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KS Stat § 80-2505 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2505 Same; transfer of hospital, property and funds to district.

80-2505. Same; transfer of hospital, property and funds to district. Upon the selection and organization of the first board, the governing body of any political subdivision joining in the establishment of the hospital district which owns and is operating a hospital at the time the petitions for the organization of such hospital district were filed, shall convey or lease its hospital and the tract of land upon which the hospital is located and all the hospital equipment to the hospital district established under the provisions of this act, which conveyance or lease shall take effect upon the delivery and acceptance of the hospital by the hospital district. The governing body of any such political subdivision shall pay over to the treasurer of the hospital district all the unencumbered moneys in the hospital fund of such political subdivision on January 1, and the treasurer shall place the moneys in the operation and maintenance fund of such hospital district. If any such political subdivision has accumulated and set aside funds for the construction of an addition to the hospital owned, operated and conveyed or leased by it or for the purpose of constructing and equipping a new hospital, or for other like purposes, the governing body of such political subdivision shall pay over to the treasurer of the hospital district all such funds on hand on January 1, and the treasurer of the hospital district shall place the same in a special building fund to be used exclusively for the purpose of constructing and equipping an addition to the hospital or for the acquisition of a site and the construction and equipping of a new hospital or for the acquisition of any other hospital within the hospital district; and the funds may be used in addition to any other funds of the hospital district raised for such purposes by the issuance of bonds or the levying of taxes.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2507 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2507 Same; selection of members of board of existing hospital.

80-2507. Same; selection of members of board of existing hospital. Members of the board of every existing hospital shall be selected in accordance with the following:(a) Every board which is being selected on the effective date of this act in the manner provided for in K.S.A. 80-2102, which section is repealed by this act, shall continue to be selected in such manner until changed in accordance with law.(b) Every board which is being selected on the effective date of this act in the manner provided for in K.S.A. 80-2121, which section is repealed by this act, shall continue to be selected in such manner until changed in accordance with law.(c) Every board which is being selected on the effective date of this act in the manner provided for in K.S.A. 80-2141, which section is repealed by this act, shall continue to be selected in such manner until changed in accordance with law.(d) Every board which is being selected on the effective date of this act in the manner provided for in K.S.A. 80-2164, which section is repealed by this act, shall continue to be selected in such manner until changed in accordance with law.(e) Every board which is being selected on the effective date of this act in the manner provided for in K.S.A. 80-2187, which section is repealed by this act, shall continue to be selected in such manner until changed in accordance with law.(f) Every board which is being selected on the effective date of this act in the manner provided for in K.S.A. 80-21,109, which section is repealed by this act, shall continue to be selected in such manner until changed in accordance with law.(g) Every board which is being selected on the effective date of this act in the manner provided for in K.S.A. 80-2132g, which section is repealed by this act, shall continue to be selected in such manner until changed in accordance with law.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2509 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2509 Same; hospital board; oath; organization; treasurer's bond; meetings; records and reports.

80-2509. Same; hospital board; oath; organization; treasurer's bond; meetings; records and reports. (a) Members of the board, within 10 days after their selection, shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of civil officers as provided for in article 1 of chapter 54 of Kansas Statutes Annotated and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto. Annually, the board shall organize by electing from its membership a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The board shall appoint, from within or without its membership, a secretary and a treasurer who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. No bond need be required of any member of the board except the treasurer.(b) The treasurer, before entering upon the duties of office, shall give an official bond in an amount to be determined by the board.(c) The board shall hold meetings at least once each month, and shall keep and maintain a complete record of all its proceedings and an accurate record of all qualified electors attending each meeting. Such records shall be available for public inspection upon request. A simple majority of the members serving on the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.(d) The board shall make a report to the qualified electors at each annual meeting thereof, which report shall contain: (1) A statement of all receipts and expenditures during the calendar year immediately preceding such annual meeting; (2) a statement of the proceedings of the board which have been had since the last annual meeting; and (3) such other information as the board shall deem advisable.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2510 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2510 Same; hospital board; compensation; expenses.

80-2510. Same; hospital board; compensation; expenses. Members of the board may be allowed compensation by majority vote of the qualified electors voting at an annual meeting and, if allowed, such compensation shall be in an amount determined by the qualified electors voting at the annual meeting. If compensation is allowed, the board may allow the secretary additional compensation. All members may also be reimbursed for any actual and necessary personal expenses incurred as a member of the board, including an allowance for mileage, in the amount fixed under K.S.A. 75-3203 and amendments thereto for each mile actually traveled while engaged in hospital business. An itemized statement of all such expenses and money paid out shall be kept and maintained and shall be filed with the secretary of the board who shall keep and maintain the same as a part of the public records of the hospital.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2512 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2512 Same; annual meeting of electors of district; notice.

