A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 140-1988-007 IN ORDER TO CREATE SPECIFIC TERMS OF OFFICE FOR CITY OFFICERS.

Section 1.  Authority.  The City of Hesston, Kansas, by virtue of the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to amend Charter Ordinance No. 140-1988-007 in order to create specific terms of office for city officers as set out herein.

Section 2.  Amendment.  Section 4 of Charter Ordinance No. 140-1988-007 is hereby amended from:

Officers; Appointment; Removal.  The mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the council, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a chief of police, city clerk, city administrator, city treasurer, fire chief, city attorney, and shall appoint such other officers and employees as the mayor and council may deem necessary; and may retain a licensed professional engineer to act in the capacity of city engineer for specified duties.  The duties and pay of such officers shall be regulated by ordinance to read as follows, to wit:

Officers; Appointment; Removal.  The mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the council, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a chief of police, city clerk, city administrator, city treasurer, fire chief, and city attorney, all of whom shall serve a term of one year, and shall appoint such other officers and employees as the mayor and council may deem necessary; and may retain a licensed professional engineer to act in the capacity of city engineer for specified duties.  The terms of office for all city officers serving on the effective date of adoption of this ordinance shall end at the regular city council meeting in February, 1997.  The duties and pay of such officers shall be regulated by ordinance.

(10-15-96; Repealed by C.O. 140-2016-040)