A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF PARK CITY, KANSAS, FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF K.S.A. 14-201 THAT PERTAIN TO APPOINTING AND COMPENSATING THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AND PROVIDING FOR AND SUBSTITUTING PROVISIONS FOR THE SAME.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF PARK CITY, KANSAS, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.          Election to Exempt.  The City of Park City, Kansas, (the “City”), a City of the Second Class, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 14-201 as it relates to the positions of Municipal Court Judge and City Attorney.

SECTION 2.          Appointment and Compensation of Municipal Court Judge and City Attorney.  The Mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the Council, a Municipal Court Judge and a City Attorney.  Once appointed, the Municipal Court Judge and City Attorney shall hold office for an indeterminate period at the pleasure and at the will of the City Council.  Compensation for services rendered by the Municipal Court Judge and City Attorney shall be set by the City Council.  If the City Attorney is in private practice, then the City Council may enter into a contract with the City Attorney and/or City Attorney’s firm regarding compensation.

SECTION 3.          Full Force and Effect.  Other provisions of K.S.A. 14-201, except as modified in this Charter Ordinance and in Charter Ordinance 20-2000 and 21-2000, shall remain in full force and effect.

(10-26-2004)