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KS Stat § 82a-624 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-624 Findings of board; new boundaries; subscription to benefit units by landowners of attached territory.

82a-624. Findings of board; new boundaries; subscription to benefit units by landowners of attached territory. (a) At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, the board of county commissioners shall ascertain (1) whether proper notice has been given as required by K.S.A. 82a-623, and (2) whether the statements contained in the petition are true. If the statements contained in the petition are true and if a majority of the members of the board of the district to which attachment is desired do not object, the board of county commissioners shall enter into its minutes of such findings and shall set forth in said minutes a metes and bounds description of the new territory attached to said district. Thereafter owners of land located within the attached territory shall be entitled to subscribe to such benefit units upon such terms and conditions as the board in its discretion may provide. Any owner of land located within any territory attached to a district as provided by this act, who shall subscribe to one or more benefit units and comply with terms and conditions provided by the board, shall be entitled to the same rights as participating members are entitled to.(b) When the petition has been signed by seventy-five percent (75%) of the landowners, the board of county commissioners shall ascertain whether the statements contained in the petition are true. If the statements contained in the petition are true and if a majority of the members of the board of the district to which attachment is desired do not object, the board of county commissioners shall enter into its minutes of such findings and shall set forth in said minutes a metes and bounds description of the new territory attached to said district.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 13; L. 1965, ch. 556, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 331, § 3; April 23.
KS Stat § 82a-625 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-625 Construction of works; issuance of revenue bonds, conditions.

82a-625. Construction of works; issuance of revenue bonds, conditions. The board of directors of any district as provided shall have power to cause to be constructed within such district such works as are authorized by this act and to issue revenue bonds therefor, which shall be exempt from taxation. Such bonds shall be self-liquidating out of the revenue to be derived by the district for its services and facilities, shall bear interest at not more than the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009 and shall be issued under such provisions and conditions as the board shall determine.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 14; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 98; L. 1979, ch. 332, § 2; April 26.
KS Stat § 82a-626 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-626 Terms of members of board; annual meeting, notice; vote by participating members.

82a-626. Terms of members of board; annual meeting, notice; vote by participating members. (a) The term of office of every member elected to an original board shall be until the date of the annual meeting of the participating members of either the first, second or third year following the year of the incorporation of the district and until their successors are elected and have qualified, and as nearly as possible the terms of an equal number of directors on any such board shall expire on each of such dates.(b) Except as provided by the bylaws of the district pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-648, and amendments thereto, at the annual meeting of each year after the year of the election of the original board members, elections shall be held to elect directors to fill any position on the board, the term of office of which has expired, and any director so elected shall hold office for a term of three years and until such director's successor is elected and has qualified. For the purpose of election of board members and for such other purposes as the bylaws may prescribe, annual meetings of participating members shall be held by each district between January 1 and April 1 of each year following the year of incorporation of such district. The board of directors shall cause notice of the time and place of each annual meeting and the purpose thereof to be mailed to each of its participating members or shall cause such notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. Every such notice shall be mailed or published not less than 10 nor more than 30 days prior to any such meeting. Each participating member shall be entitled to a single vote, regardless of the number of benefit units to which such member has subscribed.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 15; L. 1959, ch. 415, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 401, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 137, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-627 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-627 Officers of board; election; term.

82a-627. Officers of board; election; term. The board of directors shall annually elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer for a term of one (1) year and until a successor is elected and has qualified.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 16; June 29.
KS Stat § 82a-628 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-628 Duties of chairman of board; compensation of chairman and other persons; budget, audit and report.

82a-628. Duties of chairman of board; compensation of chairman and other persons; budget, audit and report. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the board of directors to keep in repair such works as are constructed by the district as authorized in this act and to operate such works, all as directed by said board. The chairman and all persons who may perform any service or labor as provided herein shall be paid such just and reasonable compensation as may be allowed by the board of directors and said board shall annually prepare an estimated budget for the coming year, adjust water rates, if necessary to produce sufficient revenue required by such budget, shall cause an annual audit of the district's records and accounts to be made, and shall make a report on said matters at each annual meeting.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 17; June 29.
KS Stat § 82a-629 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-629 Dissolution of district; disposition of property and apportionment of proceeds.

82a-629. Dissolution of district; disposition of property and apportionment of proceeds. Whenever a petition signed by 3/4 of the subscribers and benefit unit owners in any district organized under provisions of K.S.A. 82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto, is presented to the board of county commissioners stating that all of the district's debts and obligations have been fully paid; that the board of directors has not held a meeting for more than six months prior to the date of signing the petition; and that the district is not functioning, and shall continue to be inoperative, the board of county commissioners shall make findings thereon. If the board of county commissioners finds the allegations in the petition to be true, the board shall provide for the disposition of any property owned by the district and for the apportionment of the proceeds thereof together with any other moneys belonging to the district to an adjoining rural water district or to any other political subdivision of the state. No money, property or the proceeds thereof shall be distributed to any private interests. The board of county commissioners shall issue a certificate stating that the allegations in the petition are true and declaring the district dissolved. The board of county commissioners shall make full minutes of the hearing in its journal and deliver such certificate to the secretary of the district. The secretary of the district, within 30 days thereafter, shall deliver all records, maps, plans and files to the county clerk, and thereupon the district shall be dissolved.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 18; L. 1985, ch. 337, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 291, § 1; March 21.
KS Stat § 82a-631 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-631 Conversion of certain cooperative and nonprofit corporations into rural water districts; petition; requirements.

