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KS Stat § 19-2777 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2777 Same; terms of revenue bonds.

19-2777. Same; terms of revenue bonds. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2776, and amendments thereto, shall mature serially or otherwise. Such bonds shall mature within a maximum period of 30 years from the date of issuance and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto.(b) Any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2776, and amendments thereto, and sold, pursuant to written agreement, to the government of the United States of America or any bureau, department, instrumentality or agency thereof, shall be issued to mature in not more than 40 years and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto, payable at such times fixed by the board of directors of the improvement district issuing the same. The bonds shall mature serially or otherwise, may be in coupon or registered form and interchangeable, and shall have such other terms and provisions as the board of directors of the improvement district provides by resolution or trust agreement.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 25; L. 1968, ch. 135, § 4; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 57; L. 2001, ch. 48, § 1; April 5.
KS Stat § 19-2778 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2778 Same; power of directors to operate revenue producing works.

19-2778. Same; power of directors to operate revenue producing works. The board of directors of any improvement district are authorized to operate and maintain any revenue producing works or to contract for the operation and maintenance of same and to do all other things necessary for proper conduct of the operation and maintenance of such works. They shall establish rates and charges and shall have the power to change such rates or charges if it be deemed necessary.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 26; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2779 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2779 Same; failure of director to perform; penalties.

19-2779. Same; failure of director to perform; penalties. That if any director of any improvement district shall willfully neglect or fail to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by the provisions of this act he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 27; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2780 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2780 Same; penalties for unlawful acts.

19-2780. Same; penalties for unlawful acts. That any person who shall wrongfully injure, destroy or in any manner impair the usefulness of any work or improvement constructed under the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 28; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2781 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2781 Same; liability for damages.

19-2781. Same; liability for damages. That in addition to the penalties provided in the preceding section, the person wrongfully or purposely injuring, damaging or impairing the usefulness of any works constructed under the terms of this act shall be liable to the improvement district for all damages occasioned by his act and for the full cost of repairing the same.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 29; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2782 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2782 Same; petition to be included by adjacent taxpayers and others.

19-2782. Same; petition to be included by adjacent taxpayers and others. That whenever one-fourth (1/4) of the resident taxpayers in an area adjacent to an incorporated improvement district, which has been incorporated under the terms of this act, or whenever all of the owners in an area adjacent to an incorporated improvement district which has been incorporated under the terms of this act in which area there is no resident taxpayers, shall present a petition to the county commissioners asking to be incorporated into the improvement district, said board of county commissioners shall ascertain if said petition is in conformity with the provisions of the next following section of this act.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 30; L. 1959, ch. 139, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2783 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2783 Same; contents of petition.

19-2783. Same; contents of petition. That the petition provided for in the next preceding section shall describe the territory proposed for annexation to and incorporation into the improvement district by sections or subdivisions of sections, according to the government survey, or by metes and bounds, and state that the taxpayers residing within the area therein embraced desire to be incorporated into the improvement district, or state that the owners of the area therein embraced if there be no resident taxpayers within such area desire to be incorporated within the improvement district, which shall be specified by corporate name in the petition.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 31; L. 1959, ch. 139, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2784 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2784 Same; hearing; notice.

19-2784. Same; hearing; notice. That whenever a petition in conformity to the next preceding section and signed by not less than one-fourth (1/4) of the taxpayers residing within the area named in the petition, or signed by all of the owners within the area named in the petition if there be no resident taxpayers within such area, shall be presented to the county commissioners praying that the limits of the improvement district be extended to include within its boundaries the territory described in the petition it shall be the duty forthwith of such board of county commissioners to fix a time for a hearing of such petition and to cause the county clerk to give notice thereof by one publication in some newspaper published and of general circulation in the county, at least five (5) days before the day fixed for the hearing.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 32; L. 1959, ch. 139, § 4; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2785 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2785 Same; hearing; decision.

19-2785. Same; hearing; decision. That at the time set for the hearing the board of county commissioners shall first ascertain whether notice has been given of the time of hearing as is required by this act and if it shall determine that such notice has been given to make a declaration and finding of that fact and cause same to be entered upon the records and thereupon to hear all persons in favor of or opposed to granting the prayer of said petition and all other evidence it may desire to hear for the purpose of ascertaining whether such petition contains the proper number of signers possessing the qualifications prescribed by this act, and whether the statements in said petition are true; and if upon such hearing it shall be found that such petition is in conformity to the requirements of this act, then such board of county commissioners shall make a finding and decision to that effect, and shall thereupon immediately declare the territory described in the petition to be annexed to and included in the said improvement district: Provided, however, That no petition shall be granted unless the consent of the board of directors of such improvement district to such annexation of territory shall have been filed with the county clerk at the time of or prior to such hearing.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 33; L. 1959, ch. 139, § 5; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2786 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786 Same; petition by directors of an existing drainage district for incorporation; notice and hearing; proceedings.

