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KS Stat § 12-1614 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1614 Same; election of officers; delivery of property to mayor.

12-1614. Same; election of officers; delivery of property to mayor. Upon the petition of twenty (20) resident citizens of any dormant city, it shall be the duty of the township board to refer the same to the county election officer and city officers shall be elected at the next regular city election. Upon the qualification of the mayor elected, the township board shall deliver to such mayor all property held by said board in trust for said city by virtue of this act.History: L. 1907, ch. 102, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 12-1614; L. 1968, ch. 274, § 16; April 30.
KS Stat § 12-1616a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1616a Construction and operation of dams across streams or rivers by cities; maintenance and police regulation.

12-1616a. Construction and operation of dams across streams or rivers by cities; maintenance and police regulation. Any city shall have and is hereby vested with full power and authority to acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation a site or sites and to own, construct, maintain and operate one or more dams across streams or rivers; to provide police regulation and from time to time by ordinance to establish such rules and regulations and to employ such agency or agencies as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the powers herein granted.History: L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1616b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1616b Same; approval of plans by chief engineer before bonds issued.

12-1616b. Same; approval of plans by chief engineer before bonds issued. The governing body of any such city shall be the sole judge of the location, size, type of construction and all other details of any such dams subject only to the approval of the plans and specifications for such dams by the chief engineer, division of water resources, which approval shall be obtained before the issuance of any bonds as are hereinafter provided for.History: L. 1974, ch. 50, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1616c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1616c Dams across streams or rivers; issuance of general obligation bonds; approval of electors required, when; resolution, protest petition; bonds not within debt limitation.

12-1616c. Dams across streams or rivers; issuance of general obligation bonds; approval of electors required, when; resolution, protest petition; bonds not within debt limitation. Cities shall have power to issue general obligation bonds to pay the cost of any lands acquired and the dam or dams constructed thereon when authorized by a vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question of the issuance of such bonds for such purpose at a general election, general city election or at any special election called and held for that purpose.In lieu of the foregoing election requirement, the governing body of any city, except those located within a county having a population of more than 180,000 and less than 200,000, may by resolution declare its intention to acquire a site for and construct any such dam. Such resolution shall state the approximate location for the proposed dam and the approximate cost of such dam, such cost to include the site, engineering and architectural expense, and any other cost attributable to such dam. Such resolution shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the official city paper of the city and shall contain a section notifying the qualified voters of the city that general obligation bonds will be issued for such dam unless a petition is filed in accordance with this section. Such petition shall be signed by electors equal in number to not less than 2% of the electors of the city who voted for the secretary of state at the last preceding general election at which the secretary of state was elected and shall be filed with the city clerk within 30 days following the last publication of the resolution. If no sufficient protest petition is filed within the time specified, the city may proceed to issue and sell the bonds and construct the dam in the manner provided by law. If there is a sufficient protest petition filed within the time specified, the bonds shall not be issued for the dam until the question of the issuance of such bonds for the construction of such dam is submitted to the qualified electors of such city in the manner provided by this section, and the question of the issuance of such bonds is approved by a majority of those voting on such question at such election.Each dam shall be covered by a separate resolution, but bonds may be issued in a single issue or a series of bonds for several dams. Bonds issued under the authority of this act shall be in addition to and not subject to or within any bonded debt limitation prescribed by any other law of this state.History: L. 1974, ch. 50, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 64, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 22; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1617 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1617 Farm and aquaculture products; peddler's license or permit; fee.

12-1617. Farm and aquaculture products; peddler's license or permit; fee. (a) As used in this section, "fee" means any license or occupation fee, charge or tax, vending or peddling fee, charge or tax, transient merchant license fee, charge or tax or any other similar fee, charge or tax.(b) A city may require any producer, grower or agent or employee of such grower engaged in the sale of agricultural, farm, garden or aquacultural products grown by such growers within this state to obtain a peddler's, vendor's or transient merchant's license or permit. Such license or permit shall be valid for a period of time of not less than six months from the date of issuance.(c) No city shall impose any fee against any producer, grower, or agent or employee of such grower, engaged in the sale of agricultural, farm, garden or aquacultural products grown by such growers residing within this state.History: L. 1917, ch. 90, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-1617; L. 1992, ch. 102, § 2; L. 2005, ch. 143, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1617a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1617a Delegates to firemen's association and school.

