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KS Stat § 80-1608 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 16 - Water Supply|80-1608 Tax levies for principal and interest on bonds where deficiency in revenue; limitation on bonds outstanding; provisions governing township where state institution located.

80-1608. Tax levies for principal and interest on bonds where deficiency in revenue; limitation on bonds outstanding; provisions governing township where state institution located. To make up any existing or prospective deficiency in revenue from the operation of such water system to pay the principal of and interest on such general obligation township bonds, the governing body of such township shall, at the time of fixing other levies, levy a tax sufficient to make up such deficiency. The amount of general obligation water system bonds outstanding at any one time shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the assessed valuation of all tangible taxable property within such township as shown by the assessment books for the year previous to the one in which said bonds are issued: Provided, In townships where a state institution is located, the vote on whether to issue such general obligation bonds shall be limited to those electors residing on property served by the township water system, and the bonds shall be limited to and be obligations of the property served or proposed to be served by the township water system or extension to be built for which such bonds are issued.History: L. 1939, ch. 343, § 2; L. 1939, ch. 344, § 2; L. 1958, ch. 37, § 1 (Special Session); June 30.
KS Stat § 80-1609 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 16 - Water Supply|80-1609 Same; power granted is supplemental.

80-1609. Same; power granted is supplemental. The power herein granted to issue bonds shall be supplemental to and not amendatory of the provisions of chapter 125 of the Laws of 1933 Special Session, the same being K.S.A. 80-1601 to 80-1605, inclusive, and chapters 378 and 379 of the Laws of 1937, the same being K.S.A. 80-1601, 80-1602, 80-1603 and 80-1605.History: L. 1939, ch. 343, § 3; L. 1939, ch. 344, § 3; April 7.
KS Stat § 80-1610 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 16 - Water Supply|80-1610 Refunding of water utility revenue bonds.

80-1610. Refunding of water utility revenue bonds. The board of township trustees of any township authorized to issue water utility revenue bonds under K.S.A. 80-1601 to 80-1605, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and which said township board has heretofore authorized or issued, or may hereafter authorize or issue such water utility revenue bonds under the provisions of said sections, be and said township board is hereby authorized and empowered to refund any and all outstanding water utility revenue bonds of such township and to issue in lieu thereof, negotiable refunding revenue bonds of such township and water utility in the manner prescribed by and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 10-116a.History: L. 1947, ch. 483, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 58, § 17; May 18.
KS Stat § 80-1611 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 16 - Water Supply|80-1611 Same; surrender of outstanding bonds.

80-1611. Same; surrender of outstanding bonds. No refunding revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be exchanged with the holder of the previously outstanding indebtedness refunded until the outstanding revenue bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness to be refunded, shall have been surrendered to the issuing township board of trustees.History: L. 1947, ch. 483, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 58, § 18; May 18.
KS Stat § 80-1616 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 16 - Water Supply|80-1616 Creation of joint water district; governing body; election; transfer of assets and liabilities.

80-1616. Creation of joint water district; governing body; election; transfer of assets and liabilities. (a) The governing body of the city of Lansing, Kansas, and the governing body of Delaware township shall establish a joint water district. The joint water district shall be governed by a board elected in the manner provided by subsection (b). Such board shall be independent of the township and city.(b) Such district shall be governed by a five member board. The members of the board shall be qualified electors of the joint district and shall be elected on an at-large basis. Except as provided by subsection (c), board members shall hold office for a term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. An election to choose board members shall be held on the first Tuesday in November, 1984, and every two years thereafter. If a vacancy occurs on the joint water district board, a successor shall be appointed by the remaining board members and shall hold office until the next regular election. All elections shall be nonpartisan and shall be called and conducted by the county election officer. Laws applying to other local elections occurring at the same time and in the same locality shall apply to the elections under this act to the extent that the same can be made to apply. All members shall take an oath of office as prescribed for other public officials.(c) At the first election, the two members receiving the largest number of votes shall hold office for a term of four years. The three remaining members shall serve for a term of two years. At all succeeding elections all members shall be elected for terms of four years.(d) All assets and liabilities of any existing township water district may be transferred to the joint water district. All covenants, terms and conditions contained in the resolution authorizing the issuance of water revenue bonds which are outstanding at the time the joint district is established shall be maintained and complied with by the governing body of the joint water district.(e) The joint water district board shall be responsible for the maintenance, operation, improvement and extension of the district's water system. The joint water district board shall establish rates for the district's customers.History: L. 1984, ch. 108, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 395, § 2; April 2.
KS Stat § 80-1618 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 16 - Water Supply|80-1618 Same; powers.

