The provisions of this section may be modified by the adoption of a charter for county government in any county which has established a charter commission pursuant to law.
History: L. 1901, ch. 129, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-201; L. 1976, ch. 121, § 2; July 1.
(b) One county commissioner shall reside in and represent each commissioner district within the county. During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to office as a member of the board of county commissioners and during the term of office of the county commissioner, such candidate or county commissioner shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in such person's district.
(c) Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-203, and amendments thereto, terms of office for the board of county commissioners shall be staggered in such a way that no more than a simple majority of commissioners is elected at any general election.
(d) Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-203, and amendments thereto, all county commissioners shall hold office for a term of four years from the second Monday of January next after their election and until their successors are qualified.
(e) The provisions of subsections (a), (c) and (d) of this section may be modified by the adoption of a charter for county government in any county which has established a charter commission pursuant to law.
History: R.S. 1923, 19-202; L. 1965, ch. 158, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 121, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 67, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 38, § 2; L. 1993, ch. 250, § 2; July 1.
(b) Except as provided by subsection (c), appointments under this section shall be made in the manner provided by K.S.A. 25-3902, and amendments thereto, for filling vacancies in district offices.
(c) Vacancies created by an increase in the number of county commissioner districts in a county pursuant to K.S.A. 19-204, and amendments thereto, shall be filled by appointment of the governor. The governor shall make such appointments within 30 days of the date of the adoption of the resolution dividing the county into commissioner districts or within 30 days of the date of the order of the district court dividing the county into commissioner districts as required by K.S.A. 19-204a, and amendments thereto. Such appointees shall serve until successors are elected and qualified at the next general election. Such successors shall assume office on the second Monday of January next following their election. If at the next general election following such appointments, more than a simple majority of commissioners are elected, persons elected to the positions created by an increase in the number of districts shall be elected for two year terms and until their successors are qualified. Thereafter such members shall be elected to four year terms and until their successors are qualified. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to positions created by an increase in the number of districts at the election held in November 1990 and all such elections thereafter.
History: L. 1901, ch. 129, § 3; R.S. 1923, 19-203; L. 1965, ch. 158, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 130, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 38, § 3; L. 1993, ch. 250, § 3; July 1.
(b) In Shawnee county, each district shall include residents of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. The number of residents in each district from the unincorporated area of the county shall be as equal in number, as possible. Such districts shall be subject to alteration at least once every three years.
If the districts do not meet the requirements of this subsection, the districts shall be altered to comply with such requirements no later than 30 days following the effective date of this act.
(c) The board of county commissioners of any county, by resolution, may divide the county into three, five or seven commissioner districts, as compact and equal in population as possible, but no such resolution which would effect a change in the number of commissioner districts shall take effect until it has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the county voting thereon at the next general election following not less than 60 days the adoption of such resolution, in which all the qualified electors of the county are entitled to vote. Upon the presentation of a petition to the board of county commissioners, signed by electors equal in number to 5% of the qualified electors of the county and verified by the county election officer, requesting that the number of commissioner districts be changed, the board of county commissioners shall cause such proposition to be submitted to the voters of the county at the next general election, following not less than 60 days the presentation of such petition, in which all of the qualified electors of the county are entitled to vote. In the event that more than one such petition is presented to the board of county commissioners prior to a general election, and any of such petitions conflicts with any other such petition with respect to the number of commissioner districts requested, the board of county commissioners shall decide, by majority vote thereon, which of the propositions shall be submitted to the voters at the next such general election. If a majority of the electors voting at such election shall be in favor of changing the number of commissioner districts, the board of county commissioners shall provide for the division of the county into commissioner districts as provided in K.S.A. 19-204a, and amendments thereto.
(d) No change in the number of commissioner districts shall become effective in any county within four years of the effective date of any previous change in the number of commissioner districts in such county.
(e) The provisions of this section may be modified by the adoption of a charter for county government in any county which has established a charter commission pursuant to law.
