A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 14-201 RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF CITY OFFICERS AND REPEALING AND AMENDING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, Charter Ordinance No. 9 exempted the City of Marysville from the provisions of K.S.A. 14-201 relating to the appointment of City Officers by the mayor and providing for a procedure of appointing and considering mayoral appointments;
WHEREAS, the City of Marysville, having exempted itself from the Kansas statutes, did codify the procedure of appointing and considering mayoral appointments in the Marysville City Code by general ordinance, as provided in the enactment of Ordinance No. 1891;
WHEREAS, Charter Ordinance No. 18 exempted the City of Marysville from the provisions of Section 4 of 2008 House Bill No. 2217 as set forth in 2008 Session Laws, Chapter 163, Section 4, and codified as K.S.A. 12-16,128, as it pertains to the procedure of appointing and considering mayoral appointments and repealed by implication any prior Charter ordinance pertaining to the procedure of appointing and considering mayoral appointments; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1900 amended Ordinance No. 1891, Section 2, to repeal all ordinances and parts of ordinances of a general nature passed prior to May 11, 2020, including any procedure for appointing and considering mayoral appointments regardless of its originating source, and, specifically, repealing Section 5 of Charter Ordinance No. 9.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Marysville, Kansas
Section 1. That the City of Marysville, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution hereby elects to and does exempt itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions K.S.A. 14-201, all of which applies to this city, but does not apply uniformly to all cities.
Section 2. That subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,128, and amendments thereto, the mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the council, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a city marshal-chief of police, city clerk, city attorney, fire chief and may appoint any other officers deemed necessary by the city council and mayor. Any officers appointed and confirmed shall hold an initial term of office of not to exceed one year and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Any officers who are reappointed shall hold their offices for a term of one year and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The council shall by ordinance specify the duties and compensation of the office holders, and by ordinance may abolish any office created by the council whenever deemed expedient. The mayor and city treasurer shall hold their offices for a term of two years. Councilmembers shall hold their offices for a term of four years.
Section 3. That all other provisions of the City Code of the City of Marysville, Kansas and any other regular and Charter ordinances or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed and amended accordingly.
(03-10-2025)