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KS Stat § 19-630 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 6 - County Auditor|19-630 County auditor in counties over 300,000; appointment; qualifications.

19-630. County auditor in counties over 300,000; appointment; qualifications. In all counties having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000), there shall be appointed by the district court of the judicial district in which such county is located, a county auditor who shall serve at the pleasure of such court. No person shall be eligible for appointment to such office who is not at the time of such appointment a qualified elector of such county and a certified public accountant under the laws of the state of Kansas.History: L. 1973, ch. 107, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-631 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 6 - County Auditor|19-631 Same; bond, conditions; premium.

19-631. Same; bond, conditions; premium. Within ten (10) days after receiving a certificate of the order appointing him to the office of county auditor, it shall be the duty of such person to file with the clerk of the district court, a bond in an amount prescribed by the district court. Such bond shall be a corporate surety bond executed by a bonding company authorized to do business in the state of Kansas and conditioned that the auditor will faithfully perform the duties of his office. The premium on said bond shall be paid by the county.History: L. 1973, ch. 107, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-632 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 6 - County Auditor|19-632 Same; duties.

19-632. Same; duties. It shall be the duty of the county auditor: (a) To develop, maintain and to update an internal audit program covering all offices and departments of the county at least once each year. Such audit program shall include a review of each offices' or departments' responsibility and functions. The county auditor is hereby authorized to audit any area where county moneys are spent either directly or indirectly including any grants, gifts or bequests received by the county.(b) To prepare formal reports at least once each year and submit the same to the board of county commissioners, district judges and such other officers as said county auditor may deem necessary. Copies of such reports shall be filed and maintained as a public record in the office of the county auditor. Such reports shall include, but shall not be limited to:(1) Comments on the financial operation of the county or any department or agency thereof;(2) reports concerning compliance with statutory requirements;(3) an analysis of the economy and efficiency of operations of the county or any department or agency thereof;(4) an audit of social values including community or area needs which county departments or agencies fill; and(5) recommendations regarding staffing and organization of departments necessary to maintain or improve economy and efficiency of operation.(c) To discuss drafts of reports with all operating officers and supervisors who will be affected by findings and recommendations contained therein.(d) To secure, insofar as may be possible, an agreement on recommendations from operating administrative officers and present the same as joint recommendations.(e) To submit copies, or excerpts thereof, of final reports to all officers and department heads affected thereby.(f) To report immediately any serious statutory or other violations to the appropriate authority.(g) To make recommendations to the controller concerning the design, update and implementation of fiscal and accounting system procedures not otherwise required by law.(h) To review the adequacy of the design, update and implementation of any proposed accounting system.(i) To be available for consultation and assistance to department heads and elected officials.(j) To be available to make any special audits or investigations requested by the board of county commissioners or district judges.History: L. 1973, ch. 107, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 56; January 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 19-6a02 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 6a - County Controller|19-6a02 County controller; bond, conditions; premium.

19-6a02. County controller; bond, conditions; premium. Within ten (10) days after receiving a certificate of the order appointing him to the office of county controller, it shall be the duty of such person to file with the county clerk, a bond in an amount prescribed by the board of county commissioners. Such bond shall be a corporate surety bond executed by a bonding company authorized to do business in the state of Kansas and conditioned that the controller will faithfully perform the duties of his office. The premium on said bond shall be paid by the county.History: L. 1973, ch. 108, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-6a03 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 6a - County Controller|19-6a03 Same; duties of controller.