History: L. 1901, ch. 129, § 4; R.S. 1923, 19-204; L. 1975, ch. 153, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 121, § 4; L. 1981, ch. 112, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 38, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 68, § 1; Apr. 4.
History: L. 1992, ch. 38, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 3; July 1.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the appointment of any county commissioner to any state board, committee, council, commission or similar body which is established pursuant to statutory authority, so long as any county commissioner so appointed is not entitled to receive any pay, compensation, subsistence, mileage or expenses for serving on such body other than that which is provided by law to be paid in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 12; L. 1913, ch. 155, § 1; L. 1917, ch. 144, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-205; L. 1970, ch. 366, § 14; L. 1979, ch. 68, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 11, § 8; L. 2006, ch. 187, § 11; May 25.
History: L. 1897, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1913, ch. 147, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-206; L. 1976, ch. 121, § 5; July 1.
History: R.S. 1923, 19-207,
History: R.S. 1923, 19-207,
History: L. 1897, ch. 93, § 2; Feb. 26; R.S. 1923, 19-208.
History: L. 1899, ch. 97, § 1; April 4; R.S. 1923, 19-209.
History: L. 1871, ch. 74, § 6; R.S. 1923, 19-210; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 150,
§ 1; June 30.
(1) Except for any property belonging to a county law enforcement
department and as otherwise provided in this section, no
property, the value of which is more than $50,000, belonging to any
county shall be sold or disposed of by any board of county commissioners
without a unanimous vote of such commissioners and public notice of such
sale or disposition. Such notice shall state the time or date of the sale or
disposition or the date after which the property will be offered for sale or
disposal,
the place of the sale or disposition and the terms and conditions of the sale
or disposition. Such notice
shall be published at least once each week for three consecutive weeks prior to
the sale or disposition in the official newspaper of the
county. The property shall be sold or disposed of
publicly, in the manner deemed prudent by the board of county commissioners,
to the person or entity tendering the highest and best bid as determined by the
board.
The board of county commissioners shall
have the right to reject any or all bids.
If, within 45 days after the
first publication of the notice of sale or disposition a
petition signed by not less than 2% of the
qualified electors of the county is filed with the county election officer,
such property shall not be sold or disposed of unless the proposition
of sale or disposal of such property is submitted to a
vote of
the electors of the county at a question submitted election called
therefor. The election shall be called, noticed and held in the manner
provided by K.S.A. 10-120, and amendments thereto, or at a general
election. If a majority of the votes cast at any such election authorizes
any sale or disposition, such sale or disposition shall be made upon
the notice hereinbefore prescribed
by publication, to the person or entity
tendering the highest and best bid, as determined by the board. The board of
county commissioners shall have the right to reject any or all bids.
(2) If the board of county
commissioners rejects all bids or if no bids are received, the board may
proceed to sell or dispose of the property publicly, in the manner deemed
prudent by the board, to the person or entity tendering the highest and best
bid or offer as determined by the board.
If the notice of sale or
disposition has been previously published in the manner set forth in subsection
(a), no
further notice of sale shall be published before the property is sold or
disposed of pursuant to this subsection.
When property of the county is sold or disposed of pursuant to this
subsection, the board shall cause to be published as a part of the statement
required by K.S.A. 19-227, and amendments thereto, a detailed account of such
sale or disposition which shall list such property, the person who acquired the
property and the purchase price.
(3) If the value of the property does not exceed $1,000,
such notice by
publication shall not be required prior to the sale or disposition of such
property. When property of the county having a value of more than $50 but not
more than $1,000
is sold or disposed of, the board of county commissioners shall cause to be
published as a part of the statement required by K.S.A 19-227, and amendments
thereto, a detailed account of such sale or disposition which shall list such
property, the person who acquired the property and the purchase price.
(4) Upon a finding by the board that any property is no
longer
required, or cannot prudently be used for public purposes of the
county, the board, by a unanimous vote, may sell or dispose of such
property,
the value of which does not exceed $50,000, by public or private sale or by
negotiation, as determined by the board. Notice of
the board's intent to sell or dispose of such property shall be published
at least two times
in the official county newspaper. Such notice shall include the time,
place and conditions of such sale or disposition.
