CHARTER
ORDINANCE NO. 25
A CHARTER
ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF
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1. The City of Lawrence, Kansas, by virtue of
the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the
State of Kansas, hereby elects to and does exempt itself and make inapplicable
to it K.S.A. 13-1810 which applies to this City, but is part of an enactment
which does not apply uniformly to all cities.
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2. The Governing Body of the City of Lawrence,
Kansas, shall meet at least once every week in regular meeting in the City
Hall, at such time as shall be fixed by the Governing Body, to consider and
take under advisement and act upon such business as may come before it.
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3. The quorum necessary for the transaction of
business shall be either three (3) or four (4) members-elect of the Governing
Body and shall be determined by the Governing Body by ordinary ordinance or in
the absence of a duly adopted ordinary ordinance the quorum shall be three (3)
members-elect of the Governing Body. The
ordinary ordinance establishing the quorum of the Governing Body shall expire
on March 31 of every year, thereby requiring a new ordinance establishing the
number of members-elect required for a quorum to be adopted to
take effect from and after March 31 every year. An ordinary ordinance establishing a quorum
of four (4) members-elect of the Governing Body shall require the affirmative
votes of four (4) members-elect of the Governing Body for adoption. An ordinary ordinance establishing a quorum
of three (3) members-elect of the Governing Body shall require the affirmative
votes of three (3) members-elect of the Governing Body for adoption. (6-9-92) (See Section 1-204)