A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF OSWEGO, KANSAS, FROM K.S.A. 14-201 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF COUNCILMEMBERS; APPOINTMENT OF CITY OFFICERS; AND TERMS OF SUCH OFFICERS; AND REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.

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

SECTION 1. The City of Oswego, Kansas, a city of the second class, by virtue of its home rule power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas hereby elects to exempt and does exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it K.S.A. 14-201 and amendments thereto. K.S.A. 14-201 as adopted by the Kansas Legislature is not uniformly applicable to all cities inasmuch as the legislature has made special provisions applicable to certain classes of cities, and this provision only applies to cities of the second class.

SECTION 2. In lieu of K.S.A. 14-201, the Governing Body of the City of Oswego, Kansas, hereby adopts the following substitute provision:

There shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April 2007 a Mayor and three Council members from the general population of the City of Oswego to serve a four year term. There shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April 2009 three council members from the general population of the City of Oswego to serve a four year term. In addition, all council members elected by ward shall hereafter be deemed as a council member to serve the general population of the City of Oswego.

SECTION 3. The Mayor shall appoint, with the consent of the Council, a judge of the municipal court, a chief of police, a city clerk, and a city attorney, and may appoint policemen and such other officers as he may deem necessary. Officers so appointed and confirmed shall hold their offices for the term of one (1) year and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Council shall by ordinance specify their duties and compensation and by ordinance may abolish any office created by them whenever they may deem it expedient. The Council may retain a licensed professional engineer to act in the capacity of city engineer for specifically defined duties, and provide for reasonable compensation for the services rendered.

SECTION 3. All other ordinances or parts thereof which are in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and sixty days after its final publication in the official paper of the city; PROVIDED, that if a petition for an election thereon is filed according to law then this ordinance shall not take effect until after its approval by a majority of the electors voting in an election duly called for such purpose and held as provided by law.

(05-09-2005; Repealed by C.O. No. 17)