(5) The board, by unanimous vote, may sell or dispose of
any
real property
interest belonging to the county, including any interest derived through
dedication, plat, condemnation, reversion, abandonment, reservation or tax
foreclosure, which the board determines, after notice and public hearing,
to be surplus property not required for public use, and to be unmarketable
property. Such property interest may be sold or disposed of by the county
by the adoption of a resolution providing that the interest of the county shall
be
vacated and transferring by quitclaim, without benefit of warranties of
title, whatever right, title or interest the county has or may have in the
property. The resolution shall provide for the reservation to the county
and the owners of any lesser property rights for public
utilities, the rights-of-way and easements for public service facilities which
are in existence and in use across the property. Upon adoption of the
resolution, the property interests vacated and conveyed shall revert to and
vest in the owners of the real estate immediately abutting thereon, in
proportion to the frontage of such land, except in cases where such land
may have been acquired for public use in a different proportion, in which
event it shall revert and vest in the owner of the adjoining real estate in
the same proportion that it was acquired.
Following the adoption of the resolution, the county clerk shall record
the conveyance upon the transfer records of the county and shall cause a
notice of the transfer to be published at least two times in the official
county newspaper and
to be sent by certified mail to each owner of the adjoining real estate to
whom the property is being transferred, at the address where the owner's tax
statement is sent. A copy of the transfer and the notice shall be recorded
with the register of deeds of the county, and no fee shall be charged by
the county clerk or the register of deeds recording the transfer.
(6) In the event of any sale or disposition of real
property
pursuant to the
authority under this section, the board, in its discretion, may enter
into and execute contracts for sale or lease-purchase agreements for a term
of not more than five years.
(b) (1) In lieu of following the procedures established in subsection
(a), a county commission may adopt a resolution establishing an alternate
methodology for the disposal of property. Such alternate methodology for the
disposal of property shall contain, at a minimum, procedures for:
(A) Notification of the public of the property to be sold;
(B) describing the property to be sold; and
(C) the method of sale, including, but not limited to, fixed price,
negotiated bid, sealed bid, public auction or auction or any other method of
sale which allows public participation.
(2) Any methodology for the disposal of property established pursuant to this
subsection may contain different procedures for real property and personal
property.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to or
restrict the
conveyance of real property by any county to the state of Kansas, the title
to which was previously conveyed to such county by the state of Kansas.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to or
restrict the
conveyance of real property by any county to a nonprofit corporation
organized under the laws of Kansas if such real property is acquired and
conveyed by the county for the purpose of development of an industrial or
business park on such real property comprised of businesses engaged in: (1)
Manufacturing articles of commerce; (2) conducting research and
development; or (3) storing or processing goods or commodities. If the real
property is to be conveyed for an amount which is less than the amount the
county paid to acquire such property, the board of county commissioners
shall publish a notice of its intent to convey such property. The notice
shall include a description of the property, the cost of acquiring the
property and the amount for which such property is to be conveyed. Such
notice shall be published once each week for three consecutive weeks in the
official county newspaper. If, within 45 days after the first publication
of such notice a petition signed by not less than 2% of the qualified
electors of the county is filed with the county election officer, such
property shall not be conveyed unless the proposition of sale or disposal
of such property is submitted to and approved by a majority of the
qualified voters of the county at an election called therefor. The
election shall be called, noticed and held in the manner provided by K.S.A.
10-120, and amendments thereto, or at a general election.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to or
restrict the
conveyance of real property by any county to a port authority if such real
property is acquired and conveyed by the county for the purpose of
development of an industrial, commercial or business park on such real
property. The board of county commissioners shall publish a notice of its
intent to convey such property. The notice shall include a description of
the property, the cost of acquiring the property and the amount for which
the property is to be conveyed. Such notice also shall include the time
and date of the public hearing at which the board proposes to consider the
conveyance of such property. Such notice shall be published at least once in
the official county newspaper. Following the public hearing, the board of
county commissioners may convey such property.
