28 Water & Sewer Bonds (PUblished in the Salina Journal February~'~ & March ~ , 1998)
(Effective May/~, 1998)
CHARTER ORDINANCE NUMBER 28
A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS
FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 12-868 AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND
ADDITIONAL pROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT RELATING TO COMBINED
WATER AND sEWAGE SYSTEM BONDS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SALINA,
KANSAS:
SeCtion 1. The City of Salina, Kansas (the "City") by virtue of the powers
vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to
exempt itself from and hereby make inapplicable to it Section 12-868, Kansas Statutes
Annotated, that applies to the City, but is part of an enactment which does not apply uniformly
to all cities, and hereby provides substitute and additional provisions on the same subject as
hereinafter provided.
SeCtion 2. The City of Salina, Kansas, having issued revenue bonds under
K.S.A. 12-856 et !sea. or having authorized or issued waterworks revenue bonds and sewage
system revenue l~onds under any other authority may, from time to time, without an election,
issue its combined waterworks and sewage system revenue bonds pursuant to the provisions of
K.S.A. 12-856 et ~eq. in lieu of or in refund of any such revenue bonds previously authorized or
issued. The power herein granted to issue bonds shall be supplemental to and not amendatory
of the provisions Of K.S.A. 10-102. The City of Salina, Kansas, having issued revenue bonds
under K.S.A. 12-$56 et seq. may, from time to time, issue general obligation bonds, under the
provisions of the general bond law, to refund any previous issue or part thereof of its outstanding
revenue bonds, including the principal amount thereof and all accrued outstanding interest
thereon. Such g~neral obligation bonds shall not be issued until a resolution adopted by the
governing body ofithe City of Salina, Kansas, stating the purpose for which such bonds are to be
issued and the total amount of the bonds proposed to be issued shall be published once each
week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the City of Salina, Kansas. After
publication, sucl~ bonds may be issued unless a petition requesting an election on the
proposition, signe~ by electors equal in number to not less than 5% of the electors of the City of
Salina, Kansas who voted for the office of secretary of state at the last preceding general election
of such office, is filed with the clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas, within 20 days following the
last publication o4 such resolution. If such a petition is filed, the governing body of the City of
Salina, Kansas shall not issue the general obligation bonds unless the proposition shall receive
the approval of a majority of the votes cast thereon at an election called for such purpose.
Section 3. This Charter Ordinance shall be published once each week for two
consecutive week~ in the official City newspaper.
Section 4. This Charter Ordinance shall take effect sixty-one (61) days after
final publication uhless a sufficient petition for a referendum is filed requiring a referendum to
be held on this Ordinance as provided in Article 12, Section 5, Subdivision (c) (3) of the
Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which case the ordinance shall be effect ff approved by
a majority of the ~ectors voting thereon.
PASSED by the governing body, not less than two-thirds of the members elect
voting in favor thereof.
Introduced: February 9, 1998
Passed: February 23, 1998
Aye: ,ff Nay: O
{SEAL~ ~
I~stin M. Seatorg, Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF KANSAS )
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COUNTY OF SALINE )
I, Judy D. Long, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Saline County, Kansas, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a full, tree and correct copy of Charter Ordinance Number 28 of the said
City of Salina, and that all acts and things required by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of
the State of Kansas were done and performed in the manner and within the time prescribed and that
said ordinance became effective on the 6th day of May, 1998.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Salina, Kansas this 8th day of May, 1998
(SEAL)