ORDINANCE NO. 921394
Amending Article I of the Administrative Code by
repealing Sections A1.3 and A1.4 and enacting in lieu thereof new Sections A1.3
and A1.4, adopting a new corporate symbol and mark for Kansas City, and establishing
the use thereof.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Section A1.3, "Official
Corporate Seal and Flag," of Article I of the Administrative Code is
repealed and a new Section A1.3 is enacted in lieu thereof to read as follows:
Section A1.3. Official Corporate Symbol, Seal, Flag
and Mark.
An official corporate symbol, an official corporate
seal, an official corporate flag and an official corporate mark are hereby
adopted for the City, which shall be as follows:
(a) The official corporate symbol of Kansas
City shall
be formed within an implied rectangular space
proportionately 6 units wide by 8 units high. An imaginary base line
drawn horizontally 2 units below the upper boundary divides the
figure into vertical elements below, curved above. Imaginary lines drawn
from the two ends of this base line to the center of the lower boundary
serve as a cut line for vertical elements of the figure. The figure or
symbol itself shall consist of 5 vertical lines separated by 4 vertical
spaces, the line and space widths being equal and totaling 2 units in
width, beginning at and centered from the lower border to the center point
of the horizontal base line. From a point 2 units from the left boundary
as center of arc, the center and two vertical lines to the right of center
are extended in a 180 degree arc to the left, and then in a straight line
to the cut line. From a point 2 units from the right boundary as
center of arc, the center (used for both) and two vertical lines to the
left of center are extended in a 180 degree arc to the right, and then in
a straight line to the cut line. The full color version shall display the
shape formed by the above outline with color graduating uniformly from
blue at the lowest point or "tip" of the symbol to red at the
uppermost "quadrant" points of the arcs. Where used, the field
shall be either white or black.
When viewed in full color, the symbol appears
as a
fountain with the graduated color implying upward
movement. The overall shape of the symbol reads transparently as a
heart, symbolizing "Heart of the Nation."
(b) The official corporate seal of Kansas
City shall
consist of the aforesaid corporate symbol surrounded
with a two-line legend above reading "CITY OF FOUNTAINS" and
"HEART OF THE NATION," and a two-line legend below reading
"KANSAS CITY" and "MISSOURI" in goudy old style
capital letters, said legend being in black if a white field is used and
in white if a black field is used. The seal shall be rectangular in
form and not more than two and one-half inches in height. Its
impression may be embossed without the use of the colors specified above.
(c) The official corporate flag shall be 135
units in
height and 90 units in width with the official
corporate seal 60 units in height centered on a white field 90 units
square adjacent to the staff. There shall be vertical red and blue
stripes 22 units each in width, with the red stripe located adjacent to
the white field and the blue stripe located adjacent to the red stripe. A
vertical white stripe 1 unit in width, will separate the red and blue
vertical stripes.
(d) The official corporate symbol, unenclosed
or
enclosed by a rectangular line, is hereby declared to
be the official mark of the City, and may be printed in solid figure,
shape or outline, in red, in blue, in black, in graduated screen from
black to gray, or in full graduated color, blue to red.
(e) The official corporate symbol, seal, flag
and mark
of the City adopted under Ordinance No. 40628 shall
continue to be recognized as the official corporate symbol, seal,
flag and mark, respectively, of Kansas City but may not be newly
affixed or used except as follows:
(1) On printed matter, souvenir items and
ceremonial keys, until existing supplies are
used.
(2) On clothing, vehicles, and personal
property,
until existing supplies are routinely replaced
or until
the mark can be economically replaced.
Section 2. That Section A1.4, "Official
Corporate Mark and Official Corporate Seal-Use Of," of Article I of the
Administrative Code is repealed and a new Section A1.4 is enacted in lieu
thereof to read as follows:
Section A1.4. Official Corporate Mark and Official
Corporate Seal-Use Of.
(a) The official corporate mark of Kansas City
shall be used on all City printed matter, on City uniform clothing, and on City
vehicles, and may be used on City buildings and other fixed structures, and on
souvenir items. The official corporate seal of Kansas City shall be used upon
ceremonial keys to the City of Kansas City, and upon ordinances and resolutions
enacted by the Council, proclamations used by the Mayor, legal instruments of
the City lawfully executed, and certifications made by the City Clerk pursuant
to lawful authority. No other mark, symbol, seal, logo or other image or
design purporting to represent or denote the City or any of its departments
shall be recognized or used.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person other than
the City Clerk or a Deputy City Clerk to attach to or impress the official seal
of the City, or any representation thereof, upon any instrument. It shall be
unlawful for any person to attach to or impress the official seal or official
mark of the City or any representation of either, upon any item except as
herein provided. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar
($1.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
make unlawful the use, printing or embossing of the official mark, seal or
symbol by City employees or officials authorized by the City Manager.
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Approved as to form and
legality:
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Assistant City Attorney