(a)   The following are designated as main trafficways of the city pursuant to K.S.A. 12-685 et seq.

(1)   US Highway 24 and 183 located in the City.

(K.S.A. 12-685; Ord. 1476; Code 2015)

An Electric Utility Depreciation Reserve Fund is hereby established. Transfers to and from the Electric utility depreciation Reserve Fund will be made as authorized by statute.

(K.S.A. 12-825d; Ord. 1574; Code 2015)

A Sewer utility Reserve Fund is hereby established. Transfers to and from the Sewer utility Reserve Fund will be made as authorized by statute.

(K.S.A. 12-631o; Ord. 1574; Code 2015)

(a)   It is hereby authorized, ordered and directed that there shall be created a municipal equipment reserve fund to be funded by budgeted transfers from any source which may be lawfully utilized for such purposes.

(b)   For the purposes of this section, equipment shall include machinery, vehicles and any other equipment or personal property including, but not limited to, computer hardware and software, which the City is authorized to purchase for municipal purposes.

(c)   Monies credited to such fund from annually budgeted transfers shall not hereafter be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2937, inclusive, and amendments thereto.

(d)   If the Governing Body of the City of Stockton determines that the money which has been credited to such fund or any part thereof is not needed for the purposes for which so budgeted or transferred, the Governing Body may transfer, by the adoption of a resolution, such amount not needed to the fund from which it came and such retransfer and expenditure thereof shall be subject to the budget requirement provision of K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2937, inclusive, and amendments thereto.

(K.S.A. 12-1,117; Ord. 1354; Code 2015)

(a)   A majority of the electors voting thereon having approved, at a special question election held on the 3rd day of November, 1998, the levying of a retailers’ sales tax in the City of Stockton, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended, there is hereby levied a city retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to take effect on the 1st day of January, 1999 and end on December 31, 2019. This tax is in addition to the current 0.5 percent sales tax imposed by the City for the Solomon Valley Manor. The City’s total retailers’ sales tax is 1.5 percent (1.5%).

(b)   The additional revenue collected from the one- percent sales tax is needed and is to be used to finance the improvement of the City’s water system. Should the City cease to own and operate a water supply system, then the revenue shall be deposited in the City’s General Fund and used to provide an adequate level of public services within the City.

(c)   Except as may otherwise be provided by law, such tax shall be identical in its application and exemptions therefrom to the Kansas Retailers’ Sales Tax Act and all laws and administrative rules and regulations of the Kansas Department of Revenue relating to the state retailers’ sales tax shall apply to such city retailers’ sales tax insofar as such laws and regulations may be made applicable. The services of the Department of Revenue shall be utilized to administer, enforce and collect such tax.

(K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.; Ord. 1445; Code 2015)

(a)   A majority of the electors voting thereon having approved, at a special question election held on the 1st day of April, 2008, the levying of a retailers’ sales tax in the City of Stockton, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended, there is hereby levied a city retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to take effect on the 1st day of January, 2020 and end on December 31, 2029. This tax is in addition to the current 0.5 percent sales tax imposed by the City for the Solomon Valley Manor. The City’s total retailers’ sales tax is 1.5 percent (1.5%).

(b)   The additional revenue collected from the one-percent sales tax is needed and is to be used to finance the improvement of the City’s water system. Should the City cease to own and operate a water supply system, then the revenue shall be deposited in the City’s General Fund and used to provide an adequate level of public services within the City.

(c)   Except as may otherwise be provided by law, such tax shall be identical in its application and exemptions therefrom to the Kansas Retailers’ Sales Tax Act and all laws and administrative rules and regulations of the Kansas Department of Revenue relating to the state retailers’ sales tax shall apply to such city retailers’ sales tax insofar as such laws and regulations may be made applicable. The services of the Department of Revenue shall be utilized to administer, enforce and collect such tax.

(K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.; Ord. 1548; Code 2015)

(a)   Revitalization Plan Approved and Adopted. The four (4) page document produced and present at this meeting of the Governing Board entitled “Revitalization Plan” and each and every part thereof is, in all respects, approved, authorized, confirmed and adopted by the City of Stockton as the Revitalization Plan of the City of Stockton, County of Rooks, Kansas, such Plan to be in force and effect on and after June 1, 2001. A fully executed copy of such Revitalization Plan shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be available for inspection by the public at any time during regular business hours.

