Charter Ord. 1-1966      Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 14-80: Providing substitute provisions for Police Court.

Charter Ord.-2-1966     Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 12-825d and 12-825g: Providing substitute and additional provision: distribution, investment, special funds and use of funds for community and utility promotion.

Charter Ord. 3-1969      Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from 1968 Supp. of KSA 14-1204: Provision relating to the election of Mayor and Commissioners, term of office and the providing officer.

Charter Ord. 4-1970      Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas for KSA 12-1005(a) and 12-1005(b): Providing for the term of office of governing body members upon the adoption of the City Manager Plan of Government.

Charter Ord. 5-1972      Repealing Charter Ordinance #1: Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 14-803 relating to Police Court.

Charter Ord. 6-1979      Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 79-1952: Substitute provision to limit annual tax levy for the library.

Charter Res. 1-1990      Exempting the Ottawa Library from KSA 1988 Supp.79-5021 to 79-5033.

Charter Ord. 7-1983      Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 12-621: Issuance of general obligation bonds to finance construction of the sewer system.

Charter Ord. 8-1984      Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 3-113: Substitute and additional provisions relating to general obligation bonds for improvements to Municipal Airport and related facilities.

Charter Ord. 9-1984      Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 41-2702(d) (1): Substitute and additional provisions relating to license fee for issuing cereal malt liquor license.

Charter Ord. 10-1990    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 14-1305: Substitute provisions relating to procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of Mayor or Commissioner.

Charter Ord. 11-1991    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 12-5040: A Legislative act that is not uniformly applicable to cities generally.

Charter Ord. 12-1995    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 79-1952: Substitute provisions relating to the limitation on the annual tax levy for Library purposes.

Charter Ord. 13-1997    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 79-1952: Substitute provisions relating to the limitation on the annual tax levy.

Charter Ord. 14-1998    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from certain provisions of KSA 41-302 and adopting certain provisions of KSA 41-302 relating to the sale of liquor by the package: CITY OPTIONS; PETITION; ELECTION, and LOCAL REGULATIONS relating and authorizing and providing for the calling of a SPECIAL ELECTION to Submit to the electors the Question of whether PACKAGE LIQUOR SALES shall take effect.

Charter Ord. 15-2001    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 12-17548 as amended: Relating to the powers of a public building commission and providing for substitute and additional provisions for same.

Charter Ord. 16-2003    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 12-4112: Substitute and additional provisions for municipal court fees.

Charter Ord.17-2005     Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 12-187 and KSA 12-189: Provides the ability to ask for a retail sales tax; other provisions relating to levying and collection Local Retailers' Sales Tax.

Charter Ord. 18-2007    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from KSA 12-834: Substitute and additional provisions relating to Bonds for Gas, Water, and Electric.

Charter Ord. 19-2012    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas from the provisions of the Kansas Water Pollution Act. KSA 12-3101 seq. and providing for the creation of an ordinance establishing a stormwater management program and a stormwater utility fee for the City of Ottawa. Kansas, for the purpose of planning, designing, funding, constructing and maintaining stormwater management, sediment and erosion control, and flood and stormwater discharge programs, projects and facilities, and reviewing and approving stormwater management and sediment control plans for land disturbing activities, and providing for the administration and enforcement thereof and providing for stormwater management rates to be set by resolution of the Governing Body.

Charter Ord. 20-2015    Exempting the City of Ottawa, Kansas, from the provisions of L. 2015, ch. 88, sec. 11, relating to the city manager form of government and setting forth alternative provisions for the governance of the city of Ottawa, Kansas.

Charter Ord. 21-2015    Exempting the City of Ottawa from the provisions of L. 2015, chapter 88, section 71, relating to the filling of governing body vacancies and providing substitute provisions Charter Ordinance No. 22-23

Charter Ord. 22-2023    Amending Charter Ordinance 2015-20 to change the commencement date for the term of office of city commissioner in the city of Ottawa, Kansas.