(f) Whenever it is required by this section that the board
of county
commissioners approve a sale or disposition of property by unanimous vote
and a county has
a five-member board, such board may approve a sale or disposition of
property by a 4/5 majority.
(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
conveyance of
property pursuant to K.S.A. 2-1319, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1871, ch. 74, § 7; R.S. 1923, 19-211; L. 1953, ch.
138, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 160, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 86, § 1; L. 1978, ch.
89, §
1; L. 1985, ch. 95, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 96, § 1;
L. 1989, ch. 82, § 1;
L. 1993, ch. 198, § 1;
L. 1994, ch. 80, § 2;
L. 2004, ch. 77, § 1; July 1.
First. To make such orders concerning the property belonging to the
county as they may deem expedient, including the establishing of
regulations, by resolution, as to the use of such property and to prescribe
penalties for violations thereof.
Second. To examine and settle all accounts of the receipts and
expenses of the county, and to examine and settle and allow all accounts
chargeable against the county; and when so settled, they may issue county
orders therefor, as provided by law.
Third. To purchase sites for and to build and keep in repair county
buildings, and cause the same to be insured in the name of the county
treasurer for the benefit of the county; and in case there are no county
buildings, to provide suitable rooms for county purposes.
Fourth. To purchase an existing building and the site upon which it
is located for the purpose of providing additional space for county offices
and to remodel and equip the same.
Fifth. Apportion and order the levying of taxes as provided by law.
Sixth. To represent the county and have the care of the county
property, and the management of the business and concerns of the county, in
all cases where no other provision is made by law.
Seventh. To set off, organize, and change the boundaries of
townships in their respective counties, to designate and give names
therefor, and to appoint township officers for such new townships which
officers shall serve until the next general election; to fix time and place
of holding the first election therein.
Eighth. To establish one or more election precincts in any
township, as the convenience of the inhabitants thereof may require.
Ninth. To lay out, alter or discontinue any road running through
one or more townships in such county, and also to perform such other duties
respecting roads as may be provided by law.
Tenth. To enter into contracts with any landowners for the
construction and maintenance of underpasses, bridges and drainageways under
and across any county road in connection with the locating, opening, laying
out, construction or alteration of any county road running across or
through such landowner's land, whenever in the judgment of the board of
county commissioners such contract is to the best interests of the county.
Any such contract entered into by the board of county commissioners shall
be binding upon subsequent boards of county commissioners and shall not be
terminated without the written consent of said landowner or his heirs or
assigns.
Eleventh. To contract for the protection and promotion of the
public health and welfare.
Twelfth. To acquire, own and operate a county airport.
Thirteenth. To perform such other duties as are or may be
prescribed by law.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 16; L. 1911, ch. 141, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-212; L.
1953, ch. 139, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 151, § 1; L.
1972, ch. 70, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1965, ch. 210, § 1;
L. 1997, ch. 8, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1965, ch. 210, § 2; April 15.
The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to
establish a uniform stationery letterhead for use in the offices of the
various courts and divisions of courts of the state located within such
county. The stationery letterhead designed for use by offices of the courts
within such county may be of a different design than that provided for
other offices in the county but shall be of a uniform design, format and
quality: Provided, however, That the letterhead established for use in
the district courts of the state located in such county shall be subject to
the approval of the several district judges.
History: L. 1968, ch. 91, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 45; Jan. 10, 1977.
History: L. 1968, ch. 351, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 137, § 1; L. 1970,
ch. 99, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 110, § 1;
L. 1986, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1968, ch. 351, § 2; L. 1969, ch. 137, § 2; L. 1970, ch.
99, § 2; Repealed,
L. 1977, ch. 87, § 1;
July 1.
History: L. 1975, ch. 74, § 2; July 1.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 17; R.S.
