A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF OTIAWA, KANSAS, FROM KANSAS STATUTES ANNOTATED 14-1305, AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR FILLING A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OR COMMISSIONER.

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

Section 1. The City of Ottawa, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article XII, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to make inapplicable to it and exempt itself from Kansas Statutes Annotated 14-1305, said statute which applies to the City of Ottawa but not uniformly to all cities within the state of Kansas; and providing substitute provisions on the same subject as hereinafter provided.

Section 2. In the case of any vacancy from any cause in the office of Mayor or any Commissioner, the remaining members of said Commission shall within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of said vacancy elect by majority vote some suitable person to fill said vacancy until the next regularly scheduled City election, at which time a successor shall be elected to fill the unexpired term, provided there is any portion of said term unexpired, and in case such remaining members cannot agree upon such person, then such position shall remain vacant until the Commission can elect by majority vote a person to serve in the vacancy. In the alternative, the City Commission may allow the candidates for the unexpired term to be placed on a ballot in the next regularly scheduled election. The resignation of the Mayor or any Commissioner elected under this act shall be made in writing for their action thereon. If the Mayor or any Commissioner shall remove themselves from the territorial limits of said City, such removal shall be deemed to create a vacancy in their office.

(07-18-1990; Repealed by C.O. No. 21-15)