80-1618. Same; powers. (a) Every district incorporated under this act shall have perpetual succession, subject to dissolution or consolidation pursuant to law and shall have the power to:(1) Exercise eminent domain within the boundaries of such district;(2) sue and be sued;(3) contract;(4) hold real and personal property acquired by will, gift, purchase or otherwise, as authorized by law;(5) construct, install, maintain and operate such ponds, reservoirs, pipelines, wells, check dams, pumping installations or other facilities for the storage, transportation or utilization of water and such appurtenant structures and equipment necessary to carry out the purposes of its organization and may improve, extend or enlarge the water supply and distribution system and may sell and dispose of surplus water outside the district;(6) employ any person necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;(7) cooperate with and enter into agreements with the secretary of the United States department of agriculture or the secretary's duly authorized representative necessary to carry out the purposes of its organization;(8) accept financial or other aid which the secretary of the United States department of agriculture is empowered to give pursuant to 16 U.S.C.A., §§ 590r, 590s, 590x-1, 590x-a and 590x-3, as amended;(9) issue revenue bonds as provided by K.S.A. 80-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto; and(10) acquire loans for the financing of the cost of construction or purchase of any project necessary to carry out the purposes of the district, as provided by the provisions of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 82a-619, and amendments thereto. Any such loan may be secured by any or all of the physical assets owned by the district, including easements and rights-of-way.(b) No district organized under the provisions of this act shall have the power to levy any tax.History: L. 1984, ch. 108, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 395, § 4; April 2.
KS Stat § 80-1806 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 18 - Elections|80-1806 Tax levy to pay township or townships of urban class share of registration and election expense.

80-1806. Tax levy to pay township or townships of urban class share of registration and election expense. Any township or townships of the urban class in the state of Kansas is hereby authorized and empowered to make a tax levy in such amount as may be necessary in order to provide the necessary funds for the payment of the township share of registration and election expenses. All money raised by such tax levy shall be credited by the county treasurer to a special fund and the county shall be reimbursed from such fund for the registration and election expenses which it has paid on behalf of such township, but if there be an insufficient amount in such fund to pay the cost chargeable to such township, the county shall be reimbursed for the remainder from the township general fund. If the township does not make the levy authorized by this act, then the county shall be reimbursed for registration and election expenses paid on behalf of such township from the township general fund. No money raised under the tax levy authorized by this act shall be withdrawn from the county treasury by the township and if there be a balance existing therein after the payment of registration and election expenses for any year, the same shall be held in the county treasury to the credit of such township and used to pay registration and election expenses incurred in subsequent years.History: L. 1941, ch. 396, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 384, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 202, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 61; May 27.
KS Stat § 80-1901 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1901 Township board defined.

80-1901. Township board defined. As used in this act, the phrase "township board" means the township trustee, township clerk and the township treasurer acting as a board.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 1; Feb. 23.
KS Stat § 80-1902 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1902 Creation of department in counties having a city of the first class between 60,000 and 200,000.

