A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF GODDARD, KANSAS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A 12-1651 RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF AN OFFICIAL CITY NEWSPAPER AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT TO BE ADDED TO THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GODDARD, KANSAS.

WHEREAS, the City of Goddard, Kansas (the "City") is a city of the second class, duly organized, and existing under the laws of the State of Kansas; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, cities are empowered to determine their local affairs and government, except for legislative enactments applicable uniformly to all cities; and

WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-1651 applies to the City, but its provisions expressly apply only to cities of the second and third class, and are therefore not uniformly applicable to all cities; and

WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City determines that it is in the public interest to exempt the City from K.S.A. 12-1651 and to provide substitute and additional provisions as set forth in this ordinance.

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

SECTION 1. The City of Goddard, Kansas, 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 makes inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1651 and amendments thereto and to provide substitute and additional provisions as set forth in this ordinance. This statute is applicable to the City, but is not applicable uniformly to all cities throughout the State of Kansas.

SECTION 2. The City hereby enacts the following substitute and additional provisions of K.S.A. 12-1651 by adding the following section to the Code of the City of Goddard in Chapter 1, Administration, Article 1, General Provisions:

1-118.    Official City Newspaper

              The Governing Body of the City shall designate from time to time by resolution a newspaper or the City website, www.goddardks.gov, or both as the official newspaper of the City for publication of legal notices, advertisements, or publications of any kind which may be required by the United States, the State of Kansas, or the City of Goddard.

SECTION 3. Any newspaper that is an official city newspaper on the effective date of this ordinance shall continue to be an official city newspaper until such time as the Governing Body may adopt a resolution providing otherwise. Any publication in any newspaper or on the City's website made when that newspaper or the City's website was an official city newspaper shall be valid notwithstanding a subsequent resolution by the Governing Body changing the designation of the official city newspaper.

(10-28-2025)