1923, 19-213; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 152, § 1; June 30.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply: (1) To the expenditure
of county funds for professional services; (2) to the provisions of K.S.A.
68-521, and amendments thereto; or (3) to the purchase of contracts of
insurance.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 21; R.S. 1923, 19-214; L. 1961,
ch. 128, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 86, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 113, § 1;
L. 1994, ch. 119, § 1; July 1.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 22; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 19-215.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 23; R.S. 1923, 19-216;
L. 1987, ch. 97, § 1; April 23.
(a) The bridge has been damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster;
(b) the governor has declared the county, or that part of the county in
which the bridge is located, a disaster area;
(c) the board of county commissioners finds that a hardship would result if
the bridge is not immediately reconstructed or repaired;
(d) the board of county commissioners has obtained an estimate of the cost
of the reconstruction or repair of the bridge from the county engineer. If
there is no county engineer, the board shall obtain such estimate from the
Kansas department of transportation; and
(e) the contract for the reconstruction or repair of the bridge is awarded
within 60 days of the governor's declaration required by paragraph (b).
History: L. 1994, ch. 119, § 2; July 1.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 24; L. 1881, ch. 49, § 1; March 15; R.S. 1923,
19-217.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 25; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 19-218.
The provisions of this section may be modified by the adoption of a charter
for county government in any county which has established a charter commission
pursuant to law.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 26; L. 1872, ch. 107, § 1; R.S.
1923, 19-219; L.
1963, ch. 153, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 121, § 6; July 1.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 27; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 19-220.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 28; R.S. 1923, 19-221; L. 1951, ch. 144, § 3;
Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 375, § 19; July 1.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 29; R.S.
1923, 19-222; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 375, § 19; July 1.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 30; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 19-223.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 31; R.S. 1923, 19-224; L. 1978, ch.
105, § 4; Jan. 1, 1979.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 32; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 19-225.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 33; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 19-226.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 34; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 19-227.
(b) In lieu of publishing an itemized statement of expenditures as
required by subsection (a), the board of county commissioners may publish a
summary of expenditures from each fund and the cash balance of each fund at the
beginning and close of the quarter or month, as appropriate. If a summary of
expenditures is published as authorized by this subsection, a notice also shall
be included that a detailed statement of expenditures is available for public
inspection at the county clerk's office. Copies of such statement shall be
available upon request.
(c) If the governing body of the unified government of Wyandotte
County/Kansas City publishes a summary of expenditures in lieu of the
itemized statement of expenditures required by subsection (a), a notice also
shall be included that a detailed
statement of expenditures is available at the county clerk's office, the
Kansas City, Kansas public library and
each branch library thereof, Kansas City, Kansas community college library and
Bonner Springs library. Such notice shall
be printed in 10-point boldface type.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 35; R.S. 1923, 19-228; L. 1973,
ch. 103, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 111, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 118, §
1; L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1;
L. 2001, ch. 147, § 3;
L. 2003, ch. 15, § 1; July 1.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 36; L. 1872, ch. 108, § 1; March 21; R.S. 1923,
19-229.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 37; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 19-230.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 38; R.S.
1923, 19-231; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 154, § 1; June 30.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 39; R.S. 1923, 19-232;
L. 1973, ch. 134, § 4; July 1, 1974.
History: L. 1875, ch. 40, § 1; L. 1876, ch. 65, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-233; L.
1963, ch. 155, § 1; June 30.
History: L. 1881, ch. 163, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-234; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 156,
§ 1; June 30.
History: L. 1905, ch. 225, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-235;
Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 94, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1903, ch. 43, § 1 (Special Session); R.S. 1923, 19-236; L. 1963,
ch. 157, § 1;
L. 1999, ch. 154, § 33; May 27.
History: L. 1955, ch. 436, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 6; L.
1975, ch. 162, § 6; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 80; July 1.
History: L. 1907, ch. 142, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-237; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 158,
§ 1; June 30.