19-2786. Same; petition by directors of an existing drainage district for incorporation; notice and hearing; proceedings. That whenever a petition signed by the duly elected and qualified directors of a drainage district now in existence shall be presented to the board of county commissioners of the county in which said drainage district has been incorporated asking that said drainage district be incorporated as an improvement district, said petition being in conformity with the provisions of this act except it need be signed by the directors only, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to forthwith fix a time for the hearing of said petition and to cause the county clerk to give notice thereof by one publication in some newspaper published in and of general circulation in the county at least five days before the day fixed for the hearing.All proceedings thereafter shall be had by the board of county commissioners in conformity with the provisions of this act. That at the time set for the hearing of the petition it shall be the duty of the county commissioners to ascertain and determine whether notice of the time of the hearing as required by this act has been given, and, if it shall be determined that such notice has been given, to make a declaration and finding of that fact and cause same to be entered upon its records and thereupon to hear all persons in favor or opposed to granting said petition, and to ascertain whether the board of directors signing said petition are the duly elected and qualified directors of said drainage district and if upon hearing of evidence it shall be found that such petition is in conformity to the requirements of this act and the allegations thereof are true then such board of county commissioners shall make a finding and decision to that effect and shall thereupon immediately declare the territory described in the petition of the existing drainage district to constitute a public corporation and the inhabitants within such boundaries to be incorporated as an improvement district in accordance with the provisions of this act. Thereafter the said drainage district shall be known as "the _____________ improvement district, _____________ county, Kansas," and shall have all the powers that are herewith given to said improvement district, as provided in this act.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 34; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2786a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786a Same; consolidation of adjoining districts; petition; joint meeting.

19-2786a. Same; consolidation of adjoining districts; petition; joint meeting. Whenever a petition signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the legally qualified electors of either of two of adjacent improvement districts is presented to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such improvement districts are located, praying that an election be called, at which shall be submitted the question of consolidation of such two (2) improvement districts, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to notify the boards of directors of each of such improvement districts of the fact of such petition, and request that such two boards of directors meet jointly with the board of county commissioners to determine the feasibility of such consolidation, the terms of such consolidation, the handling of outstanding bonded indebtedness, the name of the consolidated improvement district and the effective date of such proposed consolidation.History: L. 1959, ch. 139, § 6; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2786b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786b Same; resolution of proposed consolidation; publication; election; resolution of consolidation.

19-2786b. Same; resolution of proposed consolidation; publication; election; resolution of consolidation. Following such joint meeting the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution, which resolution shall set forth the terms of such proposed consolidation, the effective date of such consolidation, the name of the proposed consolidated improvement district and all other matters related to such proposed consolidation, and shall also state a time and a place or places where an election is to be held in each of such improvement districts to determine upon such consolidation. Such resolution shall be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper, the first publication to be not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date of such election. Such election shall be conducted in all respects as provided by law, but the board of county commissioners shall name the judges and clerks of such election, shall prescribe the form of the ballot, shall canvass the result of such an election, and such consolidation shall not be declared effective unless a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon in each of said improvement districts shall vote in favor of such consolidation.Following such election the board of county commissioners shall again meet in joint meeting with the boards of directors of said two improvement districts, and following such meeting the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution declaring such consolidation to be effected, shall furnish a certified copy of such resolution to the president of each of the improvement districts concerned and shall publish said resolution once in the official county newspaper.History: L. 1959, ch. 139, § 7; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2786c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786c Same; terms of consolidation; effect.

19-2786c. Same; terms of consolidation; effect. The terms of such consolidation shall require the payment of all outstanding bonded indebtedness and other indebtedness of each of such improvement districts, and no order of consolidation shall in any way reduce or impair the security of any creditor of either of said improvement districts.History: L. 1959, ch. 139, § 8; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2786f (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786f Same; district revenue producing utility taken over by city; distribution of cash to subscribers, when.

19-2786f. Same; district revenue producing utility taken over by city; distribution of cash to subscribers, when. When any improvement district revenue producing utility is taken over by the city annexing such improvement district, and no contract is entered into between such improvement district and the city as set out in K.S.A. 19-2786e, then in that event the board of directors of the improvement district shall have the power to distribute any cash on hand to the subscribers or customers of such revenue producing utility on a pro rata basis based upon the amount of money spent with such improvement district revenue producing utility by each customer during the twelve months period immediately preceding such annexation or acquisition of such revenue producing utility by the city, whichever event occurs later.History: L. 1959, ch. 139, § 11; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2786g (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786g Same; disorganization of district, when; procedure; outstanding bonds; surplus fund, disposition.

