The governing body of the city shall consist of the mayor and five councilmembers to be elected as set out in chapter 6 of this code.

(Code 2021)

All powers exercised by cities of the third class or which shall hereafter be conferred upon them shall be exercised by the governing body, subject to such limitations as prescribed by law. All executive and administrative authority granted or limited by law shall be vested in the mayor and council as governing body of the city.

(K.S.A. 12-103; Code 2021)

(a)   Regular meetings of the governing body of Linn Valley, Kansas shall be held at 6:00 p.m. at Linn Valley City Hall beginning January 2024.

(b)   Meetings from January through October will be held the second and fourth Monday of each month. Regular meetings in November and December will be held the second Monday of each month.

(c)   In the event the regular meeting day shall be a legal holiday, the governing body shall meet at the next regularly scheduled meeting at the same time and place.

(d)   The governing body may vote on a case-by-case basis to alter the meeting time or place and in such case, required notices shall be given of the altered time or place.

(K.S.A. 15-105; K.S.A. 25-2120; Ord. 1; Ord. 81; Ord. 124; Ord. 135; Ord. 162; Ord. 182; Ord. 187; Ord. 191; Ord. 221; Ord. 235; Code 2021; Ord. 247; Ord. 254)

At all meetings of the governing body, a majority of the councilmembers-elect shall constitute a quorum to do business.

(K.S.A. 15-106; Code 2021)

The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the governing body. The mayor shall have the tie-breaking vote on all questions when the members present are equally divided. The mayor shall:

(a)   Have the superintending control of all officers and affairs of the city;

(b)   Take care that the ordinances of the city are complied with;

(c)   Sign the commissions and appointments of all officers elected or appointed;

(d)   Endorse the approval of the governing body on all official bonds;

(e)   From time to time communicate to the city council such information and recommend such measures as he or she may deem advisable;

(f)   Have the power to approve or veto any ordinance as the laws of the state shall prescribe;

(g)   Sign all orders and drafts drawn upon the city treasury for money.

(Code 2021)

The city council shall elect one of its own body as president of the council. The president of the council shall preside at all meetings of the council in the absence of the mayor. In the absence of both the mayor and the president of the council, the council shall elect one of its members as “acting president of the council.” The president and acting president, when occupying the place of mayor, shall have the same privileges as other councilmembers.

(K.S.A. 15-310; Code 2021)

(a)   In case of a vacancy in the council occurring by reason of resignation, death or removal from office or from the city, the mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the remaining council members, shall appoint an elector to fill the vacancy until the next election for that office. In case any person elected as a council member neglects or refuses to qualify within 30 days after election, the council member shall be deemed to have refused to accept the office and a vacancy shall exist. The mayor may, with the consent of the remaining council members, appoint a suitable elector to fill the vacancy.

(b)   In case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, the president of the council shall become mayor until the next regular election for that office and a vacancy shall occur in the office of the council member becoming mayor.

(K.S.A. 12-104a; K.S.A. 15-201; K.S.A. 15-311; C.O. No. 10; Code 2021)

(a)   The mayor and members of the city council may receive pay beginning January 2022.

(b)   The mayor and any city council member may elect to not receive pay and shall proceed as an elected official to serve on a pro bona basis.

(c)   Pay shall be set by resolution.

(Ord. 234; Code 2021)