History: L. 1907, ch. 164, §§ 1 to 3; R.S. 1923, 19-238 to 19-240;
Repealed, L. 1929, ch. 143,
§ 5; May 28.
History: L. 1862, ch. 157, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 25, p. 295, §
1; R.S. 1923, 19-241; L. 1943, ch. 134, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 81; July 1.
History: L. 1862, ch. 157, § 2; G.S. 1868, ch. 25, p. 295, § 2; R.S. 1923,
19-242; L. 1951, ch. 144, § 4; L. 1968, ch. 375,
§ 14; July 1.
History: L. 1862, ch. 157, § 3; G.S. 1868, ch. 25, p.
296, § 3; R.S. 1923, 19-243.
History: L. 1911, ch. 146, § 1; L. 1913, ch. 149, § 1; L. 1915, ch. 263,
§ 1; R.S. 1923, 19-244; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 159, § 1; June 30.
History: L. 1911, ch. 146, § 2; R.S. 1923, 19-245; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 159,
§ 1; June 30.
History: L. 1917, ch. 128, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 112, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-246; L. 1929,
ch. 144, § 1; L. 1933, ch. 158, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 131, § 1; L. 1973, ch.
104, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 154, § 1;
July 1.
(b) give advice upon all legal questions
that arise
and assist the board on all legal matters referred to
the county counselor;
(c) commence, prosecute or defend, as the case
requires, all civil suits or
actions in which the county is interested and represent the county generally
in matters of civil law;
(d) draw all contracts and other papers required by
the board of county commissioners
and furnish to the board, when requested by it,
opinions in writing upon legal matters pending before the
board;
(e) if applicable, perform the duties provided by
K.S.A. 19-716 and amendments thereto; and
(f) perform all the duties in civil matters that have
previously been required
by law of the county attorney of the county.
History: L. 1917, ch. 128, § 2; L. 1923, ch. 112, § 2; R.S. 1923, 19-247; L.
1947, ch. 189, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 145, § 1; L.
1968, ch. 398, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 71, § 8; L. 1984, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1917, ch. 128, § 3; L. 1923, ch. 112, § 3; R.S. 1923, 19-248; L.
1947, ch. 189, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 145, § 2; L.
1968, ch. 398, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1917, ch. 128, § 4; L. 1923, ch. 112, § 4; R.S. 1923, 19-249; L. 1943,
ch. 165, § 13; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 13; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 15; L. 1949,
ch. 268, § 15; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 13; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 14; L. 1957,
ch. 246, § 15; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 12; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 21; L. 1965,
ch. 159, § 15; L. 1969, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 51; L. 1974, ch.
361, § 1; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1965, ch. 262, § 12; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 1; L.
1973, ch. 175, § 52; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 2;
Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 122, § 1;
July 1.
History: L. 1967, ch. 131, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 53; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 3;
Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 122, § 1;
July 1.
History: L. 1953, ch. 160, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 41, § 2; L. 1977,
ch. 104, § 5;
L. 1998, ch. 112, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1953, ch. 160, § 2; June 30.
History: L. 1953, ch. 160, § 3;
L. 1998, ch. 112, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1953, ch. 160, § 4; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 331, § 14;
July 1.
History: L. 1961, ch. 170, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 106, § 1; L. 1977, ch.
104, § 6; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 188, § 5;
July 1.
History: L. 1961, ch. 170, § 2; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 188, § 5;
July 1.
History: L. 1961, ch. 170, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 106, § 2; L. 1976,
ch. 145, § 46;
L. 1977, ch. 104, § 7; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 188, § 5;
July 1.
History: L. 1961, ch. 170, §§ 4, 5;
Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 188, § 5;
July 1.
History: L. 1965, ch. 197, §§ 1, 2; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 98, § 3; April 9.
History: L. 1971, ch. 84, § 1;
L. 1987, ch. 98, § 1; April 9.
The county purchasing officer is hereby authorized to maintain a stock room
and stationery supply store of expendable items for immediate requisition
as needed.
