[Charter Ord. No. 2 §§3, 5, 9-25-1968; Charter
Ord. No. 7A §§2 — 5, 9-25-2002; Charter Ord. No. 27 §§4 – 5, 10-21-2015]
A.
Those Governing Body positions elected in April 2016 shall expire
on a date established by resolution of the Governing Body following
the election in November, 2019. Following the election in November,
2019, the date shall be on or after December 1st following the certification
of the election and no later than the second Monday in January following
the certification of the election. If no alternative date is established
by resolution, the term of City Officials shall expire at the City
Council meeting in December following the certification of the election.
B.
Those Governing Body positions elected in November 2017 shall expire
on a date established by resolution of the Governing Body. Following
the election in November, 2021, the date shall be on or after December
1st following the certification of the election and no later than
the second Monday in January following the certification of the election.
If no alternative date is established by resolution, the term of City
Officials shall expire at the City Council meeting in December following
the certification of the election.
C.
The regular term of office for all City Officials shall begin on
a date established by resolution of the Governing Body. The date shall
be on or after December 1st following the certification of the election
and no later than the second Monday in January following the certification
of the election.
[Ord. No. 1293 §1, 3-18-2009; Charter Ord. No. 23 §2, 3-18-2009; Charter Ord. No. 27 §§6, 9, 10-21-2015]
Effective January 1, 2017, any person desiring to become a candidate
for City office elected at large shall file with the County Election
Officer, before the filing deadline, established in K.S.A. 25-205,
and amendments thereto, a declaration of candidacy on a form furnished
by the county election officer as specified by the secretary of State.
The nomination petition must be signed by ten (10) of the qualified
electors of the City of Mission.
[Charter Ord. No. 2 §4]
The City Council may by ordinance divide the City into wards
and precincts, establish the boundaries thereof and number the same,
provided the number of wards shall not be less than four (4) and the
number of precincts shall not be less than eight (8). No ordinance
redefining wards or precincts shall become effective less than thirty
(30) days prior to the next regular City election.
[Charter Ord. No. 30 §§ 1 — 3,
1-18-2017]
A.
In 2015, the Kansas legislature passed various amendments to Chapter
25, Article 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated relating to municipal
elections. The City previously passed Charter Ordinance 27 adopting
the revised provisions of Chapter 25, Article 21 relating to municipal
elections. K.S.A. 25-2113 provides specifically that Cities determine
whether City elections are to be non-partisan or partisan.
B.
The City of Mission, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article
12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution hereby elects and does exempt
itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 14-103,
K.S.A. 14-201, and K.S.A. 14-204, that apply to this City, but are
parts of enactments which do not apply uniformly to all Cities.
C.
All municipal elections in the City of Mission, Kansas, shall be
non-partisan.
[Ord. No. 933 §1, 11-13-1996; CC 2000 §6-101; Ord. No. 1421 §1, 6-17-2015]
A.
The City of Mission having heretofore been divided into four (4)
wards, the boundaries of said wards shall be defined as follows:
1.
Ward One shall consist of the area bounded by the following:
Beginning at 51st Street and City limits, proceed north along the
easternmost City limit to the northernmost City limit at the County
line; west along the northernmost City limit to Lamar Avenue; south
on Lamar Avenue to the intersection of Lamar Avenue and Foxridge Drive;
southwest and south on Foxridge Drive to the intersection of Foxridge
Drive and 51st Street; east on 51st Street to the intersection of
51st Street and Lamar Avenue; south on Lamar Avenue to the intersection
of Lamar Avenue and 53rd Street; east on 53rd Street to the intersection
of 53rd Street and Reeds Road; north on Reeds Road to the intersection
of Reeds Road and 51st Street; east on 51st Street to the point of
beginning at the intersection of 51st Street and City limits.
2.
Ward Two shall consist of the area bounded by the following:
Beginning at the intersection of 51st Street and Reeds Road proceed
east to the easternmost City limit; south and east along the City
limit until intersecting at Johnson Drive; southwest on Johnson Drive
to the intersection of Johnson Drive and Nall Avenue; south on Nall
Avenue to the intersection of Nall Avenue and 61st Street; west on
61st Street to the intersection of 61st Street and Lamar Avenue; north
on Lamar Avenue to the intersection of Lamar Avenue and 53rd Street;
east on 53rd Street to the intersection of 53rd Street and Reeds Road;
north on Reeds Road to the point of beginning at the intersection
of 51st Street and Reeds Road.
3.
Ward Three shall consist of the area bounded by the following:
Beginning at the intersection of Martway Street and Lamar Avenue proceed
north on Lamar Avenue to the intersection of Lamar Avenue and 51st
Street; west on 51st Street to the intersection of 51st Street and
Foxridge Drive; north and northeast on Foxridge Drive to the intersection
of Foxridge Drive and Lamar Avenue; north on Lamar Avenue to the northern
City limit at the County line; west along the City limit at County
line to the City limit at the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks;
southwesterly along the City limits at the Burlington Northern Railroad
tracks to the west City limit generally defined by the center of Metcalf
Avenue; south along the western City limit generally defined by the
center of Metcalf Avenue to the intersection of Metcalf Avenue and
Martway Street; east on Martway Street to the point of beginning at
the intersection of Martway Street and Lamar Avenue.
4.
Ward Four shall consist of the area bounded by the following:
Beginning at the intersection of 61st Street and Lamar Avenue proceed
north on Lamar Avenue to the intersection of Lamar Avenue and Martway
Street; west on Martway Street to the City limit at Martway Street
and Metcalf Avenue; south along the City limit Metcalf Avenue to the
intersection at Metcalf Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway; east on
Shawnee Mission Parkway to the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway
and Lamar Avenue; south on Lamar Avenue to the intersection of Lamar
Avenue and 67th Street; east on 67th Street to the intersection at
67th Street and Nall Avenue; north on Nall Avenue to the intersection
of Nall Avenue and 63rd Street; east on 63rd Street to the intersection
of 63rd Street and Roe Avenue; north and northeast along the east
City limits to Johnson Drive; west and southwest on Johnson Drive
to the intersection of Johnson Drive and Nall Avenue; south on Nall
Avenue to the intersection of Nall Avenue and 61st Street; west on
61st Street to the intersection of 61st Street and Lamar Avenue, at
the point of beginning.
[Ord. No. 933 §2, 11-13-1996; CC 2000 §6-102]
The boundaries of precincts shall be determined by the Election
Commissioner's office.
