Article 58.--DESOTO/JOHNSON COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
12-5811.Same; governing board; appointment; terms;
officers; meetings; procedure.
(a) The governing and administrative body of the authority shall be a board
consisting of six members, to be known as the riverfront board. Members of the
board shall be residents of Kansas. No member of the board shall be an elected
official.
(b) Members shall not be paid a salary, but shall be reimbursed for
actual expenses incurred
by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) Members of the board shall be appointed as follows: Three shall be
appointed by the
mayor with the approval of the council and three shall be appointed by the
commission. Of the first
appointees, the council and mayor shall designate one member to serve a term of
one year, one to
serve two years and one to serve a three-year term. The commission shall
designate the terms of its
appointees likewise. Should the city and county consolidate, then the members
shall be appointed
by the governing body of the consolidated government as set forth above.
(d) Upon the expiration of the term of any member, all successor members of
the board shall
be appointed and hold office for terms of three years from the date of
appointment. The city clerk
or county clerk shall certify the action of the respective governing body with
respect to such
appointments and file such certificates as a part of the records of the office
of either the city or
county clerk. Before entering upon the duties of office, each member of the
board shall take and
subscribe the constitutional oath of office and same shall be filed in the
office of the city clerk and
county clerk.
(e) Any member may resign from office to take effect when a successor has
been appointed
and has qualified. The mayor, with the approval of the council and the
commission, may remove any
member of the board in case of incompetency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in
office. The member
shall be given a copy of the charges and an opportunity to be publicly heard in
person or by counsel
upon not less than 10 days' notice. In case of failure to qualify within the
time required, or of
abandonment of office, or in case of death, conviction of a crime involving
moral turpitude or
removal from office, the office of a member shall become vacant. A vacancy
shall be filled for the
unexpired term by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment.
(f) As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the
board shall organize
for the transaction of business, select a chairperson and a temporary secretary
from its members and
adopt bylaws, rules and regulations to govern its proceedings. The initial
chairperson and successors
shall be elected by the board from time to time for the term of the
chairperson's office as a member
of the board or for the term of three years, whichever is shorter.
(g) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once each calendar
month, the time
and place of such meetings to be fixed by the board. Four members of the board
shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(h) All action of the board shall be by resolution and the affirmative vote
of at least three
members shall be necessary for the adoption of any resolution. All such
resolutions before taking
effect shall be approved by the chairperson of the board and, if the
chairperson approves thereof, the
chairperson shall sign the same. If the chairperson does not approve any such
resolution, the
chairperson shall return it to the board with the chairperson's written
objections thereto at the next regular meeting of the board occurring after the
passage thereof. If the chairperson fails to
return any
resolution with the objections thereto by the prescribed time, the chairperson
shall be deemed to have
approved the same and it shall take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any
resolution by the
chairperson with the chairperson's objections, the vote by which such
resolution was passed shall be
reconsidered by the board. If upon reconsideration the resolution is passed by
the affirmative vote
of at least five members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of
the chairperson. All
resolutions and all proceedings of the authority and all documents and records
in its possession shall
be public records, and open to public inspection, except such documents and
records as shall be kept
or prepared by the board for use in negotiations, actions or proceedings to
which the authority is a
party.
Article 58.--DESOTO/JOHNSON COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
12-5811.Same; governing board; appointment; terms;
officers; meetings; procedure.
(a) The governing and administrative body of the authority shall be a board
consisting of six members, to be known as the riverfront board. Members of the
board shall be residents of Kansas. No member of the board shall be an elected
official.
(b) Members shall not be paid a salary, but shall be reimbursed for
actual expenses incurred
by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) Members of the board shall be appointed as follows: Three shall be
appointed by the
mayor with the approval of the council and three shall be appointed by the
commission. Of the first
appointees, the council and mayor shall designate one member to serve a term of
one year, one to
serve two years and one to serve a three-year term. The commission shall
designate the terms of its
appointees likewise. Should the city and county consolidate, then the members
shall be appointed
by the governing body of the consolidated government as set forth above.
(d) Upon the expiration of the term of any member, all successor members of
the board shall
be appointed and hold office for terms of three years from the date of
appointment. The city clerk
or county clerk shall certify the action of the respective governing body with
respect to such
appointments and file such certificates as a part of the records of the office
of either the city or
county clerk. Before entering upon the duties of office, each member of the
board shall take and
subscribe the constitutional oath of office and same shall be filed in the
office of the city clerk and
county clerk.
(e) Any member may resign from office to take effect when a successor has
been appointed
and has qualified. The mayor, with the approval of the council and the
commission, may remove any
member of the board in case of incompetency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in
office. The member
shall be given a copy of the charges and an opportunity to be publicly heard in
person or by counsel
upon not less than 10 days' notice. In case of failure to qualify within the
time required, or of
abandonment of office, or in case of death, conviction of a crime involving
moral turpitude or
removal from office, the office of a member shall become vacant. A vacancy
shall be filled for the
unexpired term by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment.
