A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF FLORENCE, KANSAS, FROM K.S.A. 1976 SUPP. 79-1952 AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, AUTHORIZING AND LIMITING TAX LEVIES IN ANY ONE YEAR ON EACH DOLLAR OF ASSESSED VALUATION AND REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 3.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FLORENCE, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. The City of Florence, Kansas, a city of the Second (2nd) Class by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution, hereby elects to exempt and exempts itself from and makes inapplicable to it K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 79-1952 which is not applicable uniformly to all cities of the Second Class and for legislature not having established classes of cities for the purpose of imposing tax limitations and prohibitions and provides as hereinafter provided.

SECTION 2. The Governing Body of the City of Florence, Kansas is authorized and empowered to levy taxes in each year for the general fund and other city purposes on each dollar of assessed tangible valuation of said city, but said Governing Body shall not fix a rate of levy in any one year for any of the following named purposes in excess of the following named rates:

Library …….……………………………………………………….…………………...………. 6.00 mills

       [Provided, that the first two (2) mills of said levy shall be outside the aggregate tax levy limit prescribed by this section.]

Industrial Development, ………………………………..…..……………………………....……. 1.00 mill

[K.S.A. 13-1441]

Historical Collections, ………………………………..…..……………………………..……….. 1.00 mill

[K.S.A. 12-1661]

SECTION 3. Charter Ordinance No. 3 adopted by the City of Florence, Kansas, shall be and the same and is hereby repealed

(06-06-1977)