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KS Stat § 12-148 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-148 Same; contract provisions; apportionment of revenues.

12-148. Same; contract provisions; apportionment of revenues. Contracts for the payment of service charges in lieu of taxes shall provide for the making of payments thereunder to the county treasurer of the county receiving such payments or the county in which any other taxing subdivision receiving such payments is located. The county treasurer shall apportion and pay moneys from such payments in the following manner: (1) If the contract under which such payment is made with a single taxing subdivision and designates the fund or funds to which such revenue shall be applied, the county treasurer shall place such revenue in the designated fund or funds of such subdivision;(2) if the contract is made with a single taxing subdivision but does not specify the fund or funds to which the revenue shall be applied the county treasurer shall apportion such revenue among the tangible property tax supported funds of the taxing subdivision, except bond and interest funds, in the proportion that the tax levy for each such fund bears to the total of all tax levies made for all such funds;(3) if the contract provides for the allocation of such revenue to more than one taxing subdivision but designates the particular funds of such subdivisions to which the same shall be applied, the county treasurer shall allocate such funds in the manner provided in the contract;(4) if the contract provides for the allocation of such revenue to more than one taxing subdivision but does not designate the fund or funds to which the same shall be applied the county treasurer shall apportion and pay moneys from such payments into the several tangible property tax supported funds of such taxing subdivisions, other than bond and interest funds, in the proportion that the tax levy for each of such funds bears to the total of the tax levies made for such funds of such subdivisions.History: L. 1969, ch. 81, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-149 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-149 Same; budgeting of revenues.

12-149. Same; budgeting of revenues. All revenues received under contracts authorized under the provisions of this act shall be budgeted and expended in the manner provided by law.History: L. 1969, ch. 81, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-150 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-150 Agreements with county commissioners for auditing of books and records of certain political subdivisions and quasi-municipal corporations.

12-150. Agreements with county commissioners for auditing of books and records of certain political subdivisions and quasi-municipal corporations. All political subdivisions and quasi-municipal corporations of this state, except for counties, cities and school districts, are hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the board of county commissioners of any county in which all or part of any such political subdivision or quasi-municipal corporations are located, whereby said board of county commissioners, with or without a consideration, shall cause the books, records and other financial statements of such political subdivision or quasi-municipal corporations to be audited at the same time the annual county audit is made.History: L. 1969, ch. 72, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-151 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-151 Property of city exempt from levy, execution and sale; judgments not lien on property.

12-151. Property of city exempt from levy, execution and sale; judgments not lien on property. Except for judicial tax foreclosure, all lands, buildings, monies, debts due the city, and all other property and other assets of every description belonging to any city shall be exempt from levy, execution and sale, and no judgment against a city shall be a charge or lien on such property: Provided, That nothing herein shall relieve a city from the obligation of levying taxes or otherwise providing funds to pay judgments, and any such taxes levied or funds provided for such purpose shall not be exempt from any appropriate judicial process to enforce a judgment.History: L. 1970, ch. 68, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-152 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-152 Contracts for electric lighting of streets, hospitals and other public health facilities and for furnishing electric power to hospitals and other public health facilities.

12-152. Contracts for electric lighting of streets, hospitals and other public health facilities and for furnishing electric power to hospitals and other public health facilities. The governing body of any city in this state shall have power to enter into contracts for a term of not to exceed ten (10) years with another or others for the electric lighting of streets and/or highways or parts of streets and/or highways and for hospitals and other public health facilities maintained or provided by or under supervision of such cities, for the grounds and premises of such hospitals and other public health facilities and for electric power to such hospitals and other public health facilities subject to the provisions of this act, whenever in the judgment of the governing body of any such city the lighting of such streets and/or highways or parts thereof or of such hospital grounds or the grounds of other public health facilities and premises and the furnishing of electric power thereto and therefor is reasonably necessary to promote the public convenience, welfare and safety, and if of special benefit to the property affected.History: L. 1971, ch. 44, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-153 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-153 Filing with register of deeds any ordinance or resolution creating certain special districts; duties of register of deeds.

12-153. Filing with register of deeds any ordinance or resolution creating certain special districts; duties of register of deeds. (a) Whenever the governing body of any municipality as defined by K.S.A. 10-101, and amendments thereto, adopts an ordinance or resolution creating any public improvement or special benefit district or any other district having the power to impose special assessments upon the taxable tangible real property in the district, the clerk or secretary of the municipality shall file a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution, within five days of the adoption thereof, with the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the municipality is located. No fee shall be charged for the filing and the register of deeds shall file, record and index the certified copy. The ordinance or resolution shall state:(1) The boundaries of the improvement district;(2) the nature of the improvement;(3) the estimated cost of the improvement;(4) the proposed method of assessment; and(5) the proposed apportionment of cost, if any, between the improvement district and the city or county.(b) Any ordinance or resolution authorizing additional improvements or any ordinance or resolution which has been amended shall be filed in the same manner as the original ordinance or resolution.History: L. 1971, ch. 52, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-154 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-154 Election to change name of city; resolution or petition therefor; similarity to name of another city, certificate of secretary of state.