(f) As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the
board shall organize
for the transaction of business, select a chairperson and a temporary secretary
from its members and
adopt bylaws, rules and regulations to govern its proceedings. The initial
chairperson and successors
shall be elected by the board from time to time for the term of the
chairperson's office as a member
of the board or for the term of three years, whichever is shorter.
(g) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once each calendar
month, the time
and place of such meetings to be fixed by the board. Four members of the board
shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(h) All action of the board shall be by resolution and the affirmative vote
of at least three
members shall be necessary for the adoption of any resolution. All such
resolutions before taking
effect shall be approved by the chairperson of the board and, if the
chairperson approves thereof, the
chairperson shall sign the same. If the chairperson does not approve any such
resolution, the
chairperson shall return it to the board with the chairperson's written
objections thereto at the next regular meeting of the board occurring after the
passage thereof. If the chairperson fails to
return any
resolution with the objections thereto by the prescribed time, the chairperson
shall be deemed to have
approved the same and it shall take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any
resolution by the
chairperson with the chairperson's objections, the vote by which such
resolution was passed shall be
reconsidered by the board. If upon reconsideration the resolution is passed by
the affirmative vote
of at least five members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of
the chairperson. All
resolutions and all proceedings of the authority and all documents and records
in its possession shall
be public records, and open to public inspection, except such documents and
records as shall be kept
or prepared by the board for use in negotiations, actions or proceedings to
which the authority is a
party.
Article 58.--DESOTO/JOHNSON COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
12-5811.Same; governing board; appointment; terms;
officers; meetings; procedure.
(a) The governing and administrative body of the authority shall be a board
consisting of six members, to be known as the riverfront board. Members of the
board shall be residents of Kansas. No member of the board shall be an elected
official.
(b) Members shall not be paid a salary, but shall be reimbursed for
actual expenses incurred
by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) Members of the board shall be appointed as follows: Three shall be
appointed by the
mayor with the approval of the council and three shall be appointed by the
commission. Of the first
appointees, the council and mayor shall designate one member to serve a term of
one year, one to
serve two years and one to serve a three-year term. The commission shall
designate the terms of its
appointees likewise. Should the city and county consolidate, then the members
shall be appointed
by the governing body of the consolidated government as set forth above.
(d) Upon the expiration of the term of any member, all successor members of
the board shall
be appointed and hold office for terms of three years from the date of
appointment. The city clerk
or county clerk shall certify the action of the respective governing body with
respect to such
appointments and file such certificates as a part of the records of the office
of either the city or
county clerk. Before entering upon the duties of office, each member of the
board shall take and
subscribe the constitutional oath of office and same shall be filed in the
office of the city clerk and
county clerk.
(e) Any member may resign from office to take effect when a successor has
been appointed
and has qualified. The mayor, with the approval of the council and the
commission, may remove any
member of the board in case of incompetency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in
office. The member
shall be given a copy of the charges and an opportunity to be publicly heard in
person or by counsel
upon not less than 10 days' notice. In case of failure to qualify within the
time required, or of
abandonment of office, or in case of death, conviction of a crime involving
moral turpitude or
removal from office, the office of a member shall become vacant. A vacancy
shall be filled for the
unexpired term by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment.
(f) As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the
board shall organize
for the transaction of business, select a chairperson and a temporary secretary
from its members and
adopt bylaws, rules and regulations to govern its proceedings. The initial
chairperson and successors
shall be elected by the board from time to time for the term of the
chairperson's office as a member
of the board or for the term of three years, whichever is shorter.
(g) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once each calendar
month, the time
and place of such meetings to be fixed by the board. Four members of the board
shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(h) All action of the board shall be by resolution and the affirmative vote
of at least three
members shall be necessary for the adoption of any resolution. All such
resolutions before taking
effect shall be approved by the chairperson of the board and, if the
chairperson approves thereof, the
chairperson shall sign the same. If the chairperson does not approve any such
resolution, the
chairperson shall return it to the board with the chairperson's written
objections thereto at the next regular meeting of the board occurring after the
passage thereof. If the chairperson fails to
return any
resolution with the objections thereto by the prescribed time, the chairperson
shall be deemed to have
approved the same and it shall take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any
resolution by the
chairperson with the chairperson's objections, the vote by which such
resolution was passed shall be
reconsidered by the board. If upon reconsideration the resolution is passed by
the affirmative vote
of at least five members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of
the chairperson. All
resolutions and all proceedings of the authority and all documents and records
in its possession shall
be public records, and open to public inspection, except such documents and
records as shall be kept
or prepared by the board for use in negotiations, actions or proceedings to
which the authority is a
party.