A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 9 OF THE CITY OF GARNETT, KANSAS, CONTINUING THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 79-1952, SAID AMENDMENT INCREASING THE MAXIMUM APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIBRARY PURPOSES;

WHEREAS, The City of Garnett, Kansas has, through the adoption of Charter Ordinance No. 9, exempted itself from the provisions of K.S.A. 79-1952 and in said Charter Ordinance No. 9 provided substitute and additional provisions on the same subject; and

WHEREAS, With respect to one part of that subject, to-wit: The maximum appropriation which may be levied for library purposes, it is found and determined to be in the best interests of the City of Garnett, Kansas and its Municipal Library that the maximum amount of appropriations be increased from 4 mills presently fixed in Charter Ordinance No. 9 to 5 mills; and

WHEREAS, The City of Garnett, Kansas desires to continue its exercise of the home rule powers vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, and to continue its exemption from the provisions of K.S.A. 79-1952, but to change the substitute and additional provisions fixed in Charter Ordinance No. 9 to those hereinafter set out.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GARNETT, KANSAS:

SECTION 1: Pursuant to and in the exercise of the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, the City of Garnett, Kansas, electing to continue its earlier exemption from the provisions of K.S.A. 79-1952, and desiring further to amend the substitute and additional provisions of Charter Ordinance No. 9, does hereby amend Section 2 of said Charter Ordinance No. 9 to read as follows:

SECTION 2: The governing body of the City of Garnett, Kansas, is hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes in each year for the General Fund and for other city purposes, but said governing body shall not fix a rate of levy in any one year on each dollar of assessed tangible valuation of the said City for any of the following named purposes in excess of the following named rates:

                                                                                                                 Amount in Mills

Library                                                                                                                 5.00

Airport: Joint operation as provided by K.S.A. 3-121                                               .50

Highway Connecting Link: County secondary as provided by K.S.A. 68-582            1.00

Industrial development: As provided by K.S.A. 12-161h                                          1.00

Memorial Buildings: As provided by K.S.A. 73-407                                                .50

Noxious Weeds: As provided by K.S.A. 2-1318                                                      1.00

Deficiency Levy for Chemicals and Materials                                                         .50

Refuse Collection: As provided by K.S.A. 12-2104                                                 1.00

(01-26-1993; Repealed by C.O. No. 19)