(b)   Execution of Interlocal Agreement. The City is hereby authorized to enter into, execute and deliver an Interlocal Agreement with Rooks County, Kansas under which the City, County, and all participating public agencies shall cooperate in the consideration, adoption, and coordination of a Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, and the establishment of a Neighborhood Revitalization Fund, upon the terms and conditions as set forth in said Agreement.

(c)   Execution of Revitalization Plan Authorized. The City shall, and the officers, agents and employees of the City are hereby authorized and directed to take such action, spend such funds and execute such other documents, certificates and instruments as may be necessary and desirable to carry out and comply with the provision of this Ordinance, and to carry out, comply with and perform the duties of the City with respect to the Interlocal Agreement, all as necessary to carry out and give effect to the terms of the Agreement.

(d)   Authority for Adoption. This plan is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Kansas Neighborhood Revitalization Act, as set forth in K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 12-17,114 et seq.

(K.S.A. 12-17,114 et seq.; Ord. 1474; Code 2015)

(a)   There is hereby levied, effective on the 1st day of July, 2006, a Transient Guest Tax (TGT) of two percent (2%) upon gross receipts derived from or paid by transient guests for sleeping accommodations, exclusive of charges for incidental services and facilities in any hotel, motel or tourist court located within the City of Stockton, Kansas.

(b)   The tax hereby levied shall be administered and collected by the Kansas Department of Revenue, and the revenue therefrom shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1696 et seq. All moneys received from such tax shall be credited to a tourism and convention promotion fund of the city.

(K.S.A. 12-1696 et seq.; C.O. No. 10; Ord. 1524; Code 2015)

(a)   Pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1757 et seq., and all amendments thereto, and as amended, supplemented and limited by the City of Stockton, Kansas (the “City”) Charter Ordinance No. 13 there is hereby created a public building commission (the “Public Building Commission”) which shall be a municipal corporation, the governing body of which shall consist of five (5) members. The members of Public Building Commission shall be appointed by the governing body of the City, as follows:

(1)   Two (2) members shall at all times be the duly elected or appointed members of the governing body of the City of Stockton, Kansas, whose terms shall initially be as follows: one (1) city commissioner appointed to Public Building Commission shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years; and, one (1) city commissioner appointed to Public Building Commission shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Upon expiration of these initial terms of office, all appointments thereafter shall be for a term of four years;

(2)   three (3) members shall be appointed from citizens of the City at large; and

(3)   one (1) member of Public Building Commission appointed from the City at large shall be appointed for a term of two years, one (1) member shall be appointed for a term of three years, and one (1) member shall be appointed for a term of four years. Upon expiration of these initial terms of office, all appointments thereafter shall be for a term of four years.

(4)   If any person who has been appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this section shall cease to be a member of the governing body, or if any person appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this section shall cease to live within the City of Stockton, Kansas, the membership of said person shall forthwith terminate and a replacement shall be appointed as provided by this section to serve the unexpired term.

(5)   Whenever any member of the Public Building Commission shall resign prior to the expiration of that member’s term, a replacement shall be appointed in the manner provided by this section to serve the unexpired term. Public Building Commission governing body shall, at its first regularly scheduled meeting, elect its own chairperson and other officers as deemed appropriate.

(b)   The Public Building Commission is hereby created for the following purposes and shall be and is hereby authorized to exercise the following functions and powers, to-wit:

(1)   To acquire a site or sites for and to construct, reconstruct, equip and furnish a building or buildings or other facilities of a revenue producing nature, including parking facilities or to purchase or otherwise acquire such building or buildings or facilities, and such building or buildings or facilities shall be maintained and operated for the housing and accommodation of City offices or activities or such other purposes as are commonly carried on in connection with such facilities and general City buildings. Such building or buildings or facilities shall be maintained and operated for (i) City offices or such other purposes as are commonly carried on in connection with such facilities and general City buildings, (ii) public, municipal, community or recreational purposes of the City, (iii) educational, recreational or administrative purposes for school districts, (iv) housing and accommodation of county offices or county businesses or such other purposes as are commonly carried on in connection with such facilities and general county buildings and (v) for housing, accommodations and parking facilities for offices of state and federal agencies including such facilities as may be occupied, used and operated by the Kansas Department of Corrections for purposes such agency shall deem necessary for its purposes and all such other purposes as described and provided in K.S.A. 12-1758, as amended, and supplemented and limited by City of Stockton, Kansas, Charter Ordinance No. 13.