82a-631. Conversion of certain cooperative and nonprofit corporations into rural water districts; petition; requirements. Any cooperative or nonprofit corporation organized prior to July 1, 1957, for purposes authorized by sections 82a-612 to 82a-629, both sections inclusive, of the General Statutes Supplement of 1957, may, by a vote of a majority of the members present at a regular meeting, or at a meeting duly called for that purpose, and provided a quorum is present, elect to petition the county commissioners to incorporate the lands within its corporate boundaries into a rural water district. Said petition shall: (1) Be accompanied by a map showing the corporate boundaries of the area served, a roster of the stockholders, complete with addresses; (2) state the name of the corporation desiring to be incorporated as a rural water district; (3) state that prior to the construction of water facilities by the corporation, the area was without an adequate water supply; (4) state that the holders of notes, bonds, or other instruments evidencing indebtedness of the corporation are willing to have the new district, if established, assume the indebtedness and obligations of the corporation; and (5) be signed by the president and secretary of the corporation for its members.History: L. 1959, ch. 415, § 6; April 4.
KS Stat § 82a-632 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-632 Same; notice and hearing.

82a-632. Same; notice and hearing. Notice of the filing of a petition for conversion to a water district, fixing time and place of the hearing, shall be given in the same manner as prescribed in K.S.A. 82a-626, insofar as same can be made applicable, except that all members whose names are shown on the roster of stockholders submitted with the petition for conversion shall be considered petitioners, and shall be given notice of such filing and of the time and place of the hearing by registered or certified mail.History: L. 1959, ch. 415, § 7; April 4.
KS Stat § 82a-633 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-633 Same; duties of county commissioners; declaration.

82a-633. Same; duties of county commissioners; declaration. At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, the board of county commissioners shall ascertain: (1) Whether proper notice has been given as provided for in K.S.A. 82a-632; and (2) whether the statements contained in the petition are true. If determined in the affirmative, the said board of county commissioners shall enter into its minutes such findings, shall cause the map accompanying the petition to be filed of record, and shall declare the land shown within the boundaries on said map to constitute a quasi-municipal corporation, and to be incorporated into a rural water district under the name of "Rural Water District No. ______, ______________ county, Kansas," and thereupon shall enter upon its records full minutes of the hearing, together with the declaration that said district shall constitute a body politic and corporate under said corporate name for the purposes of this act.History: L. 1959, ch. 415, § 8; L. 1963, ch. 512, § 7; April 22.
KS Stat § 82a-634 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-634 Same; holders of stock or certificates to hold benefit units.

82a-634. Same; holders of stock or certificates to hold benefit units. Holders of shares of stock and/or membership certificates in the corporation or cooperative electing to convert to a rural water district shall hold benefit units in the water district established in the same number as they were entitled to water services in the previously existing corporation or cooperative.History: L. 1959, ch. 415, § 9; April 4.
KS Stat § 82a-635 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-635 Same; dissolution of corporation or cooperative, when.

82a-635. Same; dissolution of corporation or cooperative, when. When the rural water district has been established pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 82a-631 to 82a-634, both sections inclusive, hereof, and the assets and liabilities of the corporation or cooperative have been transferred to it, the corporation or cooperative shall thereupon be dissolved.History: L. 1959, ch. 415, § 10; April 4.
KS Stat § 82a-636 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-636 Same; conversion provisions (82a-631 to 82a-635) supplemental to 82a-612 to 82a-629.

82a-636. Same; conversion provisions (82a-631 to 82a-635) supplemental to 82a-612 to 82a-629. The provisions of K.S.A. 82a-631 to 82a-635, both sections inclusive, shall be supplemental to the provisions of K.S.A. 82a-612 to 82a-629, both sections inclusive, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.History: L. 1959, ch. 415, § 11; July 4.
KS Stat § 82a-639 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-639 Consolidation of rural water districts; duties of board of county commissioners.

82a-639. Consolidation of rural water districts; duties of board of county commissioners. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, any two or more rural water districts organized pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto, may be consolidated by order of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district with the largest number of participating members was originally incorporated and organized.History: L. 1976, ch. 438, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 46; May 15.
KS Stat § 82a-640 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-640 Same; meeting prior to consolidation; notice; approval of consolidation; petition to county, contents.

