A regular city election shall be held on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year. On the first Tuesday in April, 1967, an election was held for the election of a mayor and five councilmembers. The mayor elected held office for two years. At the election in 1967, two councilmembers were elected to hold office for two years and three councilmembers were elected to hold office for four years, the candidates for councilmembers receiving the highest, second highest and third highest number of votes were elected for four-year terms and the candidates for councilmembers receiving the fourth and fifth highest number of votes were elected for two-year terms. Whenever a tie shall occur in the vote on any of the aforesaid officers, the result shall be decided by lot by the board of canvassers. At the election in 1969 and each four years thereafter, the mayor and two councilmembers shall be elected to hold office for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the election in 1971 and each four years thereafter three councilmembers shall be elected.
(C.O. No. 2, Sec. 2)
City elections shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the laws of Kansas governing the holding of city elections. The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election or as may otherwise be provided by law.
(Code 1971, 1-102)
(a) The terms of the offices shall begin at the first regular meeting of the council in May following their election in April, and they shall qualify at any time before or at the beginning of said meeting. If any person elected to the office of councilman does not qualify within the required time, he shall be deemed to have refused to accept the office and a vacancy shall exist, and thereupon, the mayor shall, with the consent of a majority of the councilmen remaining, appoint a suitable elector of the city to fill the vacancy for the term to which the refusing person was elected. In case of a vacancy in the office of councilman occurring by reason of resignation, death or removal from office or from the city, the mayor, by and with the consent of a majority of the remaining councilmen, shall appoint some suitable elector of the city to fill the vacancy until the next election for that office.
(b) In case of a vacancy in the office of mayor occurring by reason of resignation, death, removal from office or from the city, 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 councilman becoming mayor.
(c) Every person elected or appointed to city office, before entering upon the duties of such office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation as specified in K.S.A. 54-106, and amendments thereto, and every such oath or affirmation shall be filed with the city clerk.
(C.O. No. 2, Sec. 3; K.S.A. 25-2120; Code 2006)