14-2004 Establishment of park land acquisition fund by commission-manager cities; use; limitations.
14-2004. Establishment of park land acquisition fund by commission-manager cities; use; limitations. Any city of the second class operating under the commission-manager form of government is hereby authorized to establish a park land acquisition fund to be used for purchasing or otherwise acquiring land for park purposes. The governing body of such city may transfer […]
14-1403 Special meetings.
14-1403. Special meetings. The mayor and one commissioner shall have power to call special meetings of the board of commissioners, the object of which shall be submitted to the said board in writing, and the call and the object as well as the action of said board thereon shall be entered upon the journal by […]
14-1404 Commissioner of finance to be acting mayor.
14-1404. Commissioner of finance to be acting mayor. The commissioner of finance and revenue shall act instead of the mayor at all times during which the mayor is unable to perform the duties of his or her office by reason of temporary or continual absence, sickness or disability, and the said commissioner shall be invested […]
14-1501 City officers and employees; appointment, prerequisites; terms; vacancies.
14-1501. City officers and employees; appointment, prerequisites; terms; vacancies. The board of commissioners shall appoint, by a majority vote of all the members thereof, the following officers, to wit: A city attorney, a city clerk, a city treasurer, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a city marshal, a fire chief, and such other officers, […]
14-1502 Persons not eligible to office.
14-1502. Persons not eligible to office. No person shall be eligible to any appointive office unless he or she shall be a bona fide resident of the city or of the territory within a two (2) mile radius of such city prior to his or her appointment, except that the city may hire nonresident expert […]
14-1503 Removal of appointive officers.
14-1503. Removal of appointive officers. The board of commissioners shall have power by a majority vote of all the members thereof to remove, for cause, the city attorney, city clerk, city treasurer, police judge, city engineer, or the incumbent of any other appointive city office or employment whatever, and may by ordinance prescribe, limit or […]
14-1504 Vacancies in offices generally.
14-1504. Vacancies in offices generally. In case of the disability or any vacancy occurring by death, resignation or removal by the board of commissioners of any city officer, the said board shall, by a majority vote of all the members thereof, appoint some suitable person to fill the unexpired term. The resignation of any city […]
14-1803 Existing ordinances, proceedings and contracts.
14-1803. Existing ordinances, proceedings and contracts. All existing ordinances, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall remain in full force and effect until amended or repealed, and all proceedings relating to the levy and collection of general taxes and special assessments and the sale and conveyance of land for the nonpayment thereof, and […]
14-1806 Election to adopt commission form; election of new city officers, when.
14-1806. Election to adopt commission form; election of new city officers, when. Before the provisions of this act shall apply to any city of the second class in this state, it shall be submitted, in the manner provided in K.S.A. 12-184, to a vote of the legally qualified electors of such city for adoption and […]
14-1807 Abandonment of organization under act; election.
14-1807. Abandonment of organization under act; election. Any city which shall have operated for more than four (4) years under the provisions of this act may abandon such organization thereunder and accept the provisions of the general law of the state then applicable to the cities of its population, by submission, in the manner provided […]