12-1617a. Delegates to firemen's association and school. The governing body of any Kansas municipality is hereby authorized to determine the number of delegates to be sent by its fire department to the annual meetings of the Kansas State Firemen's Association and to a firemen's school to be held annually under the direction of Kansas university and such association, and to pay the necessary expenses of such designated delegates to such annual meeting and to such school, such expenses to be paid in the discretion of such governing body from either the general fund or fire department fund or water department fund of such municipality.History: L. 1929, ch. 112, § 1; March 1.
KS Stat § 12-1617c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1617c Dissolution of certain inoperative sewer districts located wholly within cities.

12-1617c. Dissolution of certain inoperative sewer districts located wholly within cities. Whenever the county clerk shall petition the board of county commissioners to disorganize and dissolve a sewer district located wholly within a city in the county, and it shall appear from said petition that said sewer district has no property of any kind, the district has no officers or funds, has no outstanding indebtedness, has ceased to function for more than one (1) year and will continue to be inoperative, the board of county commissioners shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the petition, designate a time and place for a hearing to consider the dissolution of the district, and shall give notice thereof by one (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city wherein the district is located, said publication to be not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for the hearing.On the date set for the hearing, the commissioners shall hear any reasons why the district should not be dissolved. After the date of the hearing, the commissioners are authorized to adopt a resolution providing that the specified sewer district shall or shall not be disorganized and dissolved. Upon the adoption of such a resolution, the commissioners shall give notice thereof by publishing the resolution adopted once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city wherein the sewer district is to be dissolved. A certified copy of such resolution with proof of publication shall be filed with the county clerk. The effective date of the dissolution shall be the date of publication in the newspaper of general circulation in the city, unless the board of county commissioners shall specify a later date.History: L. 1961, ch. 165, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1617d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1617d Dissolution of certain inoperative cemetery districts located wholly within cities.

12-1617d. Dissolution of certain inoperative cemetery districts located wholly within cities. Whenever the county clerk shall petition the board of county commissioners to disorganize and dissolve a cemetery district located wholly within a city in the county, and it shall appear from said petition that said cemetery district has no property of any kind, the district has no officers or funds, has no outstanding indebtedness, has ceased to function for more than one (1) year and will continue to be inoperative, the board of county commissioners shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the petition, designate a time and place for a hearing to consider the dissolution of the district, and shall give notice thereof by one (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city wherein the district is located, said publication to be not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for the hearing.On the date set for the hearing, the commissioners shall hear any reasons why the district should not be dissolved. After the date of the hearing, the commissioners are authorized to adopt a resolution providing that the specified cemetery district shall or shall not be disorganized and dissolved. Upon the adoption of such a resolution, the commissioners shall give notice thereof by publishing the resolution adopted once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city wherein the cemetery district is to be dissolved. A certified copy of such resolution with proof of publication shall be filed with the county clerk. The effective date of the dissolution shall be the date of publication in the newspaper of general circulation in the city, unless the board of county commissioners shall specify a later date.History: L. 1961, ch. 166, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1617g (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1617g Ordinances on nuisances.

12-1617g. Ordinances on nuisances. The governing body of any city is hereby granted the power to pass and adopt all ordinances that are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act, and to provide penalties for the violation of the provisions of such ordinances not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.History: L. 1905, ch. 120, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 12-1643; L. 1975, ch. 66, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1617h (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1617h Securing industries in or near cities; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required; resubmission, when; use of general fund or other revenue sources.