19-6a03. Same; duties of controller. It shall be the duty of the county controller: (a) To maintain adequate records of all assets, liabilities and transactions of the county and to see that adequate audits thereof are currently and regularly made.(b) To initiate and enforce measures and procedures in cooperation with other officers and department heads, whereby the business of the county is conducted with the maximum safety, efficiency and economy and to submit the same to the county auditor for his consideration and recommendations.(c) To attend all meetings of the board of county commissioners and to report to the chairman or the board as such board may require.(d) To measure performance against approved operating plans and standards, and to report and interpret the results of operations to all levels of the county and to the public when and as required by the board of county commissioners. This function shall include the design, installation and maintenance of accounting and cost systems and records, the determination of accounting policy and the compilation of statistical records as may be required and a report thereof shall be submitted to the county auditor for his consideration and recommendations.(e) To measure and report on the validity of the objectives of the county and on the effectiveness of its policies, organization structure and procedures in achieving those objectives and to consult with all segments of administration responsible for policy or action concerning any phase of the operation of the county as it relates to the performance of this function.(f) To report to other governmental agencies when and as required by law or the board of county commissioners.(g) To interpret and report on the effect of external influences on the attainment of the objectives of the county and to provide a continuous appraisal of economic and social forces and of governmental influences as they affect the operations of the county.(h) To provide protection for the assets of the county, including establishing and maintaining adequate internal control and auditing, and assuring proper insurance coverage.(i) To review all claims against the county for propriety and proper classification.History: L. 1973, ch. 108, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-6a04 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 6a - County Controller|19-6a04 Same; compensation; expenditures.

19-6a04. Same; compensation; expenditures. The county controller shall receive a salary to be fixed by the board of county commissioners; and said county commissioners shall authorize expenditures by such controller of such sums for deputies, clerks and stenographers appointed by the controller, and other necessary and actual expenses of the office as the commissioners shall determine to be necessary to properly expedite the business of such office.History: L. 1973, ch. 108, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-701 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-701 County attorney; election, term, bond; qualifications.

19-701. County attorney; election, term, bond; qualifications. Except as otherwise provided by law, beginning with the general election in 1976, a county attorney shall be elected in each county who shall hold office for a term of four (4) years. Such county attorney shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, execute a good and sufficient corporate surety bond to the state of Kansas issued by a company authorized to do business in this state in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000). Such bond shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of such office, and that such county attorney will pay over to the county treasurer, in the manner prescribed by law, all moneys received by virtue of such office. Such bond shall be deposited in the office of the county clerk. No person shall be eligible for the nomination or election to the office of county attorney of any county unless such person shall have been regularly admitted to practice law within the state of Kansas, and is at the time of nomination and election a regularly qualified practicing attorney of this state.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 135; L. 1907, ch. 163, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-701; L. 1965, ch. 160, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 163, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 105, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 123, § 3; April 30.
KS Stat § 19-702 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-702 Duties; representation of county hospital not required.

19-702. Duties; representation of county hospital not required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be the duty of the county attorney to appear in any court having jurisdiction within the county and prosecute or defend on behalf of the people all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in which the state or the county is a party or interested.(b) No county attorney shall be required to appear in any civil action or proceeding which relates to the operation of the county hospital. The county attorney may appear in any such civil action or proceeding at the county attorney's discretion, when requested by the board of county commissioners or the board of the county hospital.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 136; R.S. 1923, 19-702; L. 1984, ch. 100, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-703 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-703 Same; appearances on behalf of state.

19-703. Same; appearances on behalf of state. Each county attorney, when requested by any judge of the district court of the county, shall appear on behalf of the state before such judge, and prosecute all complaints made in behalf of the state of which such judge has jurisdiction; and upon like request shall appear before such judge and conduct any criminal examination which may be had before such judge and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 19-702, and amendments thereof, shall also prosecute all civil suits before such judge in which the county is a party or interested.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 137; R.S. 1923, 19-703; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 57; L. 1984, ch. 100, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-704 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-704 Same; opinions and advice to county; opinions or advice to county hospital not required.

