A CHARTER ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A QUORUM FOR THE GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAIZE BY EXEMPTING THE CITY OF MAIZE, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 15-106 AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

Section 1. Exemption. The City of Maize, Kansas, by virtue of the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby does exempt itself and make inapplicable to it K.S.A. 15-106 which applies to this city but does not apply uniformly to all cities.

Section 2. Regular and Special Meetings. Regular meetings of the council shall be held at such times as shall be prescribed by ordinance, but not less than once each month. Special meetings may be called by the mayor or acting mayor, on written request of any three members of the council, specifying the object and purpose of such meeting, which shall be read at the meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the council. In all cases, it shall require four of the five councilmembers to constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may meet from day to day and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under penalties as the council, by ordinance may have previously prescribed.

(4-8-1996)