12-1617h. Securing industries in or near cities; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required; resubmission, when; use of general fund or other revenue sources. Cities are hereby authorized to levy annually upon all the taxable tangible property within the city a tax for the purpose of creating a fund to be used in securing or retaining industries or manufacturing institutions for such city or near its environs and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto. No such levy shall be made until the governing body is instructed to do so by a majority of all the votes cast on this proposition at an election held at any city or general election.Such election shall be held as provided by law for bond elections. If any such city shall not make such tax levy in any year, after the third year following the approval of such tax levy by the voters, then it shall be necessary to resubmit the issue to the voters before any such tax levy shall be imposed again.Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the authority of cities to utilize the general fund or other revenue sources for the purpose of promoting or securing the location or expansion of business and industry.History: L. 1923, ch. 90, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 13-1441; L. 1925, ch. 105, § 1; L. 1939, ch. 109, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 91, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 69, § 15; L. 1972, ch. 89, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 45; L. 1988, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 32; May 27.
KS Stat § 12-1617i (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1617i Same; fund.

12-1617i. Same; fund. All moneys collected by virtue of the tax authorized by K.S.A. 12-1617h, and amendments thereto, shall be placed in a fund known as an "industrial development fund," and shall be used by the governing body of such city for the purpose of inducing industries to locate or remain within the city or near its environs.History: L. 1923, ch. 90, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 13-1442; L. 1925, ch. 105, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 102, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 75, § 2; April 21.
KS Stat § 12-1651 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1651 Official newspaper in cities of second and third classes; qualifications.

12-1651. Official newspaper in cities of second and third classes; qualifications. (a) The governing body of each city of the second and third class shall designate by resolution a newspaper to be the official city newspaper. Once designated the newspaper shall be the official city newspaper until such time as the governing body designates a different newspaper.(b) The newspaper selected for the official publications of cities of the second and third class shall be one which has the following qualifications:(1) It must be published at least weekly 50 times each year and have been so published for at least one year prior to the publication of any official city publication.(2) It must be entered at the post office of publication as second-class mail matter.(3) More than 50% of the circulation must be sold to the subscribers either on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis.(4) It shall have general paid circulation on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis in the county and shall not be a trade, religious or fraternal publication.History: L. 1929, ch. 113, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 79, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 75, § 1; May 8.
KS Stat § 12-1654 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1654 Oil and gas leases; moneys to general fund.

12-1654. Oil and gas leases; moneys to general fund. The governing body of any city of the second or third class is hereby authorized and empowered to lease any lands owned by such city which are located outside the corporate limits of such city for drilling for oil and gas, upon such terms as may be agreed upon. All moneys arising from such lease or the production of oil and gas shall become a part of the general fund of such city.History: L. 1945, ch. 106, § 1; March 17.
KS Stat § 12-1655 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1655 Same; validation of prior leases.

12-1655. Same; validation of prior leases. Any lease such as described in K.S.A. 12-1654 which has been made by a city of the second class prior to the effective date of this act is hereby legalized and validated.History: L. 1945, ch. 106, § 2; March 17.
KS Stat § 12-1658 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1658 Historical collections; housing and display.

12-1658. Historical collections; housing and display. The governing body of any city of any class may provide for the collection of records, documents and any other papers or articles of any nature of historical value or interest and may establish, maintain, display and provide housing for within the city hall, city library, or elsewhere, an historical collection of the records, documents and other papers or articles so collected in such manner as such governing body may deem suitable and proper.History: L. 1959, ch. 85, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1659 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1659 Same; supervisor or curator; compensation.

12-1659. Same; supervisor or curator; compensation. Such governing body which has established an historical collection as provided in this act, may appoint and fix the compensation of a supervisor or curator for such historical collection. If such supervisor or curator is a person who is a city officer or employee, such compensation shall be in addition to other compensation he or she may receive.History: L. 1959, ch. 85, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1660 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1660 Same; historical society as supervisor or curator, when; compensation.

