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Voters in Prairie Village decided Tuesday on the future organization of the city's governing structure.
With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Prairie Village voters decided to maintain the current form of government 5,690 votes to 3,051 votes.
A "no" vote Tuesday meant the voter wanted to keep the current Mayor-Council form of Government.
A "yes" vote meant the voter wanted to abandon the current form of government.
According to the city's website, the mayor-council form of government is the oldest form of government in the state.
It's also what the city has used since it received its charter in 1951, the city website states.
The elected mayor presides at all council meetings and "has general supervisory responsibility over the business of the city."
The city also has a city administrator who is appointed by the mayor and approved by a majority of the city council, according to the city's website. The city administrator supervises all employees and departments.
Here is the Kansas Statute for abandonment of form of city government.
12-184. Adoption or abandonment of forms of city government; submission to electors, how; petition; notice of election. (a) Whenever any law of this state provides for an election on the question of the adoption or abandonment of any form of city government, such question shall be submitted to the qualified electors of a city upon: (1) The adoption by the governing body of the city of a resolution providing for the submission of such question, or (2) the certification, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, of a petition requesting the submission of such question, signed by qualified electors of the city equal in number to not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the city. (b) Upon the adoption of a resolution or the certification of a petition as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the question of the adoption or abandonment of the form of city government shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the city at the next city or state general or primary election following by not less than sixty (60) days the adoption of such resolution or the certification of such petition. (c) Any petition requesting the submission of a question hereunder shall be filed with the county election officer of the county in which the city is located. Such petition shall conform to the requirements of article 36 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto, and its sufficiency shall be determined in the manner therein provided and shall be certified to the city clerk by the county election officer. (d) Notice of the election on a question submitted hereunder shall be in the manner provided by K.S.A. 25-10 |
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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