80-1902. Creation of department in counties having a city of the first class between 60,000 and 200,000. The township board of any township located in any county in which there is a city of the first class having a population of not less than sixty thousand (60,000) nor more than two hundred thousand (200,000), may, by resolution, create a township fire department to furnish fire protection within such township. Such fire department shall be operated under the direction of the township board of such township or any such township may contract with another fire department for fire protection in such township.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 526, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 351, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 423, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1903 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1903 Fire department; tax levies; use of proceeds.

80-1903. Fire department; tax levies; use of proceeds. The township board of any such township shall have power to levy a tax upon all taxable tangible property within such township, for the purpose of paying the expense of providing rescue service and equipping, operating and maintaining such fire department or contracting with another fire department for the furnishing of rescue service or fire protection.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 3; L. 1945, ch. 385, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 468, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 441, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 527, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 385, § 8; L. 1977, ch. 351, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 389, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 62; May 27.
KS Stat § 80-1904 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1904 Operation of department; employees; volunteer members; compensation; insurance.

80-1904. Operation of department; employees; volunteer members; compensation; insurance. The township board shall have full direction and control over the operation of such township fire department. The governing body shall have the power to:(1) Select regular employees, provide for their compensation, and furnish quarters for such employees and their families if deemed desirable;(2) provide for the organization of volunteer members of such department and pay compensation to such members for fighting fires, responding to emergencies or attending meetings;(3) provide special clothing and equipment for such employees and volunteers;(4) insure such employees and volunteers against accidental death and injury in the performance of their duties;(5) pay for the acquisition, installation or maintenance of one or more fire hydrants, or similar devices for fighting fires, including necessary equipment, services or supplies related thereto.The acquisition, installation and maintenance shall be subject to the mutual agreement of the governing body of the fire district and the governing body of the rural water district which owns, operates or maintains the water line on which the fire hydrant, or other similar device for fighting fires, is to be installed; and(6) do all other things necessary or desirable to maintain and operate such department so as to furnish fire protection for the inhabitants of such township.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 4; L. 2002, ch. 150, § 8; L. 2004, ch. 26, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1905 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1905 Contracts with cities and townships; conditions.

80-1905. Contracts with cities and townships; conditions. The township board of any such township may enter into contracts with cities and other townships for cooperation between the fire departments of the respective townships and cities, and may include in such contracts provisions by which the fire department of such cities or other townships will furnish fire protection to a part of the township in question in consideration of cash payments or reciprocal services: Provided, That the township shall not be liable in any way for the failure of the township fire department to attend a fire or to put out a fire or for any other reason, but the township fire department, subject to the conditions of this act, shall make a reasonable effort (road and weather conditions permitting) to attend outside fires: Provided, The supervision and control of the township fire department shall always be with the governing body of the township operating and maintaining such fire department: And provided further, That the fire chief or person in charge of the township fire department shall have the right in every case where a contract exists for reciprocal service, to determine whether or not the township can spare all or any portion of its fire equipment and firemen at that particular time.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 5; Feb. 23.
KS Stat § 80-1906 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1906 Right of way on highways; siren.

80-1906. Right of way on highways; siren. Township fire departments shall have the right of way on public highways, both inside and outside city limits, when going to or returning from a fire when operating under this act: Provided, The vehicle is equipped with a fire siren in good working order and the siren is sounded at frequent intervals and always two hundred feet before reaching any intersection of highways: And provided further, Such vehicle is painted red. Such right of way shall also extend to the use of the highway when fighting fires.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 6; Feb. 23.
KS Stat § 80-1908 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1908 Prior contracts; transfer of balances.

80-1908. Prior contracts; transfer of balances. Any township within the provisions of this act which has heretofore entered into a contract with any city under the provisions of article 15 of chapter 80 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, which contract has been terminated or expired, and which has on hand, after paying all obligations to such city, a balance in its funds raised by taxation under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1503, may transfer such balance to the funds of the township fire department created under the provisions of this act and use the same for any of the purposes provided in this act.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 8; Feb. 23.
KS Stat § 80-1909 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1909 Bonds for buildings and equipment; election; tax levy limitations not to apply, when; election expenses.