19-704. Same; opinions and advice to county; opinions or advice to county hospital not required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the county attorney shall without fee or reward, give opinions and advice to the board of county commissioners and other civil officers of the county, when requested by such board or officers, upon all matters in which the county is interested, or relating to the duties of such board or officers, in which the state or county may have an interest.(b) No county attorney shall be required to give opinions or advice to the board of county commissioners with regard to the operation of the county hospital nor shall the county attorney be required to give opinions or advice to the board of the county hospital. The county attorney may give opinions and advice to the board of county commissioners and to the board of the county hospital when requested to do so by either or both such boards.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 138; R.S. 1923, 19-704; L. 1984, ch. 100, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-705 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-705 Fees, when; representation of adverse interests; holding other office.

19-705. Fees, when; representation of adverse interests; holding other office. No county attorney shall receive any fee or reward from or on behalf of any prosecutor or other individuals, except such as are allowed by law for services in any prosecution or business to which it shall be his official duty to attend, nor be concerned as attorney or counsel for either party, other than the state or county, in any civil action depending upon the same state of facts upon which any criminal prosecution, commenced but undetermined, shall depend; nor shall any county attorney while in office be eligible to or hold any judicial or other county office whatsoever.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 140; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-705.
KS Stat § 19-706b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-706b Deputies and assistants in counties of not more than 100,000; powers, duties and compensation; expenses and automobile purchase, lease, expenses and allowances.

19-706b. Deputies and assistants in counties of not more than 100,000; powers, duties and compensation; expenses and automobile purchase, lease, expenses and allowances. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not more than one hundred thousand (100,000) may allow to the office of the county attorney of such county such reasonable sums for salaries and compensation which will permit said county attorney to appoint such deputies and assistants as are necessary to properly expedite the business of his office. Said deputies and assistants shall have such powers and duties within the scope of the office of county attorney as are prescribed by the county attorney, and within the limits of the sums made available by the board of county commissioners, each such deputy and assistant shall receive an annual salary in an amount prescribed by the county attorney. Said board of county commissioners may authorize by resolution the expenditure of an amount sufficient to pay the actual and necessary expenses incurred by any such deputy or assistant in the performance of his official duties, whether performed within or without such county. Such resolution may authorize an expenditure for the purchase or leasing of an automobile for the use of any such deputy or assistant, or said board may authorize the use of a privately owned vehicle by any such deputy or assistant and provide compensation therefor by establishing a monthly car allowance, or by the payment of mileage as provided by K.S.A. 75-3203.History: L. 1971, ch. 85, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-711 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-711 Absence or disability; appointment by court.

19-711. Absence or disability; appointment by court. In the absence, sickness or disability of both the county attorney and his deputy, any court before whom it is his duty to appear and in which there may be business for him, may appoint an attorney to act as county attorney, by order to be entered upon the minutes of the court.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 142; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-711.
KS Stat § 19-712 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-712 Duplicate receipts for money received.

19-712. Duplicate receipts for money received. It shall be the duty of the county attorney, whenever he shall receive any money in his official capacity, to give to the person paying the same a duplicate receipt, one of which shall be filed by such person with the county clerk.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 143; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-712.
KS Stat § 19-713 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-713 Duties in connection with grand jury.

19-713. Duties in connection with grand jury. Whenever required by the grand jury of any court sitting within his county, it shall be the duty of the county attorney to attend them, for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence, or of giving them advice in any legal matter, and to issue subpoenas and other process to bring up witnesses, and to draw up bills of indictment.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 144; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-713.
KS Stat § 19-714 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-714 Measures for conviction of election or license offenders.

19-714. Measures for conviction of election or license offenders. It shall be the duty of each county attorney, upon information being given him that any person has violated any of the provisions of the election laws, or license laws, to adopt effectual measures for the conviction of such person.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 145; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-714.
KS Stat § 19-715 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-715 Vacancy in office.

