A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF SOUTH HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 12-617 ET SEQ. AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT RELATING TO SEWER IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING FOR SAID IMPROVEMENTS.
WHEREAS, Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas (the “Act”), provides that cities may exercise certain home rule powers, including passing charter ordinances which exempt such cities from non-uniform enactments of the Kansas Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the City of South Hutchinson, Kansas (the “City”) is a city, as defined in the Act, duly created and organized, under the laws of the State of Kansas; and
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-618, K.S.A. 12-619, K.S.A. 12-621 and K.S.A. 12-624 are part of an enactment of the Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 12-617 et seq.) relating to sewer improvements and the issuance of bonds for such purposes, which enactment is applicable to the City, but is not uniformly applicable to all cities within the State of Kansas; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City (the “Governing Body”) desires, by charter ordinance, to exempt the City from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-618, K.S.A. 12-619, K.S.A. 12-621 and K.S.A. 12-624, and to provide substitute and additional provisions therefor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Exemption. The City, by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Act, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 12-618, K.S.A. 12-619, K.S.A. 12-621 and K.S.A. 12-624, and shall be governed by the substitute and additional provisions contained herein.
SECTION 2. Authorization of Sewer Improvements; Bonds. The City shall have the authority to build, construct, improve, repair or purchase sewer improvements, including the acquisition of land or an interest therein necessary therefor, within or without the limits of the City, to serve the City, including but not limited to the following: sewer mains, interceptor sewers, pumping stations, sewers, sewer service lines, drains, outlets and disposal works. The City may issue its general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) to pay the costs of such improvements when authorized to do so by the adoption of a resolution by the governing body of the City describing the type of sewer improvement to be provided for and the amount of Bonds to be issued. The Bonds shall be issued, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law except as herein otherwise expressly provided. Such resolution may contain a provision that the issuance of the Bonds be subject to: (a) a provision that the resolution be published one time in the official City newspaper, and if within 30 days after the date of publication of the resolution, a petition in opposition to the issuance of the Bonds, signed by not less than 10% of the qualified electors of the City, is filed with the City Clerk, the City shall not have the authority to issue the Bonds until such question is submitted to the electors of the City at a special election called for that purpose or at the next general election and approved by a majority of the electors of the City voting at such election; or (b) approval by a majority of the electors of the City voting on such question at a special election called for that purpose or at the next general election. If no such written protest is filed pursuant to subsection (a), the City may proceed to issue the Bonds. Any election required by this section shall be conducted in the manner set forth in K.S.A. 10-120 by the election officer of the county in which the City is located.
(04-16-2012)