A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF LA CYGNE, LINN COUNTY, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 79-5028, AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON TUE SAME SUBJECT REMOVING ANY LIMITATION OF AGGREGATE TAX LEVIES.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LA CYGNE, LINN COUNTY, KANSAS:

Section 1. That the City of La Cygne, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas and as provided by K.S.A. 79-5036(a), hereby elects to exempt itself from the provisions of K.S.A. 79-5028. K.S.A. 79-5028 is part of an enactment commonly known as the Kansas property tax lid law, which enactment applies to this city but does not apply uniformly to all cities.

Section 2. That the following is hereby substituted for the provisions of K.S.A. 79-5028:

       The provisions of K.S.A. 79-5021 through 79-5033, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall not limit the levy of taxes by the Governing Body of the City of La Cygne, Kansas.

(04-07-1999)