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Wellington, Kansas
Much of how a City operates is governed by State Statutes. You can visit the kansas.gov website
to review all State Statutes. Statutes are grouped into Articles, and Articles are grouped into
Chapters.
Chapter 12 pertains to all Cities in Kansas.
Chapter 13 pertains to Cities of the First Class.
Chapter 14 pertains to Cities of the Second Class. Wellington is a City of the Second Class and is
governed by both Chapter 12 and Chapter 14.
Chapter 15 pertains to Cities of the Third Class.
The "Home Rule" clause in State Statutes allows Cities to pass a Charter Ordinance that exempts
them from a State Statute that is "not uniformly applied to all Cities". Since Chapter 12 applies to
all cities in the state, those statutes have to be followed. Since Chapter 14 statutes only apply to
Cities of the Second Class and not "uniformly to all Cities", the City can "home rule" and pass
Charter Ordinances to change it's operations outside of State Statutes.
In order to pass a Charter Ordinance, a two thirds majority of affirmative votes must be recorded.
The Mayor also votes on Charter Ordinances, therefore it takes six affirmative votes to pass a
Charter Ordinance.
The Charter Ordinances passed by Wellington are included in the City Codebook.
to review all State Statutes. Statutes are grouped into Articles, and Articles are grouped into
Chapters.
Chapter 12 pertains to all Cities in Kansas.
Chapter 13 pertains to Cities of the First Class.
Chapter 14 pertains to Cities of the Second Class. Wellington is a City of the Second Class and is
governed by both Chapter 12 and Chapter 14.
Chapter 15 pertains to Cities of the Third Class.
The "Home Rule" clause in State Statutes allows Cities to pass a Charter Ordinance that exempts
them from a State Statute that is "not uniformly applied to all Cities". Since Chapter 12 applies to
all cities in the state, those statutes have to be followed. Since Chapter 14 statutes only apply to
Cities of the Second Class and not "uniformly to all Cities", the City can "home rule" and pass
Charter Ordinances to change it's operations outside of State Statutes.
In order to pass a Charter Ordinance, a two thirds majority of affirmative votes must be recorded.
The Mayor also votes on Charter Ordinances, therefore it takes six affirmative votes to pass a
Charter Ordinance.
The Charter Ordinances passed by Wellington are included in the City Codebook.
Click the link above to go to the kansas.gov website. You can search for statutes by keyword, or
you can click on the Table of Contents to select a Chapter.
You will be directed to a Table of Contents of Articles contained within that Chapter. Select the
Article of choice, then click the "List Statutes in Articles" button. You will then be taken to a listing
of statutes arranged numerically. Once you've opened a Statute, you can navigate forward and
backward through the statutes.
you can click on the Table of Contents to select a Chapter.
You will be directed to a Table of Contents of Articles contained within that Chapter. Select the
Article of choice, then click the "List Statutes in Articles" button. You will then be taken to a listing
of statutes arranged numerically. Once you've opened a Statute, you can navigate forward and
backward through the statutes.