[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission
of the City of Parsons as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as § 1-103 of the 1963 Code (Ch. 2, Art.
II of the 1985 Code)]
[Added 5-2-1983 by Ord. No. 5288; amended 7-17-1989 by Ord. No.
5501; 7-20-2009 by Ord. No. 6189]
The governing body shall meet regularly on the
first and third Mondays of each month beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the
Commissioners' Room in the Municipal Building.
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State law references — Governing body,
K.S.A. § 12-1001 et seq.; regular meetings, K.S.A. § 12-1009.[2]
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[Added 5-2-1983 by Ord. No. 5288]
Special meetings of the governing body may be
called as provided by law.
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State law reference — Special meetings,
K.S.A. § 12-1009.[1]
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[1]
Editor's Note: K.S.A. §§ 12-1001 to 12-1015 were
repealed by Laws 2015, Ch. 88, § 74, effective 7-1-2015.
The governing body shall annually choose a President,
who in the absence of the Mayor from any meeting of the governing
body shall preside, and who in the absence of the Mayor from the City
or his inability to perform any of the duties imposed upon his office
shall exercise the duties of the office of Mayor to the end that the
City shall have an official head on such occasions.
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State law reference — Chairman of Commission
as Mayor, K.S.A. § 12-1007.[1]
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[1]
Editor's Note: K.S.A. §§ 12-1001 to 12-1015 were
repealed by Laws 2015, Ch. 88, § 74, effective 7-1-2015.
[Added 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 6040]
Each City Commissioner shall be a citizen of
the United States and a qualified elector of Parsons, Kansas, and
must reside within the City limits at the time of filing for election
and thereafter for the duration of his or her term.
[Adopted 2-1-2016 by Ord.
No. 6357]
The City of Parsons, Kansas, continues to operate under the
Commission-Manager form of government, as codified in L. 2015, Ch.
88, §§ 10 through 12,[1] and pursuant to all existing ordinances and charter ordinances
relating to its form of government.
[1]
Editor's Note: See K.S.A. §§ 12-1039 through
12-1041.
Those governing body positions with terms that would have expired
in April 2017 shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2018,
when the City officials elected in the November 2017 general election
take office. Those governing body positions with terms that would
have expired in April 2019 shall expire on the second Monday in January
of 2020, when the City officials elected in the November 2019 general
election take office.
A.
The governing body shall consist of a board of five Commissioners
to be elected to terms as set forth herein. The Commissioners shall
be residents and qualified electors of the City of Parsons, Kansas.
B.
General elections shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday in November 2017, and succeeding elections will be held
every two years for all such governing body positions whose terms
have expired.
C.
In accordance with K.S.A. § 25-205, and amendments thereto,
any person may become a candidate for City office elected at large
by having had filed on his/her behalf a nomination petition or a declaration
of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law. The nomination
petition must be signed by 100 of the qualified electors of the City
of Parsons.
A.
General
elections shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
in November 2017. Succeeding elections will be held every two years
for all such governing body positions whose terms have expired. At
succeeding regular City elections, there shall be elected two Commissioners
for a four-year term and one Commissioner for a two-year term. The
candidates receiving the largest and second largest number of votes
shall be elected for four-year terms, and the candidate receiving
the third largest number of votes shall be elected for a two-year
term.
B.
Term of office begins. All terms for City Commissioners elected in
the November elections shall begin on the first meeting in the January
following said elections.
[Added 11-18-2019 by Ord.
No. 6452]
The laws establishing and relating to the Commission form of
government shall govern the filling of vacancies in the governing
body of the City of Parsons, Kansas.
[Amended 4-17-2017 by Ord. No. 6388; 11-18-2019 by Ord. No. 6452]
A.
The Commission shall choose its own Chairman annually and determine
its own order of business. The Chairman shall have the title of Mayor
during the year and his or her office, to the end that the City shall
have an official head on formal occasions.
B.
Beginning in 2020, the Commission shall choose the Mayor at the first
regular Commission meeting in January of every year, except that this
schedule may be deviated from by a majority vote of the Commission
in the event newly elected Commissioners do not take office at the
first regular commission meeting in January.
A.
The Commissioners elected under this article shall hold office for
the terms for which elected and until their successors are elected
and qualified.
B.
No distinction shall be made in title or duties among these Commissioners,
except as the board shall organize itself for business. It shall be
the duty of the Commission to pass all ordinances needful for the
welfare of the City. The Commission shall provide for such offices
as shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article
and determine salaries for the same. It shall appoint a Manager and
shall be responsible for the Manager's efficient administration of
the City's business.
C.
The Commissioners may call for a special meeting if requested by
a majority of the Commission.
A.
The Commission shall appoint a City Manager to be responsible for
the administration and affairs of the City. The City Manager shall
serve at the pleasure of the governing body. The City Manager shall
receive a salary to be fixed by the Commission.
B.
The City Manager shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced.
The City Manager shall appoint and remove all heads of departments
and all subordinate officers and employees of the City. All appointments
shall be made upon merit and fitness alone. No member of the Commission
shall directly interfere with the conduct of any department, except
at the express direction of the Commission.
