The governing body of the city shall consist of one (1) mayor and five (5) councilmembers to be elected as set out in section 6-101 of this code. The terms of all elected city officials shall be four (4) years, with the elections for council members to be staggered as established by the election in April 1973.
(Code 1985; C.O. No. 7; Sec. 4)
(a) Regular meetings of the governing body shall be held on the second Monday of each month. In the event the regular meeting day shall be a legal holiday, the governing body shall meet on the next Monday of the month.
(b) Special meetings may be called by the mayor at any time upon written request of no fewer than three members of the council. The request shall state the matters to be discussed at such special meeting and no other matters may be considered at such meeting.
(K.S.A. 15-105; Code 1973, 1-101:102; Code 1985; Ord. 2019-06; Ord. 2019-07)
At all meetings of the governing body, a majority of the councilmembers-elect shall constitute a quorum to do business.
(K.S.A. 15-106; Code 1985)
The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the governing body. The mayor shall have the tie-breaking vote on all questions when the members present are equally divided. The mayor shall:
(a) Have the superintending control of all officers and affairs of the city;
(b) Take care that the ordinances of the city are complied with;
(c) Sign the commissions and appointments of all officers elected or appointed;
(d) Endorse the approval of the governing body on all official bonds;
(e) From time to time communicate to the city council such information and recommend such measures as he or she may deem advisable;
(f) Have the power to approve or veto any ordinance as the laws of the state shall prescribe;
(g) Sign all orders and drafts drawn upon the city treasury for money.
(Code 1985)
The city council shall elect one of its own body as president of the council. The president of the council shall preside at all meetings of the council in the absence of the mayor. In the absence of both the mayor and the president of the council, the council shall elect one of its members as “acting president of the council.” The president and acting president, when occupying the place of mayor, shall have the same privileges as other councilmembers.
(K.S.A. 15-310; Code 1985)
There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of establishing a code of procedure for the conduct of city council meetings of the City of Deerfield, Kansas, that certain code known as the “Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities,” 2nd Edition, 2006, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas, save and except such articles, sections, parts or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified or changed. No fewer than three copies of said Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Incorporated by the Code of the City of Deerfield, Kansas,” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any such omission or change and to which shall be attached a copy of this section, and filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.
(Code 2008)
Members of the governing body shall be paid for each regular or special meeting of the governing body, or for any meeting which a member is required to attend in their official capacity, which lasts in duration for a period of time of one (1) hour or longer, and which they actually attend, in the following amounts, per meeting:
(a) Mayor $100.00
(b) Council Members $75.00
All compensation shall be paid one (1) time per month, on a date city employees are regularly paid.
(Ord. 2018-01)