12-154. Election to change name of city; resolution or petition therefor; similarity to name of another city, certificate of secretary of state. The governing body of any city may by resolution, and shall when presented with a petition requesting such action signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the legally qualified electors residing in such city, cause to be submitted to the electors of such city a proposition to change its name. Such resolution or petition shall specify the name to be substituted for the existing name of such city. Before adopting such a resolution the governing body shall secure from the secretary of state and file with the city clerk a certificate that the proposed name is not so similar to the name of another city in this state as to result in an objectionable confusion of names within the state. Any petition filed under this act shall be accompanied by a similar certificate.History: L. 1971, ch. 196, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-155 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-155 Same; certification of resolution or petition; submission of proposition by county election officer.

12-155. Same; certification of resolution or petition; submission of proposition by county election officer. The resolution of the governing body or the petition, if found to be sufficient by the governing body, shall be certified to the county election officer. The county election officer shall cause such proposition to be submitted at the next city general election if one is to be held within six (6) months after the receipt of such resolution or petition, otherwise at a special election to be held not less than forty-five (45) nor more than sixty (60) days after such receipt.History: L. 1971, ch. 196, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-156 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-156 Same; form of proposition; notice; expenses.

12-156. Same; form of proposition; notice; expenses. The proposition to appear on the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall the name of the city of __________, Kansas, be changed to the city of __________, Kansas?" Notice of the election on the proposition shall be given by publication in the official city paper once each week for two consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less than 21 days prior to such election. Such notice shall specify the proposition to be voted on, the voting place or places and the area each is to serve, and the time of opening and closing of the polls. All expenses connected with such election shall be paid from the general fund of the city.History: L. 1971, ch. 196, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-157 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-157 Same; canvass; approval of proposition, effect.

12-157. Same; canvass; approval of proposition, effect. The results of such election shall be canvassed and the results certified in the same manner as in elections on other questions submitted in such city. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be in favor of the proposition such city shall thenceforth be known by the new name so approved.History: L. 1971, ch. 196, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-158 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-158 Election supplemental and alternative to other procedures.

12-158. Election supplemental and alternative to other procedures. This act shall be supplemental and an alternative to any other procedure for changing the name of a city now or hereafter provided by law.History: L. 1971, ch. 196, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-171 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-171 Petty cash funds; establishment, records and reports; restoration of moneys in fund; use; bond of responsible employees.

12-171. Petty cash funds; establishment, records and reports; restoration of moneys in fund; use; bond of responsible employees. The governing body of any city may, by resolution, authorize one or more petty cash funds to be established and maintained in the central business office of said city by a person designated by such resolution. The official or employee designated in such resolution receiving such funds shall keep a record of all receipts and expenditures from the fund, and shall, from time to time, and at the end of each city fiscal year, prepare a statement for the governing body showing all receipts, expenditures, and the balance in such petty cash fund. The petty cash fund shall be replenished by payment from the appropriate funds of the city to the petty cash fund upon proper claim. If the governing body is satisfied with the report, it may restore the fund to the original amount. The fund shall be kept separate from all other funds and be used only for authorized expenditures and itemized receipts shall be taken for each expenditure. No part of such fund may be loaned or advanced against the salary of any employee. All such employees entrusted with funds under this statute shall be bonded by the city.History: L. 1972, ch. 42, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-183 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-183 Hospitals; maintenance and improvement; tax levies, use of proceeds.

12-183. Hospitals; maintenance and improvement; tax levies, use of proceeds. The governing body of any city which has established a city hospital is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax upon all taxable tangible property in the city for the purpose of equipping, operating, maintaining, repairing and improving such hospital and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1975, ch. 494, § 18; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 31; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-184 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-184 Adoption or abandonment of forms of city government; submission to electors, how; petition; notice of election.