82a-640. Same; meeting prior to consolidation; notice; approval of consolidation; petition to county, contents. Prior to the formation of a consolidated rural water district, a special meeting concerning such consolidation shall be held in each district to be consolidated. All members of each such district shall be sent notice by first-class mail of the time, place and purpose of such special meeting at least ten (10) days prior thereto. A majority of the members attending such special meeting of each district to be consolidated shall first authorize the consolidation of such districts and approve the assumption and payment of all liabilities and obligations of the districts to be consolidated by the consolidated district. A petition addressed to the board of county commissioners of the county with the largest number of participating members, executed by the chairman and secretary of each district seeking consolidation, and filed with the county clerk of such county shall: (1) Set forth the names of each district seeking consolidation; (2) be accompanied by a map showing the boundaries of such districts; (3) state that the consolidation has been approved by a majority of the members attending the special meeting of each district seeking consolidation; (4) state whether or not the boards of the districts proposed to be consolidated have agreed to assume all existing liabilities of such districts as provided in K.S.A. 82a-643, and whether such agreement has been approved by the holders of all outstanding revenue bonds and promissory notes; and (5) state that the consolidated district will provide adequate water service within the area of the consolidated district.History: L. 1976, ch. 438, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 332, § 4; April 26.
KS Stat § 82a-641 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-641 Same; hearing on petition; notice; publication.

82a-641. Same; hearing on petition; notice; publication. Whenever a petition is filed with the county clerk of the county having the largest number of participating members, as provided in K.S.A. 82a-640, such county clerk shall give notice to the board of county commissioners of such county of the filing and pendency of such petition. The board of county commissioners shall forthwith fix a place and time within 30 days from the date of the filing of the petition for a hearing thereon. The county clerk shall, at least 10 days before the date fixed for the hearing, give or send by registered or certified mail, written notice of the hearing to the chairperson of each district seeking consolidation, and shall transmit one copy of the petition and notice of the hearing to the chief engineer of the division of water resources. The county clerk shall also cause a notice of the hearing to be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. The last publication shall be not later than 10 days before the date set for the hearing. Such published notice shall: (1) Identify by name the districts seeking consolidation; (2) state the time and place of the hearing; (3) state that all interested persons may appear and be heard; and (4) state that a consolidated water district shall have no power or authority to levy any taxes whatsoever.History: L. 1976, ch. 438, § 4; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 83; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-642 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-642 Same; findings of board of county commissioners; consolidation order.

82a-642. Same; findings of board of county commissioners; consolidation order. If, at the time and place set for the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall find and determine that: (1) Notice of the hearing has been given as required by K.S.A. 82a-641; (2) the proposed consolidation has been approved by a majority of the members attending the special meeting of each district seeking consolidation as provided by K.S.A. 82a-640; (3) that the statements contained in the petition for consolidation are true, the board of county commissioners shall thereupon enter an order declaring the area within the boundaries of the rural water districts seeking consolidation to be incorporated as a consolidated rural water district under the name of "consolidated rural water district no. ____, ___________ county, Kansas" (inserting number in order of consolidation and name of county). The county clerk shall thereupon send a copy of such order to the chief engineer of the division of water resources and the secretary of state.History: L. 1976, ch. 438, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-643 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-643 Same; administration of property; powers of consolidated district; payment of revenue bonds, notes or other liabilities.

82a-643. Same; administration of property; powers of consolidated district; payment of revenue bonds, notes or other liabilities. At the time of the effective date of the consolidation, all the property of the original districts shall be combined and administered as one unit, and the consolidated district shall thereupon be invested with all the property benefits, franchises and privileges of the districts consolidated by the order and shall have all the powers of rural water districts. All revenue bonds, promissory notes or other liabilities theretofore incurred by any of the districts consolidated by the order shall be paid in accordance with the terms thereof only from revenues derived from the services and facilities of the original district unless the same have been approved for payment by the consolidated district in accordance with K.S.A. 82a-640.History: L. 1976, ch. 438, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-644 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-644 Same; election of officers of consolidated district; adoption of bylaws.

82a-644. Same; election of officers of consolidated district; adoption of bylaws. Immediately following entry of the order of consolidation by the board of county commissioners, the members of the boards of the former rural water districts which were consolidated shall meet and elect from among themselves a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. No more than two (2) of such offices may be held by persons from one (1) of such former rural water districts. The members of such boards shall adopt the bylaws of one of the former districts with such changes and modifications as the directors shall deem necessary. The members of such boards of directors shall continue to serve as members of the board of directors of the consolidated district until the next annual meeting of the consolidated district as fixed in the bylaws, at which time a board of directors, not to exceed nine (9) in number, shall be elected in the same manner prescribed for the election of an original board under K.S.A. 82a-617.History: L. 1976, ch. 438, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-645 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-645 Same; participating members of consolidated district.

82a-645. Same; participating members of consolidated district. Participating members of each district forming a consolidated district shall be deemed to be participating members of the consolidated district.History: L. 1976, ch. 438, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-648 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-648 Mail ballot elections.

82a-648. Mail ballot elections. A rural water district organized under K.S.A. 82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto, may provide for any election of the district to be conducted by mail ballot in accordance with the bylaws of the district.History: L. 2002, ch. 137, § 3; July 1.