The governing body of such fire district shall have the power to levy a tax of not to exceed nine (9) mills upon all taxable tangible property in the district for the purpose of paying compensation to fire district employees, the expenses of operating and maintaining a fire department and other legal expenses of the fire district. Before any such levy is made, notice of the intended levy shall be made once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the fire district. If within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the notice, a petition signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified electors in the fire district is filed in the office of the county election officer requesting an election thereon no levy shall be made unless the question of the levy shall be submitted to and approved by a majority of the voters of the fire district voting at an election called by the governing body. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided under the provisions of K.S.A. 10-120.
The governing body of such fire district may, whenever it is authorized by a majority of the electors of the fire district voting at an election thereon, levy a tax of more than nine (9) mills but not more than eleven (11) mills in any year upon the taxable tangible property within such district for the purpose of paying compensation to fire district employees, the expenses of operating and maintaining a fire department and other legal expenses of the fire district. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided under the provisions of K.S.A. 10-120.
History: L. 1980, ch. 83, § 1; May 16.