be residents of
the district for which they seek election and qualified electors signing a
petition for the candidacy of a member of the council for a district shall
be residents of such district. Only the qualified electors of a district
shall vote upon the office of member of the council from that district.
Article 10a.--MODIFIED MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT
12-10a01.Adoption of modified mayor-council form of government;
submission to election; petition; election laws applicable.
Any city may adopt the modified mayor-council form of government in the
manner herein provided and shall thereafter be governed by the provisions
of this act. A proposition to adopt such form of government must first
be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of such city at any city
or state primary or general election. The governing body of said city may
submit such proposition by resolution and must submit it upon the filing
of a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the qualified
electors of the city. The petition shall be headed "Petition for an
election of the city of ______________, Kansas, to vote on the adoption of
the modified mayor-council form of government," shall be addressed to the
governing body of the city, and be filed with the election officer of the
county in which the city is located. Such petition shall conform to the
requirements of article 36 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated
and amendments thereto, and its sufficiency shall be determined in the
manner therein provided and shall be certified to the city clerk by the
county election officer. Upon the adoption of a resolution or the
certification of a petition as provided in this section, the governing body
of the city shall submit the proposition at the next city or state primary
or general election, following by not less than sixty (60) days such
adoption or certification. Notice thereof shall be published in the manner
provided by K.S.A. 25-105. The form of the ballots to be used at the
election shall be as follows:
"Shall the city of ______________ adopt the modified mayor-council form
of government and become a city operating under the general laws governing
cities of like class?"
Yes | |;[ ] No | |;[ ]
If a majority of the votes cast upon said proposition shall be in favor
of adopting the modified mayor-council plan of government, then at the next
regular city election the mayor and members of the council hereinafter
provided for as constituting the governing body of the city shall be
elected
as provided herein; and upon their election and qualification the rights,
powers and duties of the commissioners or mayor and members of the council
of such city shall cease and terminate.
Except as herein otherwise provided, the nomination and election of the
mayor and members of the council of said governing body shall be governed
by the election laws then applicable to city primary and general elections.
Candidates for member of the council from a district shall be residents of
the district for which they seek election and qualified electors signing a
petition for the candidacy of a member of the council for a district shall
be residents of such district. Only the qualified electors of a district
shall vote upon the office of member of the council from that district.
Article 10a.--MODIFIED MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT
12-10a01.Adoption of modified mayor-council form of government;
submission to election; petition; election laws applicable.
Any city may adopt the modified mayor-council form of government in the
manner herein provided and shall thereafter be governed by the provisions
of this act. A proposition to adopt such form of government must first
be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of such city at any city
or state primary or general election. The governing body of said city may
submit such proposition by resolution and must submit it upon the filing
of a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the qualified
electors of the city. The petition shall be headed "Petition for an
election of the city of ______________, Kansas, to vote on the adoption of
the modified mayor-council form of government," shall be addressed to the
governing body of the city, and be filed with the election officer of the
county in which the city is located. Such petition shall conform to the
requirements of article 36 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated
and amendments thereto, and its sufficiency shall be determined in the
manner therein provided and shall be certified to the city clerk by the
county election officer. Upon the adoption of a resolution or the
certification of a petition as provided in this section, the governing body
of the city shall submit the proposition at the next city or state primary
or general election, following by not less than sixty (60) days such
adoption or certification. Notice thereof shall be published in the manner
provided by K.S.A. 25-105. The form of the ballots to be used at the
election shall be as follows:
"Shall the city of ______________ adopt the modified mayor-council form
of government and become a city operating under the general laws governing
cities of like class?"
Yes | |;[ ] No | |;[ ]
If a majority of the votes cast upon said proposition shall be in favor
of adopting the modified mayor-council plan of government, then at the next
regular city election the mayor and members of the council hereinafter
provided for as constituting the governing body of the city shall be
elected
as provided herein; and upon their election and qualification the rights,
powers and duties of the commissioners or mayor and members of the council
of such city shall cease and terminate.
Except as herein otherwise provided, the nomination and election of the
mayor and members of the council of said governing body shall be governed
by the election laws then applicable to city primary and general elections.
Candidates for member of the council from a district shall be residents of
the district for which they seek election and qualified electors signing a
petition for the candidacy of a member of the council for a district shall
be residents of such district. Only the qualified electors of a district
shall vote upon the office of member of the council from that district.