19-715. Vacancy in office. (a) When a vacancy occurs in the office of county attorney, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor of a person elected by a district convention, in accordance with K.S.A. 25-3902, and amendments thereto. If the vacancy occurs on or after May 1 of the second year of the term, the person so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualifies. If the vacancy occurs before May 1 of the second year of the term, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve until a successor is elected and qualifies at the next county general election to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Nomination and election of such successor shall be in the same manner as nomination and election of a county attorney for a regular term.(b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of county attorney, the district judges of the judicial district in which the county is located shall appoint a person to serve as temporary county attorney until a person is appointed and qualifies to fill the vacancy in accordance with subsection (a). A person appointed as temporary county attorney shall be an elector of the same political party as such person's predecessor.(c) A county attorney or temporary county attorney appointed pursuant to this section shall have the same powers and duties and be subject to the same qualifications as an elected county attorney.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 146; R.S. 1923, 19-715; L. 1963, ch. 160, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 58; L. 1981, ch. 115, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-716 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-716 Claims and accounts; duties of county attorney or assistant or county counselor in certain counties.

19-716. Claims and accounts; duties of county attorney or assistant or county counselor in certain counties. (a) The county attorney or an assistant county attorney of each county of the state which does not have a county auditor and which has a population of less than 70,000 shall meet with the board of county commissioners of such county at each session when bills and accounts are presented for allowance, examine such bills and accounts, ascertain, as far as possible, the correctness of such accounts and give an opinion to the board of county commissioners as to the liability of the county for them. No bill shall be allowed by the board of county commissioners until the county attorney has passed upon it.(b) If there is a county counselor of a county which is subject to this section, the county counselor shall perform the duties imposed on the county attorney by this section.History: L. 1913, ch. 156; § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-716;  L. 1968, ch. 254, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 74, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 99, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-717 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-717 Prosecuting witness may employ assistant attorney; dismissal of action in such cases, when.

19-717. Prosecuting witness may employ assistant attorney; dismissal of action in such cases, when. That the prosecuting witness in any criminal action or proceeding may, at his own expense, employ an attorney or attorneys to assist the county attorney to perform his duties in any criminal action or proceeding under any of the laws of the state of Kansas, and such attorney or attorneys shall be recognized by the county attorney and court as associate counsel in such action or proceeding, and no prosecution shall be dismissed over the objection of such associate counsel until the reason of the county attorney for such dismissal, together with the objections thereto of such associate counsel, shall have been filed in writing, argued by counsel, and fully considered by the court.History: L. 1901, ch. 62, § 1; March 15; R.S. 1923, 19-717.
KS Stat § 19-723 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-723 County commissioners authorized to hire additional counsel; when.

19-723. County commissioners authorized to hire additional counsel; when. That when, in the judgment of the board of county commissioners of any county in this state, it becomes necessary or expedient, the said board of county commissioners may employ an additional attorney at law to assist the county attorney of its county in any specific investigation, prosecution or any civil or criminal matter involving the duties of said county attorney, and the said board of county commissioners may pay such attorney so employed reasonable compensation for his services, the same to be charged to the general fund of said county.History: L. 1925, ch. 139, § 1; March 4.
KS Stat § 19-724 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 7 - County Attorney|19-724 Exhumation of bodies; application.

19-724. Exhumation of bodies; application. A district court, or the judge thereof in vacation, shall have the power to order the exhumation of the body of a deceased person, and the removal of the same or any portion thereof for physical or chemical examination or analysis for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death. Such order may be made on the application of the county or district attorney, with such notice to the next of kin of the deceased person whose names and addresses are known to said county or district attorney and to any person having legal charge of said body, as the court may direct. The cost of such exhumation and examination or analysis shall be allowed and paid by the board of county commissioners from the county general fund.History: L. 1975, ch. 194, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-801a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 8 - Sheriff|19-801a Sheriff; election, term, bond.

19-801a. Sheriff; election, term, bond. Except in those counties operating under the provisions of any consolidated law enforcement act, beginning with the general election in 1976, a sheriff shall be elected in each county, for four (4) years. Such sheriff shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, execute to the state of Kansas a good and sufficient corporate surety bond, issued by a company authorized to do business in Kansas in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Such bond, when approved, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk.History: L. 1972, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 93, § 23; L. 1976, ch. 123, § 4; April 30.