19-2786g. Same; disorganization of district, when; procedure; outstanding bonds; surplus fund, disposition. Any improvement district organized under the act of which this act is amendatory which has not elected officers at its last statutory required election time and has not operated or functioned as an improvement district for a period of at least one (1) year from such statutory election time, may be disorganized by an order of the board of county commissioners of the county in which such improvement district is located. Notice of such proposed action shall be given by publication in the official county paper once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Such disorganization of any improvement district shall in no way affect any outstanding bonds issued for payment of the cost of improvements made by such disorganized improvement district, and the county clerk and county treasurer shall continue to provide for and collect all taxes necessary to pay off any outstanding bonds and the interest thereon as they mature. Any money remaining in any fund of said improvement district after the payment of all bonds and interest and all debts of such district shall be credited to the general fund of the county in which such improvement district was located.History: L. 1959, ch. 139, § 12; L. 1974, ch. 122, § 20; March 18.
KS Stat § 19-2786h (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786h Same; tax levies for additional police protection; contracts with sheriff.

19-2786h. Same; tax levies for additional police protection; contracts with sheriff. The governing body of any improvement district may annually levy a tax, which shall be in addition to all other levies or taxes authorized by law, in an amount not to exceed three mills, to be used for additional police protection in the district as hereinafter set out. No such tax levy shall be authorized without first having been submitted to and been approved by a majority of the electors of the district voting at an election called and held thereon. Such election shall be called and held in the manner prescribed for the calling and holding of bond elections under the provisions of K.S.A. 10-120. Any such improvement district making such levy shall contract with the sheriff of the county wherein such improvement district is located for the furnishing of specific police protection within the district by the use of sheriff's deputies and equipment. The annual amount to be paid by such improvement district to the sheriff of such county from the proceeds of the levy shall not exceed the amount to be raised by the tax levy authorized herein. Such contract shall be in such form as the parties may agree but shall be subject to the approval of the attorney general of Kansas. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the salary and general budget limitations of any sheriff of any such county is hereby raised by the amount that the sheriff is to receive under the terms of a contract with the improvement district and such amount so received may be budgeted and expended by the sheriff for salaries, equipment or any other purpose as may be otherwise allowed by law.History: L. 1974, ch. 105, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2786i (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786i Same; tax levy for maintenance of district; protest petition and election.

19-2786i. Same; tax levy for maintenance of district; protest petition and election. The governing body of any improvement district which is located in any county having a population of more than 6,000 and less than 7,500 and having an assessed tangible valuation of more than $28,000,000 and less than $32,000,000 and which is located adjacent to a park or recreation area is authorized to levy a tax of not to exceed 25 mills upon all the taxable tangible property within such improvement district for the purpose of maintaining the roads in such improvement district and otherwise improving and maintaining such improvement district.Before any tax shall be levied under the provisions of this section, the governing body of such improvement district shall, by resolution, authorize the levy of such tax, stating the amount and the purpose for which the levy is made. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper and, if within 60 days after the date of the last publication of such resolution, a petition signed by not less than 5% or 25 of the qualified electors, whichever is the greater, in such improvement district is filed with the county election officer, no levy shall be made under the provisions of this section without the question of levying the same having been submitted to and been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of such improvement district voting at an election called and held for such purpose. All such elections shall be noticed, called and held in the manner provided for the giving of notice, calling and holding of elections upon the question of the issuance of bonds under the general bond law.History: L. 1979, ch. 70, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 121, § 3; April 28.
KS Stat § 19-2786j (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2786j Same; detachment of land from district, procedure.

19-2786j. Same; detachment of land from district, procedure. Whenever a petition signed by the owners of at least 25% of the land in a defined area located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753, and amendments thereto, is filed with the county clerk of the county in which such improvement district is located requesting the board of county commissioners to hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining the advisability of detaching from such district the area of land described in such petition, the board of county commissioners shall call and hold a public hearing within 30 days after the filing of such petition. The board shall publish a notice of such hearing at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The last publication shall be not more than six days prior to the date fixed for the holding of the hearing. Following such public hearing, the board shall enter an order approving or rejecting the petition for detachment. The board of county commissioners shall enter an order detaching such land, if the improvement district has not provided any services to such land within one year preceding the date of the filing of such petition. Such order shall be effective on January 1 of the succeeding year. Thereupon, the board, by resolution, shall declare the new boundaries of the improvement district and shall certify a copy of such resolution to the county clerk.Any land detached from the improvement district shall be liable for its proportionate share of all outstanding indebtedness of the improvement district on the date the resolution is passed by the board detaching the territory.History: L. 1997, ch. 143, § 4; May 8.