12-184. Adoption or abandonment of forms of city government; submission to electors, how; petition; notice of election. (a) Whenever any law of this state provides for an election on the question of the adoption or abandonment of any form of city government, such question shall be submitted to the qualified electors of a city upon: (1) The adoption by the governing body of the city of a resolution providing for the submission of such question, or(2) the certification, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, of a petition requesting the submission of such question, signed by qualified electors of the city equal in number to not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the city.(b) Upon the adoption of a resolution or the certification of a petition as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the question of the adoption or abandonment of the form of city government shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the city at the next city or state general or primary election following by not less than sixty (60) days the adoption of such resolution or the certification of such petition.(c) Any petition requesting the submission of a question hereunder shall be filed with the county election officer of the county in which the city is located. Such petition shall conform to the requirements of article 36 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto, and its sufficiency shall be determined in the manner therein provided and shall be certified to the city clerk by the county election officer.(d) Notice of the election on a question submitted hereunder shall be in the manner provided by K.S.A. 25-105.History: L. 1976, ch. 76, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-184a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-184a Form of government continued.

12-184a. Form of government continued. (a) A city shall continue to operate under its current form of government whether established at an election, or by adoption of a charter ordinance or ordinance until such time that the city's form of government is changed as provided by law.(b) All existing ordinances and charter ordinances relating to a city's form of government, except those provisions relating to the timing of city primary and general elections, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by such city.History: L. 2015, ch. 88, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-184b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-184b Forms of governments; adoption; abandonment procedures; governing body; terms of office; other.

12-184b. Forms of governments; adoption; abandonment procedures; governing body; terms of office; other. (a) Subject to subsection (b) and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 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.
KS Stat § 12-185 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-185 Cities between 100,000 and 160,000 and agencies thereof operating residential property outside city; payment in lieu of taxes to school district.

12-185. Cities between 100,000 and 160,000 and agencies thereof operating residential property outside city; payment in lieu of taxes to school district. Every city of the state of Kansas having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) and not more than one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) and every agency or authority created and established by such city now owning or controlling or hereafter acquiring residential property located within a school district, a majority of the territory of which lies outside the corporate limits of such city, which property is acquired or held for the purpose of resale or rental to the public for private residential purposes and which is exempt from the payment of ad valorem taxes under the laws of the state of Kansas by reason of the ownership thereof, shall on or before February 1 of each year pay to the school district in which such property is located an amount in lieu of taxes thereon equal to the amount which would have been levied upon such property for all such school district purposes except the general fund of the school district, if such property were subject to ad valorem taxes.History: L. 1977, ch. 51, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-186 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-186 Same; use of moneys by school district.

12-186. Same; use of moneys by school district. Moneys received by school districts from cities or agencies or authorities thereof under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-185 may be credited to any fund of the school district except the general fund.History: L. 1977, ch. 51, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-187a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-187a Same; power conferred to impose tax outside of boundaries.

12-187a. Same; power conferred to impose tax outside of boundaries. For the purpose of levying taxes pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., and amendments thereto, there is hereby specifically conferred upon cities and counties of this state the power and authority to impose taxes upon services rendered without the boundaries of the taxing jurisdiction by retailers having a place of business located within such taxing jurisdiction.History: L. 1983, ch. 58, § 1; April 28.
KS Stat § 12-189a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-189a Same; certain sales exempt from state sales tax subject to local tax.

12-189a. Same; certain sales exempt from state sales tax subject to local tax. The following sales shall be subject to the taxes levied and collected by all cities and counties under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., and amendments thereto:(a) All sales of natural gas, electricity, heat and water delivered through mains, lines or pipes to residential premises for noncommercial use by the occupant of such premises and all sales of natural gas, electricity, heat and water delivered through mains, lines or pipes for agricultural use, except that effective January 1, 2006, the provisions of this subsection shall expire for sales of water pursuant to this subsection;(b) all sales of propane gas, LP-gas, coal, wood and other fuel sources for the production of heat or lighting for noncommercial use of an occupant of residential premises; and(c) all sales of intrastate telephone and telegraph services for noncommercial use.History: L. 1979, ch. 326, § 4; L. 2003, ch. 147, § 29; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-189d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-189d Sales of bingo cards, faces and instant bingo tickets; exempt.

12-189d. Sales of bingo cards, faces and instant bingo tickets; exempt. All sales of bingo cards, bingo faces and instant bingo tickets by licensees under K.S.A. 79-4701 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be exempt from the taxes levied and collected by cities and counties under K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 2000, ch. 173, § 25; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-195a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-195a Same; allotment of county proceeds to townships.

12-195a. Same; allotment of county proceeds to townships. Any county receiving revenue derived from a countywide retailers' sales tax imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187, and amendments thereto, is authorized to allot any portion of such revenue allocated to the county to any township located within such county.History: L. 1984, ch. 57, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-196 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 1 - General Provisions|12-196 Same; transfer of revenue to road and bridge fund.

12-196. Same; transfer of revenue to road and bridge fund. The board of county commissioners may transfer any portion of the revenue received pursuant to K.S.A. 12-192 from the county general fund to the county road and bridge fund.History: L. 1982, ch. 109, § 1; July 1.