A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 3 WHICH RELATES TO MEMBERSHIP AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS TO THE RECREATION COMMISSION; EXEMPTING THE CITY OF WHITEWATER, KANSAS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 12-1926(a); AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF WHITEWATER, KANSAS:

SECTION 1.     INAPPLICABILITY AND SUBSTITUTION. The City of Whitewater, Kansas, a third class city, by the powers vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas hereby elects to exempt itself from and makes inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 12-1926(a); provides substitute and additional provisions as hereinafter set forth in this charter ordinance and amends Section 2 of Charter Ordinance No. 3.  Such statutory referenced provisions are either enactments or part thereof which are applicable to this city but are not applicable uniformly to all cities.

SECTION 2.     AMENDMENT. Section 2 of Charter Ordinance No. 3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

SECTION 2. CREATION; MEMBERSHIP. There is hereby authorized a Recreation Commission which shall consist of five members which members shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council. Four appointed persons shall be residents of the City of Whitewater, Kansas and shall serve as follows:

Position No. 1 to serve for a period of four years.

Position No. 2 to serve for a period of three years.

Position No. 3 to serve for a period of two years.

Position No. 4 to serve for a period of one year.

The fifth member, who need not be a resident of the City of Whitewater, Kansas, who also shall serve for four years, shall be appointed by the four appointee members of such commission.

SECTION 3. REPEAL. Any charter ordinances or parts of charter ordinances of the City of Whitewater, Kansas in conflict with the above amendment are hereby repealed.

(09-23-1991)