History: L. 1971, ch. 84, § 2;
L. 1987, ch. 98, § 2; April 9.
History: L. 1965, ch. 200, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 42, § 1; L.
1979, ch. 186, § 20; L. 1980, ch. 87, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 98, § 26;
Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 261, § 48; April 14.
History: L. 1965, ch. 200, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 42, § 2; L.
1972, ch. 385, § 7; L. 1977, ch. 52, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 88, § 1;
L. 1979, ch. 69, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 69, § 2;
Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 261, § 48; April 14.
History: L. 1968, ch. 42, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 72, § 1; L. 1973,
ch. 105, § 1;
Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 261, § 48; April 14.
History: L. 1972, ch. 72, § 2;
Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 261, § 48; April 14.
History: L. 1980, ch. 57, § 2;
Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 261, § 48; April 14.
History: L. 1970, ch. 101, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 101, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 101, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 101, § 4; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 102, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1983, ch. 128, § 2; July 1.
(A) Sewer district;
(B) water district, rural water district and water supply district;
(C) fire district;
(D) improvement district;
(E) industrial district; and
(F) drainage district.
(2) The fringe area of a city means the area of unincorporated territory
lying outside of but within three miles of the nearest point on the city
limits of a city which has adopted subdivision regulations under K.S.A. 12-749,
and amendments thereto.
(b) No special benefit district shall be created, within the fringe area of
any city unless approved by
at least a 3/4 majority vote of the board of county commissioners of the county
in which
the city is located. The boundaries of any such district shall not be
extended within the fringe area of the city unless approved by at least a
3/4 majority vote of the board of county
commissioners of the county in which the city is located. If the
boundaries of the district cross county lines and if the district to be
created or the boundaries to be extended would be
located within the fringe area of a city, the board of county
commissioners of each county in which such a city is
located shall be
required to approve the creation of the district within the fringe
area of the city or the extension of the boundaries of the
district within the fringe area of the city by at least a 3/4 majority vote
of the board. If a hearing is
not already required to be held prior to the creation or expansion within the
fringe area of a city of a
special benefit district, the board of
county commissioners shall call and hold a hearing on the proposed action.
Notice of the hearing shall be published once in the official county
newspaper. The notice shall be published at least seven days prior to the
date of the hearing.
At the hearing, the board shall receive testimony from the city,
township, county or regional
planning commission having jurisdiction over any of the affected land area.
Such testimony shall address any incompatibilities between the creation or
expansion of the district within such fringe area and any adopted land use
or comprehensive plans.
The governing body of the city may present testimony of any proposed
annexation of the affected land area. Any interested person may present
testimony before the board. As a guide in determining the advisability of
authorizing the creation or change in boundaries of a special benefit
district within the fringe area of a city, the board's
considerations shall include, but not be limited
to, any testimony offered at the public hearing concerning:
(1) The size and population of such city; (2) the
city's growth in population, business and industry during the past 10
years; (3) the extension of its boundaries during the past 10 years; (4) the
probability of its growth toward the territory during the ensuing 10 years,
taking into consideration natural barriers and other reasons which might
influence growth toward the territory; (5) the willingness of the city to
annex the territory and its ability to provide city services in case of
annexation; and (6) the general effect upon the entire community, all of
these and other considerations having to do with the overall orderly and
economic development of the area and to prevent an unreasonable
multiplicity of independent municipal and special district governments.
The board shall approve or disapprove the creation or change in boundaries
of the special benefit district within 30 days of the hearing.
Any person or city aggrieved by the decision of the board of county
commissioners may appeal from the decision of the board within 30 days
following the rendering of the decision to the district court of the county
in which the affected area is located. The appeal shall be taken in the
manner provided by K.S.A. 19-223, and amendments thereto. Any city so
appealing shall not be required to execute the bond prescribed therein.
History: L. 1986, ch. 70, § 1;
L. 1995, ch. 57, § 1;
L. 1997, ch. 143, § 1; May 8.