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KS Stat § 13-1260 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1260 Same; issuance of bonds; duties of city officers; election; expenses.

13-1260. Same; issuance of bonds; duties of city officers; election; expenses. In municipalities of the class provided for herein, if the water and light plants thereof are under the control and management of a board of public utilities as provided by law, when three-fifths of the board shall deem it necessary and expedient that revenue bonds be issued for any of the purposes provided for herein, it shall be the duty of the governing body of such city within ten days after receiving written request from the board to take the necessary steps to determine the necessity for the issuance of such revenue bonds and the governing body of such city may issue and sell such bonds as it determines necessary, the proceeds thereof to be delivered to the treasurer of the board of public utilities.Where it is necessary to hold an election to submit the question of the issuing of such revenue bonds to the qualified electors of the municipality, such elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions herein and the general obligation bond election laws of the state of Kansas where applicable, and the cost thereof, if held on dates other than the dates of the regular city election, or general election, shall be paid by the board.History: L. 1941, ch. 142, § 9; L. 1980, ch. 72, § 16; April 14.
KS Stat § 13-1261 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1261 Same; repairs and improvements of utility; compliance with federal acts or rules.

13-1261. Same; repairs and improvements of utility; compliance with federal acts or rules. The governing body of such city, or where there is a board of public utilities having daily operational control of the water and light plants, then the board, is hereby authorized in its discretion to contract for and construct such repairs, extensions, reconstruction, alteration, improvements or enlargements of such utilities in accordance with the provisions and requirements of any federal act applicable thereto, and rules promulgated thereunder, and to use any fund that may be available for such construction in such manner as will comply with the provisions of any such act and rules promulgated thereunder, including any grant or grants of money therein provided, and to do all other acts and things necessary to be done in order to comply with the provisions of any such federal act and rules promulgated thereunder.History: L. 1941, ch. 142, § 10; L. 1951, ch. 156, § 6; L. 1980, ch. 72, § 17; April 14.
KS Stat § 13-1263 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1263 Same; act supplemental.

13-1263. Same; act supplemental. The power herein granted to issue bonds shall be supplemental to and not amendatory of the provisions of K.S.A. 10-102.History: L. 1941, ch. 142, § 12; June 30.
KS Stat § 13-1264 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1264 Same; invalidity of part.

13-1264. Same; invalidity of part. If any provision contained in this act shall for any reason be held invalid, it shall not affect the remainder of this act; and this act shall remain in force and effect the same as if such part held to be invalid had not been included therein.History: L. 1941, ch. 142, § 13; June 30.
KS Stat § 13-1269 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1269 Certain cities over 100,000; transfer of revenues to certain other funds; adjustment of rates.

13-1269. Certain cities over 100,000; transfer of revenues to certain other funds; adjustment of rates. All cities of the first class of the state of Kansas having a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants, which own, manage, operate and control a municipal electric-light plant and a municipal water plant and which are producing and distributing water, light, heat and power for domestic, industrial, commercial or municipal purposes within or without or within and without the corporate limits of said cities, are hereby empowered to place in the funds used for governmental functions of said cities, at a specified time a certain percentage of the gross operating revenue of said enumerated utilities, or either of them, as hereinafter directed: Provided, That such cities, if necessary, may adjust their utility rates in order to carry out the provisions of this act or where these utilities are managed, operated and controlled by a board of public utilities, or other managing boards, these boards shall have the power to adjust the rates.History: L. 1945, ch. 129, § 1; March 24.
KS Stat § 13-1270 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1270 Same; utilities having bonded indebtedness.

13-1270. Same; utilities having bonded indebtedness. The above power of cities to transfer funds from the gross operating revenue of the utilities, as conferred by this act, shall be exercised only as to such of their utilities, as have no general obligation bonded indebtedness. Any city or the board of public utilities or other managing boards of any city, where the utilities above mentioned are managed, operated and controlled by such boards, may place in their appropriate sinking funds from time to time sufficient moneys to pay the outstanding general obligation bonded indebtedness against the utility, including interest as such indebtedness matures. When this is done, funds from the gross operating revenue of the utility or utilities may be transferred in like manner as when the utility or utilities are free from general obligation bonded indebtedness.History: L. 1945, ch. 129, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 72, § 18; April 14.
KS Stat § 13-1271 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1271 Same; transfer of funds; limitation.

