The non-partisan election of city officials shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the laws of Kansas governing the holding of city elections.
The City of Yates Center is hereby divided into two wards which shall be known and designated as First Ward and Second Ward.
(a)First Ward shall consist of all that area within the city limits of Yates Center, Kansas, south of the center line of Rutledge Street extended on the west to the western boundary of the city and extended on the east to the eastern boundary of the city.
(b)Second Ward shall consist of all that area within the city limits of Yates Center, Kansas, north of the center of Rutledge Street extended on the west to the western boundary of the city and extended on the east to the eastern boundary of the city.
(a)After the election in November 2025, the city council of Yates Center, Kansas, shall consist of a Mayor and six councilmembers. Three council members shall be elected from each ward. The mayoral election that was to take place November 2025, and two other council member positions, one from each ward, shall occur in November 2025. The other election for the four other council positions shall take place in November 2027 as scheduled before. There are to be no other changes to the election procedure other than eliminating the two council positions
(b)General elections shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2025. Succeeding elections will be held every two years for all such governing body positions whose terms have expired and for city treasurer. Elections for mayor and city treasurer shall be for a term of two years. Elections for all councilmembers shall be for a term of four years.
6-104 Commencement of terms of office; oath of office.
The term of office for newly elected councilmembers and mayor shall commence on a date designated in Section 1-203. The elected officers shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of office to be filed with the city clerk.
In accordance with K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, any person may become a candidate for city office elected at large by having had filed on their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law. The nomination petition must be signed by 25 of the qualified electors of the City of Yates Center.