CHARTER RESOLUTION NO. CR-01-99

A CHARTER RESOLUTION exempting the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1222 and 12-1224, which relate to county library boards; enacting substitute and additional provisions; abolishing the existing Wyandotte County Library Board; recreating a new Wyandotte County Library Board; and repealing original Resolution No. 730.

WHEREAS, the former board of county commissioners of Wyandotte County enacted Resolution No. 730 on June 28, 1965, and the current board of commissioners of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, wishes to repeal such resolution and to enact a resolution recreating a new Wyandotte County Library Board,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY/KANSAS CITY, KANSAS:

Section 1. Home rule exemption from acts of the legislature. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, by the power vested in it by K.S.A. 19-101a and 19-101b hereby elects to exempt itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1222 and 12-1224 relating to county library boards.

Section 2. Abolition of former board and creation of new board. That the existing Wyandotte County Library Board as originally established by Resolution No. 730 enacted June 28, 1965, is hereby abolished, and that any other Wyandotte County Library Boards created, reconstituted, reorganized between that time and the present date are also hereby abolished, and that a Wyandotte County Library Board is hereby created as an agency of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas.

Section 3. Nomination, appointment, residence, and term of office. That the Wyandotte County Library Board shall hereafter consist of 11 board members occupying positions to be numbered one through 11 to be appointed as follows: to be nominated by the commission member indicated in the following table and to be appointed as set out in section 2-1002 of the Code of Ordinances. Members appointed to the library shall serve for the term indicated in the table and shall be residents of the geographic area indicated at the time of their appointment.

Position No.	Term	Nominated By Commission Member	Resident In
1	Ending August 31, 2003	Mayor	Edwardsville
2	Ending August 31, 2003	First District At-Large	USD 203
3	Ending August 31, 2003	Second District At-Large	USD 202
4	Ending August 31, 2002	First District	USD 500
5	Ending August 31, 2002	Second District	USD 500
6	Ending August 31, 2002	Third District	USD 500
7	Ending August 31, 2002	Fourth District	USD 500
8	Ending August 31, 2001	Fifth District	USD 203
9	Ending August 31, 2001	Sixth District	USD 202
10	Ending August 31, 2001	Seventh District	Bonner Springs
11	Ending August 31, 2001	Eighth District	Edwardsville

 

Initial terms shall begin on September 1, 1999, or upon the date of appointment, whichever is later and shall end on the date set out above. Upon expiration of the initial term, persons appointed thereafter shall serve for terms of four years. Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to prohibit reappointment of a person for more than one term.

Section 4. Vacancies. Any position on the library board which becomes vacant shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term of the position according to the procedure set out in the foregoing section and adhering to the residency requirements set out in the foregoing section.

Section 5. Forfeiture of office, compensation, notice of appointments, meetings, and chairpersons. Requirements for attendance at meetings, forfeiture of office, compensation, notice of appointments, meetings, and appointment of chairpersons shall be as set out in article XI of chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances [see now ch. 2, art. VI].

Section 6. Powers and duties. The library board shall have the power and duty to contract with any library for the furnishing of library service to Wyandotte County and such other powers and duties conferred by statute or not otherwise prohibited.

Section 7. Officers. The officers of the library board shall consist of a chairperson, a chairperson-elect, a secretary, and a treasurer. The chairperson and chairperson-elect shall be appointed by the mayor, and the secretary and treasurer shall be elected by and from the board members.

Section 8. Treasurer of board; bond.

(a)

As provided by K.S.A. 12-1226 and amendments thereto, the treasurer of the library board shall give bond in an amount fixed by the board and approved by the unified government board of commissioners, for the safekeeping and due disbursement of all funds that may come into the treasurer's hands. The bonds shall be filed with the unified government clerk.

(b)

Except where otherwise provided by law, the unified government treasurer shall pay over to the library board treasurer all funds collected for the maintenance of the library, and the treasurer of the library board shall pay out the funds on orders of the board signed by the secretary and chairperson thereof.

(c)

The library board treasurer shall keep an accurate record of all money received and disbursed and make a report to the library board as often as the board requires.

Section 9. That original Resolution No. 730 be and the same is hereby repealed.

Section 10. This resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the [City of] Kansas City, Kansas.

Section 11. This is a Charter resolution and shall take effect on the later of September 1, 1999, or 61 days after final publication unless a sufficient petition for a referendum is filed and a referendum is held on the resolution as provided in K.S.A. 19-101b in which case the resolution shall become effective if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

PASSED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY/KANSAS CITY, KANSAS WITH ALL MEMBERS ELECT INCLUDING THE MAYOR VOTING IN FAVOR THEREOF, THIS 5th DAY OF AUGUST, 1999.

Approved:

Carol Marinovich

Mayor/CEO

Attest:

Donna M. Teasley

Deputy Unified Government

Clerk

Approved as to Form:

Jody Boeding

Assistant Counselor