13-1271. Same; transfer of funds; limitation. In the cities herein designated, owning an electric-light plant and municipal water plant, where the utility or utilities are free and clear of general obligation bonded indebtedness, or where deposits in their appropriate sinking funds have been made as provided in K.S.A. 13-1270, and amendments thereto, the governing bodies of the cities or the board of public utilities at the direction of the city shall, on the first business day of each fiscal year, transfer to the funds to be used for governmental functions of such cities, not less than four percent nor more than fifteen percent of the gross operating revenue of their public utilities hereinbefore designated, for the year immediately prior to the preceding fiscal year.History: L. 1945, ch. 129, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 72, § 19; April 14.
KS Stat § 13-1272 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1272 Same; transfer of funds; determination of amount.

13-1272. Same; transfer of funds; determination of amount. The determination of the percentage to be transferred to funds to be used for governmental functions as provided in K.S.A. 13-1271, and amendments thereto, shall be determined by the governing bodies or operating or managing boards, as the case may be, of the utilities of such cities, within the range of percentages shown in K.S.A. 13-1271, and amendments thereto. The determination of the percentage to be transferred shall be made by the board of public utilities on or before the first day of May of the preceding year and the board shall notify the governing body of the city of such determination by such date. If the board fails to determine the percentage or fails to notify the governing body of the city before the first day of May of any year, the board shall transfer over a percentage which shall be no less than the percentage transferred in the preceding year.History: L. 1945, ch. 129, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 72, § 20; April 14.
KS Stat § 13-1273 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1273 Same; transfer of funds not authorized if general obligation bonds outstanding; exceptions.

13-1273. Same; transfer of funds not authorized if general obligation bonds outstanding; exceptions. When any city, which has under the provisions of this act been transferring utility funds to funds used for governmental purposes in accordance with the provisions of this act, issues general obligation bonds against its utility or utilities as herein enumerated, then such city shall automatically be excluded from the benefits and provisions of this act as to such of its utilities as have a bonded debt until such general obligation bonded indebtedness so created on its utility or utilities be paid, or provisions be made for the retirement of the general obligation bonded indebtedness by deposits in its sinking funds as provided in K.S.A. 13-1270, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1945, ch. 129, § 5; L. 1980, ch. 72, § 21; April 14.
KS Stat § 13-1274 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1274 Same; allocation of transferred moneys.

13-1274. Same; allocation of transferred moneys. The governing bodies of all cities as above classified shall have the power, and are hereby authorized to allocate all or any part of the moneys which have been transferred under the provisions of this act, from the gross operating revenue of their utilities, among the different funds of said cities used for governmental functions.History: L. 1945, ch. 129, § 6; March 24.
KS Stat § 13-1276 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1276 Same; determination as to customers and outstanding bonds.

13-1276. Same; determination as to customers and outstanding bonds. For the purposes of this act, a certified public accountant appointed by the governing body of such city shall determine the percent of customers of any such system annexed by the city and the amount of revenue bonds outstanding and unpaid at any such time.History: L. 1967, ch. 109, § 2; March 17.
KS Stat § 13-1277 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1277 Same; transfer of properties and funds to city.

13-1277. Same; transfer of properties and funds to city. Whenever the title to the properties of any township water system shall be transferred to and shall vest in any city of the first class under the provisions of this act, the township board of such township shall forthwith transfer all property, equipment, records, reports and funds belonging to such water system to such city of the first class or board of public utilities.History: L. 1967, ch. 109, § 3; March 17.
KS Stat § 13-1278 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 12 - Public Utilities|13-1278 Same; township tax for bond and debt service cost.

13-1278. Same; township tax for bond and debt service cost. During the time that the revenue bond and debt service cost, including principal and interest, assumed by the city at the time of taking control of such system, are being paid the township board of any such township shall levy an annual tax sufficient to raise an amount equal to thirty-five dollars ($35) for each fire hydrant remaining in any such township, and pay such amount annually to any such city of the first class or its board of public utilities for fire protection.History: L. 1967, ch. 109, § 4; March 17.
KS Stat § 13-1324 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1324 Assessments for sidewalks and sodding; plans and specifications; scrip to contractor.

