(a) No ordinance, except those appropriating money, shall be in force until published in the official city newspaper by the City Clerk. One publication of any such ordinance shall be sufficient unless additional publications are required by statute or ordinance. The publisher of the newspaper shall prefix such published ordinance by a line in brackets stating the month, day and year of such publication.
(b) In lieu of subsection (a) above, the city may opt to publish a summary of an ordinance so long as:
(1) The publication is identified as a “summary” and contains notice that the complete text of the ordinance may be obtained or viewed free of charge at the office of the City Clerk;
(2) The City Attorney certifies the summary of the ordinance prior to publication to ensure that the summary is legally accurate and sufficient; and
(3) The publication contains the city’s official website address where a reproduction of the original ordinance is available for a minimum of one week following the summary publication in the newspaper.
(c) If an ordinance is subject to petition pursuant to state law, then the summary shall contain a statement that the ordinance is subject to petition.
(K.S.A. 12-3007)