K.S.A. § 15-301

General powers and duties of mayor

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15-301. General powers and duties of mayor. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the city council, and shall have a casting vote when the council is equally divided, and none other, and shall have general supervision over the affairs of the city. The mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws and ordinances for the government of the city, and he or she shall cause all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect or violation of duty.

History: L. 1871, ch. 60, § 22; April 3; R.S. 1923, § 15-301.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2007 · leading case: Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. v. Coleman Co., Inc.

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Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. v. Coleman Co., Inc. (2007) kanctapp · cites it 3× “But only if the partial performance be unequivocally referable to the oral modification is the requirement of a writing under section 15-301 avoided.” (Emphasis added.”

Dempsey v. City of Baldwin (2005) ca10 · cites it 2× “§ 15-301 provides: The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the city council, and shall have a casting vote when the council is equally divided, and none other, and shall have general supervision over the affairs of the city. The mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing…”

Cheek v. City of Edwardsville, Kan. (2007) ksd · cites it 2× “As such, the general powers and duties of the mayor are set forth in K.S.A. § 15-301, which states that the mayor has “general supervision over the affairs of the city.”

Dempsey v. City of Baldwin City, Kan. (2004) ksd · cites it 2× “Kan. Stat. Ann. § 15-301 permits the City’s Mayor to preside at all meetings of the Council, but permits the Mayor to vote as a member of the Council only when the Council is equally divided.”

— K.S.A. § 15-301(1) — 1 case

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. v. Coleman Co., Inc. (2007) kanctapp “But only if the partial performance be unequivocally referable to the oral modification is the requirement of a writing under section 15-301 avoided.” (Emphasis added.”

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