13-1324. Assessments for sidewalks and sodding; plans and specifications; scrip to contractor. To pay for the construction and repair of sidewalks, sodding sidewalk spaces on boulevards, special assessments may be levied on all lots and pieces of land fronting thereon according to the front foot thereof. The board of park commissioners shall determine when it is necessary to construct or repair sidewalks and sod sidewalk spaces. Such improvements shall be constructed only by contract in writing, let to the lowest bidder. The board of park commissioners shall determine the plans, specifications and material for all such improvements.The board may issue scrip to contractors for the same, payable in one year from its date, and such scrip may bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and special assessments may be levied for the amount thereof as above provided. No formality shall be required to authorize the repair of sidewalks, but the board, after giving five (5) days' notice to the owner of any property, if known, to make such repair, or without notice if such owner is unknown or the property unoccupied, may make all necessary repairs to any walk, keep a record of the cost and of the nature and extent of such repairs, and apportion and levy, by resolution, special assessments for such cost as above provided, or pay for the same out of the general park fund.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 25; R.S. 1923, § 13-1324; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 27; March 21.
KS Stat § 13-1325 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1325 Sodding; scrip to contractors; special assessments.

13-1325. Sodding; scrip to contractors; special assessments. The board of park commissioners shall have power to provide for the sodding of sidewalk spaces upon all public streets, avenues, boulevards, alleys, and other public grounds of the city, and it shall be its duty so to do. The board of park commissioners shall have power to issue scrip to contractors for the cost of such work when done upon streets payable in not to exceed one year from its date and bearing interest at not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and levy special assessments against lots and tracts of land in front of which sodding is done according to the front foot thereof for the same.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 26; R.S. 1923, § 13-1325; L. 1961, ch. 77, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 28; March 21.
KS Stat § 13-1326 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1326 Change of grade; eminent domain proceedings.

13-1326. Change of grade; eminent domain proceedings. Before the grade of any road, parkway, boulevard, or street, or part thereof, under the control and management of the board of park commissioners, which has been established, shall be changed, if the property owners affected thereby shall not have waived all claim to damages therefor, the board shall proceed to exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 27; R.S. 1923, § 13-1326; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 31; January 1, 1964.
KS Stat § 13-1327 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1327 Assessments for change of grade.

13-1327. Assessments for change of grade. Whenever the board of park commissioners of any city shall by resolution declare and order that the whole or any part of the cost of changing the grade of any street, avenue, parkway, or boulevard, or the cost of widening or extending any parkway or boulevard, ought to be paid by the levy of special assessments, upon real estate situated in any one or more park districts, it shall order such resolution entered upon its journal, and forthwith appoint three freeholders, residents of such city, as assessors, who shall qualify by taking an oath to faithfully, honestly and impartially discharge their duties as such assessors, and it shall thereupon become their duty, upon actual view and investigation, to assess the lands which will, in their opinion, to any extent be specially benefited by such improvement, the proportion of the estimated cost thereof which each lot, piece or parcel of land so benefited ought justly to be charged, and make report forthwith to such board of park commissioners, containing an accurate description of each tract of land deemed to be specially benefited and the name of the owner, if known, the actual value of each of said tracts, exclusive of improvements thereon and without the proposed improvements, and what part or amount of the total estimated cost should be assessed and charged against the same on account of benefits, if such improvement be made.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 28; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1327.
KS Stat § 13-1328 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1328 Notice of assessment; correction.

