ARTICLE 2. LOCAL PROVISIONS

6-201 EXEMPTION FROM STATE STATUTES.

The city of Nickerson, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution, hereby elects to and does exempt itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 14-103 and 14-201, which apply to this city, but are parts of enactments which do not apply uniformly to all cities.

(C.O. No. 14, Sec. 1)

6-202 ELECTED OFFICES; WARDS AND PRECINCTS.

(a)    The governing body shall consist of a mayor and six council members to be elected to terms as set forth herein. The mayor and council members shall be residents and qualified electors of the city of Nickerson, Kansas.

(b)    The governing body of the city may, by ordinance, divide the city into wards and precincts, establish the boundaries thereof, and number the same. No ordinance redefining wards and precincts shall become effective less than 30 days prior to the next regular city election.

(C.O. No. 14, Sec. 2)

6-203 EXPIRATION OF TERMS OF OFFICE.

Those governing body positions with terms formally set to expire in April 2017, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2018, when the city officials elected in the November 2017 general election take office. Those governing body positions with terms formally set to expire in April 2019, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2020, when the city officials elected in the November 2019 general election take office.

(C.O. No. 14, Sec. 3)

6-204 GENERAL ELECTIONS.

A general election of city officers shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2017. Succeeding elections will be held every two years for all such governing body positions whose terms have expired. One council member from each ward shall be elected at one election, and the other council member from that ward shall be elected at the succeeding election. The council members shall have four-year terms. The Mayor shall have a two-year term.

(C.O. No. 14, Sec. 4)

6-205 CANDIDATES FOR CITY OFFICE.

In accordance with K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, any person may become a candidate for city office elected at large by having had filed on their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law. The nomination petition must be signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the City of Nickerson.

(C.O. No. 14, Sec. 6)