The governing body of the city shall consist of the mayor and five councilmembers to be elected as set out in section 6-101 of this code.
(Code 2020)
All powers exercised by cities of the third class or which shall hereafter be conferred upon them shall be exercised by the governing body, subject to such limitations as prescribed by law. All executive and administrative authority granted or limited by law shall be vested in the mayor and council as governing body of the city.
(K.S.A. 12-103; Code 2020)
The Governing Body of the City of Sublette, Kansas, shall meet in Regular Session once each month on the first Monday of each month, except when such meeting day shall fall on a legal holiday, in which case the Regular Meeting shall be held on the next regular business day following such Monday. All such meetings shall be held at the City Hall, 103 Cody Street, Sublette, Kansas, and shall commence at 7:00 P.M.
(K.S.A. 15-105; Ord. 242; Ord. 421; Code 2020)
At all meetings of the governing body, a majority of the councilmembers-elect shall constitute a quorum to do business.
(K.S.A. 15-106; Code 2020)
The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the governing body. The mayor shall have the tie-breaking vote on all questions when the members present are equally divided. The mayor shall:
(a) Have the superintending control of all officers and affairs of the city;
(b) Take care that the ordinances of the city are complied with;
(c) Sign the commissions and appointments of all officers elected or appointed;
(d) Endorse the approval of the governing body on all official bonds;
(e) From time to time communicate to the city council such information and recommend such measures as he or she may deem advisable;
(f) Have the power to approve or veto any ordinance as the laws of the state shall prescribe;
(g) Sign all orders and drafts drawn upon the city treasury for money.
(Code 2020)
The city council shall elect one of its own body as president of the council. The president of the council shall preside at all meetings of the council in the absence of the mayor. In the absence of both the mayor and the president of the council, the council shall elect one of its members as “acting president of the council.” The president and acting president, when occupying the place of mayor, shall have the same privileges as other councilmembers.
(K.S.A. 15-310; Code 2020)
(a) In case of a vacancy in the council occurring by reason of resignation, death, or removal from office or from the city, the mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the remaining council members, shall appoint an elector to fill the vacancy until the next election for that office. In case any person elected as a council member neglects or refuses to qualify within 30 days after election, the council member shall be deemed to have refused to accept the office and a vacancy shall exist. The mayor may, with the consent of the remaining council members, appoint a suitable elector to fill the vacancy.
(b) In case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, the president of the council shall become mayor until the next regular election for that office and a vacancy shall occur in the office of the council member becoming mayor.
(K.S.A. 12-104a; K.S.A. 15-201; K.S.A. 15-311; C.O. No. 9; Code 2020)
There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of establishing a code of procedure for the conduct of city council meetings of the City of Sublette, Kansas, that certain code known as the “Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities,” 2nd Edition, 2006, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas, save and except such articles, sections, parts or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified or changed. At least one copy of said Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Incorporated by the Code of the City of Sublette, Kansas,” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any such omission or change and to which shall be attached a copy of this section, and filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.
(Code 2020)
In accordance with K.S.A. 15-204 the Governing Body hereby establishes the rate of compensation at one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for each meeting attended by a city council member. Likewise, the mayor shall be paid compensation at one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for each meeting attended. Meeting shall be construed to include any regular monthly meeting as well as any special meeting called by the mayor. In order to for compensation to occur for a meeting, it shall be a minimum of one hour. Compensation shall be limited to at most three (3) meetings per month. In the event more than three (3) meetings occur in one month, then there shall be no compensation for the fourth (4th) or subsequent meetings for that month.·
In order to qualify for payment, the mayor/council member must be present for the entirety of the meeting, from the time the mayor calls the meeting to order until the motion to adjourn is passed. The meeting must be at least one hour in length. This amount shall be calculated at the end of each month and paid during the month thereafter.
(Ord. 399; Code 2020)