13-1328. Notice of assessment; correction. Within ten days after the report of the assessors has been filed, the clerk of the board shall cause a notice to be published once in the official paper of said board, stating, in substance, that a report of assessors has been filed apportioning and levying special assessments for the cost of such improvement against real estate, describing the same, and stating the amount of the special assessment levied against each lot or tract, and fixing a time, not less than five days from the date of the publication of such notice, when all persons aggrieved by or objecting to such report, upon any ground, may be heard to contest the same. At the time fixed in such notice, the board of park commissioners shall convene and hear the complaints of all persons interested, and shall have power to review, revise, alter, correct and amend the report of the assessors to any extent necessary to equalize and make such assessments just, equitable and impartial, and to correct all errors, wrong and injustice that may have been done to any person complaining of said report, and to hear, consider and determine all matters relating to such proceeding.After hearing all persons complaining, the board of park commissioners shall confirm the report of the assessors as returned to them or amend the same, as it may deem just and equitable, and confirm the same as so amended, and thereupon the amounts charged against each tract of land shall become a special assessment and constitute a lien thereon. The decisions of the board of park commissioners correcting, altering, or amending and confirming the report of the assessors shall be entered of record and shall be final and conclusive, and such special assessments shall by the clerk of the board be certified to the county clerk within thirty days after the confirmation of such report and entered upon the tax rolls, and collected as other taxes under existing laws.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 29; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1328.
KS Stat § 13-1329 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1329 Cost paid from fund of district.

13-1329. Cost paid from fund of district. The cost of improving and maintaining parks, parkways and boulevards established in any park district or districts within the city limits shall be paid from the park fund of the district in which such park, parkway or boulevard is situated, except as is herein otherwise provided.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 30; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1329.
KS Stat § 13-1330 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1330 Reimprovements; construction of bridges.

13-1330. Reimprovements; construction of bridges. The board of park commissioners shall have power to cause any parkway, boulevard, or street, or part thereof, under its control or management, to be regraded, repaved, recurbed, reguttered, remacadamized or otherwise improved or repaired, including the reconstruction and repair of bridges, viaducts, and sidewalks, in such manner and at such times and with such material as said board may determine, and may pay for such work or improvements or any part thereof out of the funds not otherwise appropriated belonging to the park district in which such work or improvement is made, or, if deemed necessary, by the issue and sale of bonds to be paid by a general tax upon all the taxable property of the district, or may levy special assessments and issue bonds to the same extent and in the same manner as is herein provided for the original making of such improvements.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 31; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1330.
KS Stat § 13-1331 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1331 Contracts, bids, plans and specifications; time for levy.

13-1331. Contracts, bids, plans and specifications; time for levy. All contracts for improvements costing more than one thousand dollars shall be in writing, and there shall be no liability to any contractor or his or her assignees for the construction of any improvement costing more than one thousand dollars unless the contract therefor is in writing. At least twenty days before the board shall let any contract for any improvement, they shall cause accurate detailed plans and complete specifications therefor, together with a detailed estimate, under oath, of the cost of such improvement, to be made by some competent person and filed in the office of the clerk of such board, for inspection by all persons interested therein, and thereafter, and before letting of such contract, the board shall advertise for bids to do such work in accordance with such plans and specifications for at least ten days in the official city paper.All bids shall be made in writing and signed by the bidder, and presented by the bidder, his or her agent or attorney, to the board, at a public meeting thereof, and all bids shall be considered and accepted or rejected immediately after their submission. The board may reject any bids and shall not accept a bid in excess of the estimated cost of the work, and a contract let at a price in excess of the estimated cost of the work shall be void. No special assessments shall be levied for the cost of any work until the contract therefor has been let; but such assessments may be levied before the construction of an improvement, when the cost of the same is definitely ascertained.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 32; R.S. 1923, § 13-1331; L. 1953, ch. 89, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 13-1332 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class|Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds|13-1332 When bonds may be issued; notice.

13-1332. When bonds may be issued; notice. No board of park commissioners shall issue any bonds on account of the grading, curbing, guttering, paving or macadamizing of any street or the construction of any sidewalk or building until such improvement has in fact been constructed and such work found and declared by such board, by resolution entered upon its journal, to be constructed in accordance with the contract therefor and accepted by said board, and said board shall give at least ten days' notice, by publication in the official city paper, of time when it will consider the matter of the acceptance of any improvement the cost of which exceeds the sum of one thousand dollars, and in all cases hear and consider all complaints against work or the acceptance thereof, and said board shall not accept any work not constructed or performed in substantial compliance with the contract therefor, and there shall be no liability on the part of the city to any contractor or his or her assignees on account of the construction of any improvements or performance of any work which improvements or work has not been constructed or performed in substantial compliance with the contract therefor.History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 33; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1332.