A CHARTER ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO MUNICIPAL COURT COSTS AND AMENDING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 10:

WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, has previously found it desirable and in the best interests of the City of Medicine Lodge to exempt itself from the provision of K.S.A. 12-4112, and any amendments thereto, concerning the assessment of costs for the administration of justice in the Municipal Court of Medicine Lodge, and make the same inapplicable to the City; and,

WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, finds that it is in the best interest of the City of Medicine Lodge to repeal Section 3 of Charter Ordinance No 10 and to amend it as set forth hereafter.

Section 1: The City, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, elects to amend Section 3 of Charter Ordinance No. 10 of the City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas as set out hereafter.

Section 2: The costs in cases before the Municipal Court of the City of Medicine Lodge will be determined as follows:

       By regular ordinance of the City of Medicine Lodge, adopted by the Governing Body at a regularly called session and enacted as provided for ordinances of cities of Kansas.

(11-20-1989)