A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 12-1901, 12-1902, 12-1903, A PORTION OF 12-1904, ALL OF SECTION 12-1908, AND ALL OF SECTION 12-1905, OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF 1949, AND SECTIONS 1909 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES 12-1906, 12-1907 AND 12-1910 OF THE 1961 SUPPLEMENTS TO THE GENERAL STATUTES, WHICH SECTIONS RELATE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC RECREATION AND PLAY GROUNDS AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

Section 1. The City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, under the authority of Article 12, Section 5 of the constitution of the State of Kansas hereby elects to exempt itself from and to make inapplicable to it Sections 12-1901, 12-1902, 12-1903 and all that portion of Section 12-1904 except that which provides for authority to levy an annual tax for recreation purposes not to exceed one mill and Section 12-1905, and all that portion of Section 12-1908 except that portion which provides that such levy for recreation purposes shall not be deemed or considered a levy of such city in determining the aggregate levy of such city under any of the statutes of this state, and Section 12-109 of the General Statutes of the State of Kansas of 1949, and Sections 12-1906, 12-1907 and 12-1910 of the 1961 Supplements to the General Statutes of the State of Kansas, which apply to said city but the provisions of which do not apply uniformly to all cities in the State of Kansas and do provide substitute and additional provisions on the same subject.

Section 2. The City of Medicine Lodge may operate a system of public recreation and playgrounds, acquire equipment and maintain land, buildings or other recreational facilities, employ a superintendent of recreation and assistant, vote and expend funds for the operation of such a system.

Section 3. That the recreation commission hereinafter authorized and given charge of the recreation system by this ordinance is authorized to conduct the activities of the system on an properties under its custody and management, or, with proper consent on any other private property with the consent of the owners, and may receive gifts from any sources whatsoever.

Section 4. That the City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, may levy an annual tax to provide, establish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation system as hereinbefore and hereinafter set forth not to exceed one mill upon the taxable property of said City of Medicine Lodge.

Section 5. That the City of Medicine Lodge may, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, provide for the establishment, maintenance and conduction of such supervised recreation system as they deem advisable and may establish a commission to be vetoed with the power, duties and obligations necessary for the conduct of such recreation system, the members of which shall serve without pay.

Section 6. That said recreation commission shall consist of five members to be appointed as follows: Upon the adoption of such ordinance or resolution as provided herein the governing body of the City of Medicine Lodge shall appoint five members, the first two appointees to serve for two of four years, the third for three years, the fourth for two years and the fifth for one year. That thereafter the members of said commission shall be elected in the same manner as the member he is succeeding and the term of office of each shall be four years. Said commission shall elect a presiding officer and secretary. Said commission is hereby empowered to administer in all respects the business affairs of the recreation system. The disbursements made by said commission shall be paid by voucher and the claims paid by said commission shall be duly verified. The amount received from the tax herein shall be set over to said commission and used by said commission for the purposes herein set out and shall be held by the treasurer of the City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, who shall be ex officio treasurer of said commission.

Section 7. That upon adoption of the provisions of this ordinance by proper resolution or ordinance, the commission shall annually and not later than 20 days prior to the date for the publishing of the budget of such city certify its budget to said city which city shall levy a tax sufficient to raise the amount required by such budget but in no event more than one mill; provided further, that such levy shall not be deemed or considered a levy of the City of Medicine Lodge in determining the aggregate levy of such city under any of the statutes of this state.

(4-16-1962)