CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION

 


Article I. Board Of Commissioners. 1

2-101. Board of commissioners; election. 1

2-102. Same; terms of office. 1

2-103. Same; filing for candidacy. 1

2-104. Titles. 1

2-105. Mayor, chairman and vice-chairman. 1

2-106. Order of business. 2

2-107. Regular meetings. 2

2-108. Call for a special meeting. 2

2-109. Offices and salaries. 2

2-110. Appointment of city manager. 2

2-111. Members not to interfere with personnel, etc. 3

2-112. Administrative departments. 3

2-113. Vacancies. 3

2-114. Appointment of board of commissioners in event of catastrophe. 3

Article II.  City Manager. 4

2-201. Administration by manager. 4

2-202. Appointment of manager; term; qualifications. 4

2-203. Salary; bond. 4

2-204. Duties of manager. 4

2-205. Deferred compensation. 4

2-206. Health plan. 4

Article III.  Administrative Departments. 5

2-301. Departments established. 5

2-302. Administrative duties, powers of city manager. 5

2-303. City officers designated; residency. 5

Article IV. Municipal Accounting; Finance. 7

2-401. Accounting procedure. 7

2-402. Annual city budget. 7

2-403. Budget control, expenses. 7

2-404. Director of finance; duties generally. 7

2-405. Director of finance; general accounting duties. 7

2-406. Director of finance; budget duties. 8

2-407. City clerk; collector of accounts. 8

2-408. Petty cash fund; established. 8

2-409. Amount of fund. 8

2-410. City clerk’s fund. 8

2-411. Police department’s fund. 8

2-412. Auditorium department fund. 8

2-413. City treasurer; collection of taxes and other monies; quarterly report. 9

2-414. City treasurer; deposits. 9

2-415. City treasurer; disbursements. 9

2-415a.  City treasurer; record of warrants and warrant-checks. 9

2-416. Central purchasing; purchasing agent. 9

2-417. Inactive funds; defined. 9

2-418. Inactive funds; investment. 10

2-419. Bank time deposit; open account. 10

2-420. Care and custody of investments. 10

2-421. Interest from investments. 10

2-422. Record of investments. 10

2-423. Employee benefits contribution fund; established. 11

Article IV-A. Capital Improvements Fund. 12

2-4a01.  Established. 12

2-4a02.  Policy objective. 12

2-4a03.  Use of funds for studies permitted. 12

2-4a04.  Plan of operation. 12

2-4a05.  Financing implementation and operation. 12

2-4a06.  Investing funds. 13

Article IV-B. Accumulated Depreciation Equipment Reserve Fund  14

2-4b01.  Established; definition. 14

2-4b02.  Policy objective. 14

2-4b03.  Plan of operation and equipment inventory. 14

2-4b04.  Investing funds. 14

Article V. Oaths And Bonds. 15

2-501. Oath of appointed officers. 15

2-502. Oaths; forms and filing. 15

2-503. Bonds; required. 15

2-504. Bonds; nature and approval. 15

2-505. Bonds; required before taking office. 15

2-506. Bonds; to be kept in force. 16

Article VI. Compensation And Salaries. 17

2-601. Compensation. 17

2-602. Employee classification; salary schedules. 17

2-603. Allowances and reimbursements. 17

Article VII. Social Security. 18

2-701. Social security. 18

Article VIII. Kansas Public Employees Retirement System   19

2-801. Employees’ retirement. 19

Article IX. Old City Records. 20

2-901. Destruction of old city records. 20

2-902. Records to be preserved. 20

2-903. City manager’s duty; decision of board of commissioners; minutes. 20

2-904. Records to be photographed, etc. 21

2-905. File of photographs; destruction of original records. 21

Article X. Emergency Government 22

2-1001.  Determination of state of emergency. 22

2-1002.  Designation of affected area. 22

2-1003.  Emergency measures. 22

2-1004.  Noncompliance with authorized orders; penalty. 23

2-1005.  Article controls over conflicting provisions. 23

Article XI. Public Records 24

2-1101.  Definitions. 24

2-1102.  Appointment of official custodians. 24

2-1103.  Designation of additional record custodians. 24

2-1104.  Duties of custodians. 24

2-1105.  Requests for public records. 25

2-1106.  Procedures regarding inspection and copying of public records. 25

2-1107.  Local freedom of information officers. 26

2-1108.  Appointment of local freedom of information officer. 27

Article XII. Tort Claims. 28

2-1201.  Notice of claim; approval or denial. 28