SECOND COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 051255, AS AMENDED
Calling for submission to the
voters of Kansas City, at a special election to be held on August 8, 2006, a
question amending the Charter of Kansas City to extend term limits applicable
to future Mayors and Councils from two to three consecutive terms; directing
the City Clerk to notify the responsible election authorities of the election
on or after May 26, 2006, but not later than May 30, 2006; and recognizing this
ordinance to be an emergency measure.
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1.
ELECTION CALLED. That an election is called on August 8, 2006, for the
purpose of submitting to the voters of Kansas City an amendment to the City
Charter.
Section 2.
NOTICE TO ELECTION AUTHORITIES BY CITY CLERK. That following passage of
this ordinance the City Clerk shall deliver certified copies of this ordinance
and notice of election to the Clerk of Cass County, Board of Election
Commissioners of Clay County, Board of Election Commissioners of Kansas City,
and Board of Election Commissioners of Platte County, on or after May 26, 2006,
but not later than May 30, 2006, which shall be the authority of each election
authority of the City to submit the amendment to the electors of Kansas City
and to give public notice as provided by law.
Section 3.
NOTICE OF ELECTION. The notice of election shall read as follows:
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Notice is hereby
given that the City of Kansas City has called a special election to be held on
Tuesday, August 8, 2006, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., at which
election all qualified voters residing within Kansas City, Missouri will be
given the opportunity to vote.
The official ballot
will be in substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
CITY OF KANSAS CITY
SPECIAL
ELECTION, AUGUST 8, 2006
QUESTION
NO. _____
(Term Limits)
Should the Charter
of Kansas City be amended by enacting a three consecutive term limit for the
Mayor and Council members effective with the current Mayor and Council?
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Yes
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No
(Instructions to
voters will be supplied by the election authorities.)
A full and complete copy of
Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 051255 (as it may be amended)
submitting the above amendment to the electorate is on file in the office of
the City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri where the same is open for inspection
and copying.
The polling places for the
election will be (INSERT LIST OF POLLING PLACES IN LAST PUBLICATION ONLY)
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I hereby certify that the
foregoing is the legal notice to be published pursuant to Section 115.127, RSMo,
as amended.
Given under my hand and the
official seal of the Kansas City, Missouri, this _____ day of May, 2006.
(SEAL)
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MILLIE
CROSSLAND
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
Before me, a notary public, personally
appeared Millie Crossland, to me known to be the City Clerk of Kansas City,
Missouri, and the person who acknowledged to me that she executed the same for
the purposes therein stated.
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Notary
Public
My Commission
Expires:____________________________
Section 4.
AMENDMENTS TO BECOME THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY – TERM LIMITS.
If a majority of the voters favor the term limits question, then the amendment
to the Charter of the City of Kansas City shall become effective September 1,
2006, if the amendments proposed by Committee Substitute for Ordinance 050953
(as it may be amended) are adopted, and effective September 1, 2006, if the
amendments proposed by Committee Substitute for Ordinance 050953 (as it may be
amended) are not adopted, which amendment shall read as follows:
BE IT ADOPTED BY THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Charter of the City of
Kansas City is amended by repealing Section 206 of the Charter proposed by
Committee Substitute for Ordinance 050953 (as it may be amended) if it is
adopted by the people, and enacting a new section to read as follows:
Sec. 206. Term of
office.
(a) Length
of term. All members of the Council, including the Mayor, will serve a
term of four years, commencing May 1 following their election.
(b)
Term limits.
(1) Mayor.
No person shall be elected Mayor who has been elected Mayor in each of the last
three regular municipal elections.
(2) Member
of the Council. No person shall be elected a member of the Council who
has been elected to the Council in each of the last three regular municipal
elections.
(3) Retroactive
application. Persons elected as a member of the Council or as Mayor
prior to the date this Charter becomes effective are included within the term
limits established by this section.
Alternatively, if the amendments
proposed by Committee Substitute for Ordinance 050953 (as it may be amended)
are not adopted by the people, but if a majority of the voters favor the term
limits question, then the amendment to the Charter of Kansas City shall become
effective September 1, 2006, repealing Section 6.4 of the Charter of Kansas
City, the new section to read as follows:
Sec. 6.4. Limitation on term of
office for councilmembers and mayor.
No person shall be
elected a member of the council who has been elected to the council in each of
the last three (3) regular municipal elections. No person shall be elected
mayor who has been elected mayor in each of the last three (3) regular
municipal elections.
Section 5.
EMERGENCY RECOGNIZED. This ordinance, providing for the submission of
Charter amendments to the people of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby recognized
to be an emergency measure within the meaning of Section 15, Article II, of the
Charter, and as such shall become effective immediately upon its passage.
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Approved as to
form and legality:
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William Geary
Assistant City Attorney