A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 14-201 RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF CITY OFFICERS; AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

Section 1. That the City of Caney, Kansas, under the authority of Article XII, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it; K.S.A. 14-201 which applies to said city, but the provisions of which do not apply uniformly to all cities, and to provide substitute and additional provisions on the same subject.

Section 2. There shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year a mayor and council members. The mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the council, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a city chief of police, city clerk, city attorney, city treasurer, and may appoint police officers and such other officers deemed necessary. Officers so appointed and confirmed shall hold their offices for a term of one year-and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The council shall by ordinance specify their duties and compensation and by ordinance may abolish any office created by them whenever they may deem it expedient. The provisions herein pertaining to the appointment of the city treasurer shall take effect at the first meeting of the governing body of the City of Caney following the city election to be held on the first Tuesday in April 2015. There shall not be a city treasurer elected at said election.

(11-17-2014; Superseded by C.O. No. 31)