(a) The city, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution hereby elects to and does exempt itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 15-201, which applies to this city, but is part of an enactment which does not apply uniformly to all cities.
(b) Those governing body positions with terms expiring 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 expiring 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.
(c) 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. A Mayor and two Council members shall be elected at one election, and the remaining three Council members shall be elected at the succeeding election. The Mayor and all Council members shall have four-year terms.
(d) All elections for the city shall be nonpartisan.
(e) 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 their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law. The nomination petition must be signed by 3% of the qualified electors of the city.
(Charter Ord. 002, passed 1-16-2017)