Wichita Charter Ordinance No. 232

in effect

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 232 A CHARTER ORDINANCE AMENDING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 189 OF THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS, EXEMPTING SAID CITY FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 17-2341, AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PERTAINING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS, AND ESTABLISHING THE MEMBERSHIP THEREOF. WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of Wichita, by Resolution of December 21, 1965, established a local housing authority (now known as the Wichita Housing Authority) under the laws of Kansas, as a body constituted, politic, and delegated the powers and to have all those powers constituted and appointed under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Kansas so known, except the authority to construct low-cost housing units; and WHEREAS, the 1965 Resolution was subsequently amended to provide the power of acquisition and rehabilitation of property, to provide for a cooperative agreement which included construction of Project KANS 4-5 to house elderly families and to amend the Annual Contribution Contract for federal financing of such project, and, as of December 11, 1973, the power to construct Project KANS 4-5 (the 1965 Resolution, together with all subsequent amendments, being hereinafter referred to as the "Housing Authority Resolution"); and WHEREAS, by Charter Ordinance No. 189 of the City of Wichita, the Governing Body, in 2001, exempted The City from the provisions of K.S.A. 17-2341, and provided substitute and additional provisions on the same subject, establishing the members of the Governing Body of the City of Wichita as the members of the Wichita Housing Authority Board along with one additional member who is a tenant receiving public housing or Section 8 assistance from the City of Wichita; and WHEREAS, the City of Wichita granted to such members all powers of authority to govern the Wichita Housing Authority and to exercise all power, rights, and control of the Wichita Housing Authority; and WHEREAS, a separate advisory board referenced by Charter Ordinance No. 189 was subsequently discontinued by the repeal of City Code sections 2.12.1170, 2.12.1172 and 2.12.1175, in August of 2010; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City desires to update the provisions of Charter ordinance No. 189 of the city of Wichita and to clarify the powers and roles of the City of Wichita and the Wichita Housing Authority in connection with the transition of public housing units to a plan of project-based assistance pursuant to the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS: SECTION 1. The City of Wichita, Kansas, by virtue of the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby amends SECTION 2 of Charter Ordinance No. 189 of the City of Wichita, Kansas, to read as follows: SECTION 2. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 17-2340, there is hereby continued in existence an agency and authority of the City of Wichita to be known as the Wichita Housing Authority. The Wichita Housing Authority Board shall be granted all powers and authority to govern the Wichita Housing Authority and to exercise all powers, rights and control of the Wichita Housing Authority as have been or may hereafter be delegated by the City of Wichita pursuant to the Housing Authority Resolution and any subsequent amendments thereto, or by this Charter Ordinance, including, hereafter, the power to act as the sole or managing member of any limited liability company serving as the general partner in any limited partnership leasing housing properties from the City of Wichita, Kansas. Provided, however, that all delegations of powers relating to the issuance of revenue bonds, or establishment of the terms, conditions and provision for payment thereof, for purposes permitted pursuant to the municipal housing law, K.S.A. 17-2337 through K.S.A. 17-2365, shall be deemed non-exclusive, with the City reserving the right to exercise such powers directly whenever such shall be deemed necessary or desirable by the Governing Body of the City. (b) The membership of the Wichita Housing Authority Board shall consist of the members of the governing body of the City of Wichita, and one additional member who shall be a tenant receiving public housing or Section 8 assistance from the City of Wichita. Such additional member shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. (c) The members of the Wichita Housing Authority Board who are also members of the governing body of the City of Wichita shall have such qualifications and terms of office as is now or hereafter established by law and ordinance for the governing body of the City of Wichita. The member of the Wichita Housing Authority Board who is a tenant receiving public housing or Section 8 assistance from the City of Wichita shall be subject to the minimum standards of conduct and qualifications of appointive members of boards and commissions as set forth by the City Code. (d) The Wichita Housing Authority Board shall have such composition, officers, quorum and procedures for the transaction of business as is now or hereafter established by law and ordinance for the governing body of the City of Wichita. Provided, that when State law or Charter Ordinance requires the Wichita Housing Authority Board to act in a different manner or under different procedures than is required for the governing body of the City of Wichita, such different procedures shall control for actions of the Wichita Housing Authority Board. SECTION 2. SECTION 2 of Charter Ordinance No. 189, as it previously existed, is hereby repealed and replaced by the amended version set forth in SECTION 1, above. SECTION 3. This Charter Ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official City newspaper. SECTION 4. This is a Charter Ordinance and shall take effect sixty-one (61) days after final publication unless a sufficient petition for referendum is filed and a referendum held on the Ordinance as provided in Article 12, Section 5, Subdivision (c) of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which case the Charter Ordinance shall become effective if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon. PASSED BY THE GOVERNING BODY, not less than two-thirds of the members elect voting in favor thereof, this 28th day of August, 2018. (SEAL) /s/ Jeff Longwell, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Karen Sublett, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ Jennifer Magaña Director of Law and City Attorney

Source: City of Wichita, Kansas, Code of the City of Wichita and Charter Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ks/wichita/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHOR_CHTR_ORDINANCE_NO._232Fetched: 11/1/2026