80-2512. Same; annual meeting of electors of district; notice. (a) An annual meeting of the qualified electors who reside within the taxing district of the hospital shall be held on the date and at the time and place determined at the first meeting of the qualified electors in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 80-2504 or determined at the first annual meeting of the qualified electors held after the effective date of this act. The date, time and place of annual meetings so determined shall be incorporated into the bylaws adopted by the board.(b) The board shall give notice of every annual meeting by causing a notice to be published, once each week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the taxing district of the hospital, the last publication of such notice to be made not more than six days prior to the date of holding the meeting. All notices shall include the time and place of the meeting.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2513 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2513 Same; bonds; election; use of proceeds; debt limitation.

80-2513. Same; bonds; election; use of proceeds; debt limitation. (a) The board of any hospital is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the taxing district of the hospital for the purpose of providing funds to be used for acquiring a site, constructing and equipping of a hospital building in the manner and subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in subsections (c), (d) and (e).(b) Such board is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the taxing district for the purpose of providing funds to be used to reconstruct, build an addition to, or improve or equip an existing hospital building, or the purchase of improved or unimproved real estate for the use of the hospital, or for any one or more of such purposes in the manner and subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in subsections (c), (d) and (e).(c) No bonds shall be issued under authority of this section unless and until the question of the issuance of same has been submitted to the qualified electors of such taxing district at a special election called for that purpose and a majority of those voting on the proposition shall have declared by their votes to be in favor of the issuance of the same. The board shall have power to call such special election, and notice thereof shall be given pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 10-120 and amendments thereto; and the election returns of the special election shall be made to the secretary and be canvassed by the board.(d) All bonds issued under the authority conferred by this section shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law, and such bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by general tax to be levied upon all the taxable tangible property within the taxing district of the hospital, including all territories attached as provided in K.S.A. 80-2522.(e) At no time shall the total bonded indebtedness of any such taxing district exceed 15% of the assessed value of all of the taxable tangible property within the district as shown by the assessment books of the year next preceding the one in which a new issue of bonds is proposed to be made.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2514 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2514 Same; construction projects; bids.

80-2514. Same; construction projects; bids. No hospital building or addition shall be erected or constructed until the plans and specifications have been made therefor, adopted by the board, and bids advertised for according to law for county buildings.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2515 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2515 Same; construction projects; architect; contracts; bids.

80-2515. Same; construction projects; architect; contracts; bids. The board shall have charge of the construction, erection, purchase and equipping of any hospital or addition to any hospital and shall employ an architect to prepare the plans and specifications, and to superintend the erection and construction thereof. The architect may be paid out of the proceeds of any bonds issued to provide funds for the erection or construction of such hospital or hospital addition. The architect shall file such plans and specifications, together with an estimate of the cost thereof, under oath, with the secretary of the board. No contract shall be awarded at a price in excess of such estimated costs. After considering and approving the plans and specifications prepared and filed, the board shall advertise for three consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the taxing district of the hospital, for sealed proposals for the doing of such work, in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, and such contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, the board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Each bidder shall accompany the bid with a bid bond for 5% thereof issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Kansas or a certified check for 5% thereof payable to the treasurer of the board, as a guaranty that if the contract is awarded to such bidder, such bidder will enter into a contract with the board to perform the same; and if such bidder fails to enter into such contract when awarded, the amount deposited shall be and become the property of the hospital, as liquidated damages, and shall be paid into the operation and maintenance fund of the hospital. The board may require the contractor to give to it a bond guaranteeing the faithful performance of the contract.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 15; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2516 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2516 Same; levy for hospital; limit; increase in levy; election required; distribution of tax revenue.

80-2516. Same; levy for hospital; limit; increase in levy; election required; distribution of tax revenue. (a) The board may determine and fix an annual tax to be levied for the purpose of operating, equipping, maintaining and improving the hospital. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), such tax shall not exceed two mills or the amount authorized to be levied in the year 1983, whichever is the greater amount. The board shall certify such levy to the county clerk of the county wherein the greater portion of territory of the taxing district is located. The county clerk to whom the levy is certified shall certify the final tax levy rate computed pursuant to K.S.A. 79-1803 and amendments thereto of such taxing district to the county clerk of every other county in which a part of the territory of such taxing district is located. Such tax levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to the aggregate tax levy limitation imposed by law upon the political subdivision.(b) No levy in excess of the limitation imposed under subsection (a) shall be made unless and until the board shall adopt a resolution authorizing a levy therefor in excess thereof. Thereafter such levy in an amount not to exceed that specified in the resolution may be made unless a petition in opposition thereto, signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the taxing district, is filed with the county election officer of the county in which the greater portion of the area of such taxing district is located. In the event a petition in opposition to such levy is filed hereunder, no levy in excess of the amount previously authorized shall be made until the question of making the same has been submitted to the qualified electors of the taxing district at a special election called for that purpose and a majority of those voting thereon shall have voted in favor thereof. All such elections shall be called and held in the manner provided for the calling and holding of elections upon the question of the issuance of bonds under the general bond law.(c) All taxes collected for a hospital district shall be distributed and paid to the treasurer of the board of such hospital district in the manner provided for distribution of taxes pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1678a and amendments thereto. The treasurer of the hospital district upon receiving such money shall issue a receipt to the county treasurer and the county clerk of the county sending such money. The county clerk of the county sending such money, upon receiving such a receipt, shall notify the board of county commissioners of such county, and it shall give the county treasurer proper credit therefor.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 16; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2517 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2517 Same; lease of hospital property; contracts for management of hospital; authority to sue.