80-1909. Bonds for buildings and equipment; election; tax levy limitations not to apply, when; election expenses. In any township where a township fire department has been created under the provisions of this act, the township board shall have authority, subject to an election as hereinafter provided, to issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing land, constructing or purchasing buildings to be used as fire stations, constructing or purchasing fire equipment and supplies and for the payment of other necessary expenses incident thereto. Before any such bonds are issued, the question of issuance shall be submitted to the voters of such township at a general or special election to be called by the township board by resolution and to be held under the provisions of article 1, chapter 10 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be sufficient to authorize the issuance of such bonds.The township board may also submit, at such election, the question whether the tax levy provided in K.S.A. 80-1903, and amendments thereto, shall be in excess of two mills, or four mills for townships in counties having a population of more than 150,000 and less than 250,000, and if a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be in the affirmative, the township board shall thereafter be authorized to make such levy without regard to such limitations. The expense of any special election called under the provisions hereof may be paid out of the proceeds of the bond issue, if such bonds shall be authorized at such election, otherwise from the general fund of the township. Only a single election board shall serve in any precinct at any such special election.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 9; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 63; May 27.
KS Stat § 80-1910 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1910 Bond issues; tax levies authorized.

80-1910. Bond issues; tax levies authorized. The amount of such bonds issued and outstanding at any time shall not exceed one-half of one percent of the assessed valuation of all property in such township. Such bonds shall be issued serially to mature in approximately equal amounts over a period of not to exceed fifteen (15) years from the date of issue and shall be a lien upon all taxable property in such township. Such bonds shall be issued and sold pursuant to the provisions and conditions of the general bond law except as herein otherwise specifically provided. The governing body of any such township issuing bonds under the provisions of this act, shall have authority to levy such taxes as may be necessary to pay such bonds and interest.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 10; L. 1978, ch. 99, § 39; April 25.
KS Stat § 80-1911 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1911 Act supplemental.

80-1911. Act supplemental. The provisions of this act shall be supplemental to other statutes of the state of Kansas providing means for furnishing fire protection in townships, and shall not be construed to repeal such other statutes except where the same are in direct conflict with the provisions hereof, and then only to the extent necessary to make effective the provisions of this act.History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 11; Feb. 23.
KS Stat § 80-1911a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1911a Rights of township upon annexation of fire station land by city.

80-1911a. Rights of township upon annexation of fire station land by city. Whenever a township has an organized fire department and has acquired land and constructed or purchased a building which is used as a fire station under the provisions of article 19 of chapter 80 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and thereafter an adjacent city has extended its boundaries and thereby annexed that part of the territory of said township upon which such fire station is located, the ownership of the said fire station, and the land upon which the same is located, shall remain in the township, notwithstanding such annexation, and the township may continue to use and operate the same as a township fire station after such annexation in the same manner and to the same extent as the same was previously used. In the event of such annexation the township fire department shall have the right to use the streets and alleys of such city in going to and from fires in the township.History: L. 1951, ch. 517, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 495, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1912 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company|80-1912 Purchase of fire fighting equipment and housing thereof; tax warrants; petition; tax levies.

80-1912. Purchase of fire fighting equipment and housing thereof; tax warrants; petition; tax levies. The township board of Elk township in Osage county is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase fire-fighting equipment for use in said township and to provide for the housing of the same, and to issue tax warrants in an amount not exceeding seventy-five hundred dollars ($7,500) for the purpose of raising funds to pay the cost thereof: Provided, That no such purchase shall be made or warrants issued until and unless a petition requesting such action is presented to the township board and signed by not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the qualified electors of such township as determined by the vote for secretary of state at the last preceding election. Warrants shall bear interest at the rate of not more than the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009 from date of issuance. The township board shall levy a tax sufficient to retire and pay said warrants and the interest thereon within not to exceed three (3) years after their issuance.History: L. 1945, ch. 388, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 96; March 21.