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K.S.A. § 12-184b (2026)

Forms of governments; adoption; abandonment procedures; governing body; terms of office; other

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12-184b. Forms of governments; adoption; abandonment procedures; governing body; terms of office; other. (a) Subject to subsection (b) and K.S.A. 12-1039, and amendments thereto, any city may adopt by ordinance one of the following forms of government:

(1) Commission;

(2) mayor-council;

(3) commission-manager;

(4) mayor-council-manager;

(5) council-manager; or

(6) any other form of government authorized by law or by ordinance or charter ordinance of the city.

(b) Any city which has operated for four or more years under a form of government may abandon such form and adopt a different form of government. The provisions of K.S.A. 12-184, and amendments thereto, shall govern the procedure for the adoption or abandonment of such form of government.

(c) The governing body of the city may establish by ordinance any of the following:

(1) The powers and duties of the governing body, including the mayor and other elected officials;

(2) the terms of office of members of the governing body, including the mayor and other elected officials of either two, three or four years;

(3) the election by ward or district of members of the governing body, if applicable;

(4) the powers and duties of the city manager, if applicable;

(5) the administrative departments of the city; and

(6) other matters deemed appropriate by the governing body.

History: L. 2015, ch. 88, § 9; July 1.


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Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2023–2025 · leading case: Coca v. Dodge City, Kansas, City of (D. Kan. 2023).
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Coca v. Dodge City, Kansas, City of (D. Kan. 2023). · cites it 2× “They begin by recognizing that K.S.A. § 12-184b(b) and K.S.A. § 12-184(a)–(b) provide that ultimately the City’s citizens decide whether to abandon the commission-manager form of government.”
Coca v. Dodge City, Kansas, City of (D. Kan. 2023). · cites it 2× “The City’s election system The City utilizes a commission-manager form of government as contemplated by K.S.A. § 12-184b(b)(3). Under this system, five members comprise the Commission, each serving either two-year terms or four-year terms depending on how many votes they receive.”
City of Prairie Vill. v. PV United (Kan. Ct. App. 2025). “See K.S.A. 12-184b(c); K.S.A. 12-1039(a). But on these facts, some changes proposed by the Adopt Petition were either unnecessary to carry out the proposition to adopt a new form of government or unclear, particularly those relating to the mayor's role in the governing body.”
— K.S.A. § 12-184b(b) — 1 case
Coca v. Dodge City, Kansas, City of (D. Kan. 2023). “They begin by recognizing that K.S.A. § 12-184b(b) and K.S.A. § 12-184(a)–(b) provide that ultimately the City’s citizens decide whether to abandon the commission-manager form of government.”
— K.S.A. § 12-184b(b)(3) — 1 case
Coca v. Dodge City, Kansas, City of (D. Kan. 2023). “The City’s election system The City utilizes a commission-manager form of government as contemplated by K.S.A. § 12-184b(b)(3). Under this system, five members comprise the Commission, each serving either two-year terms or four-year terms depending on how many votes they receive.”
— K.S.A. § 12-184b(c) — 1 case
City of Prairie Vill. v. PV United (Kan. Ct. App. 2025). “See K.S.A. 12-184b(c); K.S.A. 12-1039(a). But on these facts, some changes proposed by the Adopt Petition were either unnecessary to carry out the proposition to adopt a new form of government or unclear, particularly those relating to the mayor's role in the governing body.”
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