12-1660. Same; historical society as supervisor or curator, when; compensation. If there is within the city or county in which such historical collection as provided in this act is established, an organized historical society, such society may be designated by the governing body as supervisor or curator of such historical collection, and the governing body may provide to such society compensation, funds or reimbursements for supervising, housing, displaying, caring for and maintaining such collection.History: L. 1959, ch. 85, § 4; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1661 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1661 Same; tax levy, use of proceeds.

12-1661. Same; tax levy, use of proceeds. In order to provide funds to carry out the provisions of this act and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, the governing body of any city may levy an annual tax on all the taxable tangible property in the city.History: L. 1959, ch. 85, § 5; L. 1970, ch. 69, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 494, § 10; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 46; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1662 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1662 Federal aid to public agencies; definitions.

12-1662. Federal aid to public agencies; definitions. For the purposes of this act: (a) "Public agency" means any county, township, city, school district and special district of any kind of the state of Kansas having the power to levy taxes.(b) "Local program" means any study, planning, service, undertaking, improvement, facility or project which any public agency is authorized by law to carry on or construct alone or in cooperation with another public agency or any state department or agency.(c) "Federal" or "federal government" means the government of the United States of America.(d) "Federal agency" means any bureau, department, instrumentality or other agency of the federal government having the authority to make loans, advances, gifts or grants of funds of the federal government to any public agency for any local program.(e) "Federal aid" means a loan, borrowing, advance, gift or grant of federal money or funds to a public agency whether the public agency receives the money or funds direct, or through a state agency either as federal aid alone or commingled with state funds, and even though in any shared local program payment to a creditor of the local program is paid in part direct by the federal government. It is immaterial whether funds are received by a public agency in advance of the beginning of or during a local program to be applied on current obligations or whether the funds are received after the program is partly or wholly completed and is for reimbursement of funds advanced by the public agency during the course of the local program. Such aid may be a loan, borrowing or advance which must be repaid to the federal government under stated conditions or may be an outright gift or grant which is not to be repaid.History: L. 1967, ch. 422, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 64, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 54, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 67, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1663 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1663 Expenditures of federal aid by public agencies; expenditures of grants, gifts and other income by school districts; budget requirements, exceptions.

12-1663. Expenditures of federal aid by public agencies; expenditures of grants, gifts and other income by school districts; budget requirements, exceptions. (a) Where any public agency receives federal aid through any federal agency for any purpose to be used alone or with funds of the public agency, such federal aid may be expended without regard to budget limitations and over, above or outside the budget, and such expenditures shall not be charged against the budget of the current or any other budget year of the public agency. Where a public agency spends from budgeted funds and later is reimbursed by federal aid, such expenditure from budgeted funds shall be a reimbursed expense and if received after the budget year, shall increase the current budget to the same amount unless the budget had anticipated and included the reimbursement as income.(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a school district shall include all revenues and expenditures, including, but not limited to, federal aid and other grants, gifts and miscellaneous income, in all budget documents prepared by the school district, including documents submitted to the department of education. In order to account for such revenues and expenditures separately, each school district shall budget for federal aid and other grants and gifts, other than scholarships, received, which funds shall not be subject to limitations on the expenditure of moneys in such funds.History: L. 1967, ch. 422, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 116, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1667 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1667 Same; tax levies; outside aggregate limits.

12-1667. Same; tax levies; outside aggregate limits. A public agency required herein to levy a tax because of failure of federal aid, shall make such annual levy as is necessary to pay the refunding temporary notes or no-fund warrants and the interest thereon and such tax levies shall be outside of any aggregate limit of tax levies for such public agency.History: L. 1967, ch. 422, § 6; May 2.
KS Stat § 12-1668 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|12-1668 Same; act not exclusive.

12-1668. Same; act not exclusive. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a public agency from issuing temporary notes as provided by K.S.A. 10-123 or otherwise legally financing the cost of a local program and when reimbursed with federal aid paying such notes or crediting the aid to the proper fund.History: L. 1967, ch. 422, § 7; May 2.