(2)   To rent all or any part of its buildings or other facilities to any federal, state or county governmental agency, or any municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, political subdivision or body politic, or agency thereof, doing business, maintaining an office or rendering a public service in the City of Stockton, Kansas, and to rent any space as may be needed by such governmental agencies for such service facilities as the Public Building Commission may determine will primarily serve the comfort and convenience of the occupants of its buildings or other facilities.

(3)   To issue revenue bonds of the Public Building Commission to provide funds for the purpose of acquiring, erecting, equipping, repairing, maintaining and operating buildings and other facilities and to acquire sites necessary and convenient therefor, and to pay all costs and expenses incident thereto, or to refund its outstanding bonds.

(4)   To establish and fix rates, rentals, fees and charges, for the use of any and all buildings or space therein or other facilities owned and operated by the commission, sufficient at all times to pay maintenance and operation costs of such buildings, or facilities, the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by Public Building Commission as the same shall become due and payable and to make all payments to any accounts created by any bond resolution.

(5)   To acquire the fee simple title to real property, including easements and reversionary interests in the streets, alleys and other public place and personal property required for its purposes, by purchase, gift, devise or by the exercise of the powers of eminent domain of the state, and title thereto shall be taken in the corporate name of the Public Building Commission.

(6)   To enter into written leases with tenants of its buildings or facilities under such terms and conditions as it shall deem appropriate, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance and the laws of the State of Kansas.

(7)   To convey title to real estate it shall hold title to and sell, assign, transfer, trade any of its interest in personal property. Conveyance may be made of portions of the land as portions of the revenue bonds are paid or retired, or provision is made for their payment by the deposit of a like amount of money.

(8)   To do all things and acts necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted to it under this section and under K.S.A. 12-1757, et seq., as amended, and as further amended, supplemented and limited by City of Stockton, Kansas Charter Ordinance No. 13; provided, however, that under no circumstance shall any income of the Public Building Commission inure to the benefit of any private person or entity.

(K.S.A. 12-1757 et seq.; C.O. No. 13; Ord. 1535; Code 2015)

It is hereby authorized, ordered and directed that there shall be created a water utility depreciation fund to be funded by budgeted transfers from any source which may be lawfully utilized for such purposes.

(Code 2015)

A majority of the electors voting thereon having approved, at a special question election held on the August 2, 2016, the levying of a retailers’ sales tax in the City of Stockton, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended, there is hereby levied a city retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to finance the costs of a City swimming pool project, to pay the costs of operating and maintaining that swimming pool and to finance general operating and capital improvement expenses of the City, with collection of such sales tax to commence on January 1, 2017, and to expire on December 31, 2036.

(K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.; Ord. 1445; Code 2015; Ord. 1630)

(a)   The City of Stockton does hereby establish a Group Health Insurance Reserve Fund which will be used for uncovered medical expenses or premiums as set forth in the city’s group health insurance program.

(b)   The Governing Body shall utilize current and future revenues from any fund which may be lawfully utilized to transfer to the Group Health Insurance Reserve Fund, as to meet the city’s present and future needs. Should the Governing Body determine that the money in this fund is no longer needed for which it was established, the Governing Body may transfer such amounts not needed to the funds or accounts from which the money was first received.

(c)   Such fund shall provide for the annual needs to be financed from the fund during the following year; and that beginning in 2019, the City Administrator shall annually submit, at the same time as a part of the annual operating budget of the city, such proposed revenue allocations and budget transfers as may be necessary to finance this fund, the cost of which is to be credited to the fund and to annually set aside funds to be reserved for future needs. 

(d)   The moneys in the Group Health Insurance Reserve Fund shall be invested in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1675 and amendments thereto with all interest credited to this fund.

(Ord. 1658)

The following rates are hereby established for services provided by the Solomon Valley Manor to its residents:

                                                     Daily Rate

(a)   Private Room                         $250.00

(b)   Extra Large Private Room      $275.00

(Ord. 1673; Ord. 1678; Ord. 1690)