A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF GOESSEL, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 15-209, PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT AND REMOVING LIMITATIONS ON RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Goessel, Kansas:

Section 1. The City of Goessel, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas hereby elects to and does exempt itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 15-209 which applies to this city, but is part of an enactment which does not apply uniformly to all cities, insofar as said statute requires that the city clerk and city treasurer meet certain residency requirements.

Section 2. The governing body of the City of Goessel, Kansas shall be qualified electors of said city.

Section 3. The city clerk need not be a qualified elector of the City of Goessel, Kansas, and may reside outside of the city limits of said city.

Section 4. The city treasurer need not be a qualified elector of the City of Goessel, Kansas, and may reside outside of the city limits of said city.

Section 5. This Charter Ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper.

Section 6. This Charter Ordinance shall take effect 61 days after the final publication unless a sufficient petition for a referendum is filed, requiring a referendum to be held on the ordinance as provided by Article 12, Section 5, Subsection (c)(3) of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which case this charter Ordinance shall become effective upon approval by the majority of the electors voting thereon.

(8-19-2013)