A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF STAFFORD, KANSAS, FROM K.S.A. 79-1953; PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT AND REMOVING ANY LIMITATION OF TAX LEVY.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF STAFFORD, KANSAS:

SECTION 1.     Exemption. The City of Stafford, Kansas, a city of the third class, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to the City of Stafford the provision of K.S.A. 79-1953, as amended, which is not applicable uniformly to all cities of the third class and the legislature not having established classes of cities for the purpose of imposing tax limitations and prohibitions. The City of Stafford, Kansas, further sets forth substitute and additional provisions as hereinafter provided.

Section 2.         Tax Levy. The governing body of the City of Stafford is hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes in each year for the general fund and other city purposes without limitation as to rate of levy in any one year on each dollar of assessed valuation. Said purposes shall include all the operations of the city except as limited by the provisions of Section 4 of this ordinance.        The governing body may levy any amount necessary to meet the requirements of its adopted budget.

Section 3.         Library. The rate of levy for library purposes shall not exceed 5 mills.

(01-27-1986; Amended by C.O. No. 12)