80-2517. Same; lease of hospital property; contracts for management of hospital; authority to sue. (a) The board may enter into written contracts for: (1) The lease of any hospital property to any person, corporation, society or association upon such terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the board;(2) the lease of real property to be used for hospital purposes from any person, corporation, society or association upon such terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the board;(3) the lease of personal property from any person, corporation, society or association upon such terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the board. Any such contract may provide for the payment as compensation for use of such personal property a sum substantially equivalent to or in excess of the value of the personal property under an agreement that the hospital shall become, or for no further or a merely nominal consideration has the option of becoming, the owner of the personal property upon full compliance with the provisions of the contract;(4) the management of any hospital with any person, corporation, society or association upon such terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the board.(b) The board may sue in its own name or in the name of the hospital. The board may be sued and may defend any action brought against it or the hospital.(c) The board is not subject to the cash-basis law.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 17; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2519 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2519 Same; no-fund warrants; procedure; election; limitation.

80-2519. Same; no-fund warrants; procedure; election; limitation. (a) During any budget year, the board of any hospital is hereby authorized to issue no-fund warrants for the purpose of raising money for financing any insufficiency in the operation and maintenance budget of the hospital during such year and is hereby authorized to expend such money for such purposes. In no case shall the amount of no-fund warrants issued under this section exceed the amount deemed necessary for such purposes. Warrants issued under this section shall be issued, registered, redeemed and shall bear interest in the manner and be in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940 and amendments thereto.Prior to the issuance of any no-fund warrants under the authority of this section, the board shall cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the taxing district of the hospital a notice of the intention of the board to issue such no-fund warrants. If within 60 days after the publication of such notice, a petition requesting an election on the question of the issuance of the no-fund warrants signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors residing within the taxing district is filed with the county election officer of the county in which the greater portion of the taxing district of the hospital is located, the board shall be required to submit the question of the issuance of such no-fund warrants at an election held under the provisions of the general bond law.(b) Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority of this section, the board each year shall make a tax levy, in addition to the tax levy authorized under K.S.A. 80-2516, sufficient to pay not less than 25% of the total amount of the warrants issued under this section and the interest thereon until all of the warrants and the interest thereon has been paid. If there is money available from the operation of the hospital over and above the amount needed for the adopted budget, such money shall be used to pay for such warrants and the interest thereon, and the tax levy shall be only the difference, if any, between the money available to pay for such warrants and the interest thereon each year and the amount of the warrants and interest thereon to be paid each year.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 19; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-2520 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2520 Same; sale of hospital property; procedures; financing for construction authorized, when.

80-2520. Same; sale of hospital property; procedures; financing for construction authorized, when. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the board of any hospital is hereby authorized to: (1) Sell personal property of the hospital in the value of less than $10,000, either in the open market or upon bids in the manner provided in subsection (b); and(2) subject to the provisions of subsection (b), sell and convey any real or personal property of the hospital in the value of $10,000 or more.(b) Before selling and conveying any real or personal property designated in provision (2) of subsection (a), the board shall negotiate a sale thereof and no such sale shall be completed and conveyance made until: (1) The board has solicited sealed bids by public notice inserted in one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the taxing district of the hospital and such sale shall be to the highest responsible bidder after such notice, except such board may reject any or all bids, and, in any such case, new bids may be called for as in the first instance; and (2) the bid has been accepted and a resolution accepting the same has been made a part of the records of the board. Thereupon, the board, by its chairperson and secretary, is hereby authorized to make, execute and deliver a good and sufficient deed or deeds of conveyance to the purchaser or purchasers thereof.(c) (1) In lieu of following the procedures established in subsection (a), the board 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;(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; and(D) public notice inserted in one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the taxing district of the hospital.(2) Any methodology for the disposal of property established pursuant to this subsection may contain different procedures for real property and personal property.(d) Notwithstanding any provision of article 25 of chapter 80 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, to the contrary, the board of a hospital district is hereby authorized to obtain financing for the construction of a hospital facility to be located in the hospital district, secured by a mortgage on any or all hospital property, provided such mortgage is insured pursuant to the United States department of housing and urban development's mortgage insurance program, section 242 of the national housing act, 12 U.S.C. 1715z-7, section 242, as amended.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 20; L. 2005, ch. 48, § 1; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 80-2521 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities|80-2521 Same; title to property.

80-2521. Same; title to property. Title to any real or personal hospital property shall be vested in the board.History: L. 1984, ch. 374, § 21; July 1.