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KS Stat § 12-5503 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 55 - Privatization Of Public Services|12-5503 Same; service agreement; term; service fee; limitations.

12-5503. Same; service agreement; term; service fee; limitations. (a) Subject to provisions contained in this act, a municipality may enter into a service agreement for a term not to exceed 30 years. However, the service agreement may permit the municipality either to extend or renew the term of the service agreement, so long as the municipality is not bound under the service agreement for an extended period or renewal period of more than 30 years. Under the service agreement, the municipality may:(1) Obligate itself to pay or cause to be paid a service fee for the availability and use of the capital intensive public service to be furnished under the service agreement;(2) enter into other agreements relating to the services to be provided which the municipality considers appropriate and which are not otherwise contrary to law; and(3) either pledge its full faith and credit or obligate a specific source of payment for the payment of the service fee.(b) The obligation of the municipality to pay the service fee under the service agreement shall not be within any statutory limitation on the bonded indebtedness of the municipality. The amount of money to be paid by a municipality pursuant to a service agreement shall not exceed 5% of the bonded debt limit of the municipality.History: L. 1990, ch. 64, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5505 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 55 - Privatization Of Public Services|12-5505 Same; service fee, payment of; taxes, fees, charges, special assessments.

12-5505. Same; service fee, payment of; taxes, fees, charges, special assessments. For the payment of a service fee or other monetary obligation under an existing service agreement or in anticipation of need under a future service agreement, the municipality may levy property taxes, impose fees and charges, levy special assessments, exercise any other revenue producing authority granted to it by law and apply public funds therefor in the same manner, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, that would apply if the related facilities necessary to provide the public service were acquired, constructed, owned and operated exclusively by the municipality.History: L. 1990, ch. 64, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5506 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 55 - Privatization Of Public Services|12-5506 Same; sale or lease of land and facilities; bonds, loans, grants; eminent domain, prohibited.

12-5506. Same; sale or lease of land and facilities; bonds, loans, grants; eminent domain, prohibited. The municipality, in compliance with the service agreement, may sell or lease to the private contractor or any other municipality, on terms and conditions as the municipality considers appropriate, any existing related facilities, including land owned by the municipality. The municipality also may issue bonds, borrow money and accept grants for the acquisition of land or related facilities, to the extent and in the manner otherwise authorized by law, but no such land or facilities shall be sold or given to the private contractor. Nothing in this act shall authorize a municipality to acquire land by eminent domain for sale or gift to a private contractor.History: L. 1990, ch. 64, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5507 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 55 - Privatization Of Public Services|12-5507 Same; service agreement, terms relating to ownership of property; default.

12-5507. Same; service agreement, terms relating to ownership of property; default. The agreement shall specify the title and ownership of all property involved in providing the public service, including any property owned by the municipality to be used by the private contractor. The service agreement may contain provisions under which title to any land, equipment or facilities in the name of the private contractor shall vest in or revert to the municipality, including provisions to be implemented if the private contractor defaults under any specified provisions in the service agreement. The municipality may acquire or reacquire any facility and terminate the service agreement in accordance with its terms, notwithstanding that the service agreement may constitute an equitable mortgage.History: L. 1990, ch. 64, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5508 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 55 - Privatization Of Public Services|12-5508 Same; contractor's exclusive right to provide service.

12-5508. Same; contractor's exclusive right to provide service. The municipality may agree that the sole and exclusive right to provide the capital intensive public service within its jurisdiction be assumed by the private contractor under the service agreement in the same manner and subject to the same limitations and conditions that would apply if the capital intensive public service and related facilities were acquired, constructed, owned and operated exclusively by the municipality.History: L. 1990, ch. 64, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5509 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 55 - Privatization Of Public Services|12-5509 Same; property tax exemption; reduction of payments.

12-5509. Same; property tax exemption; reduction of payments. All real and personal property used for the performance of a public service may be exempt from ad valorem taxation to the extent such property is used exclusively for the performance of such public service. If any portion of the facility, title to which is vested in the private contractor, provides direct revenue to the private contractor in addition to payments from the municipality, that revenue producing portion of the property shall be assessed and taxed as any other property. Any direct revenue of the private contractor used to reduce payments required of the municipality, such as may occur in the sale of recycled materials, shall be considered as a payment from the municipality.History: L. 1990, ch. 64, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5510 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 55 - Privatization Of Public Services|12-5510 Same; this act not exclusive authority for privatization.

12-5510. Same; this act not exclusive authority for privatization. The provisions and authority provided by this act shall be in addition to and supplemental to any other authority conferred by law or the constitution of the state of Kansas, and nothing herein shall be construed as requiring a municipality to conform to its provisions unless the governing body thereof elects to provide for the privatization of a public service in conformance with this act.History: L. 1990, ch. 64, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5511 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 55 - Privatization Of Public Services|12-5511 Same; interlocal cooperation; joint agency.

12-5511. Same; interlocal cooperation; joint agency. Any municipality which has entered into or proposes to enter into a service agreement under the provisions of this act also may enter into related service agreements with one or more other municipalities or with a joint agency created under the provisions of the interlocal cooperation act. Any such joint agency shall have the same powers provided a municipality under this act.History: L. 1990, ch. 64, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5601 Citation of act.

12-5601. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Topeka/Shawnee county riverfront authority act.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5602 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5602 Definitions.

12-5602. Definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Authority" means the riverfront authority created by this act.(b) "Board" means the riverfront board created by this act.(c) "City" means the city of Topeka.(d) "Commission" means the county commission of Shawnee county.(e) "Council" means the city council of Topeka.(f) "County" means Shawnee county.(g) "Manager" means the city manager of Topeka.(h) "Mayor" means the mayor of Topeka.(i) "Metropolitan area" includes the area within the corporate limits of the city of Topeka.(j) "Riverfront" means all real estate, equipment, rights and property useful for the purpose of recreation, along the banks of the Kansas river that runs through the city of Topeka and Shawnee county.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5603 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5603 Authority created; purpose.

12-5603. Authority created; purpose. There is hereby created the Topeka/Shawnee county riverfront authority. The purpose of the authority is to promote the general welfare and encourage private capital investment by fostering the creation of recreational, retail, entertainment, economic development and housing within the riverfront.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5604 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5604 Lawsuits; seal.

12-5604. Lawsuits; seal. The authority may sue and be sued in its corporate name but execution shall not in any case issue against any property of the authority. The authority may adopt a common seal and change the same at pleasure.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5605 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5605 Planning and design of riverfront; general powers.

12-5605. Planning and design of riverfront; general powers. For the first three years of its existence, the authority shall engage in planning and design of the riverfront. At all times the authority shall have power to acquire, construct, own, operate and maintain for public service a riverfront system in the metropolitan area and all the powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this act, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the specific powers enumerated herein.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5606 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5606 Acquisition of property.

12-5606. Acquisition of property. (a) Except as provided by subsection (c), the authority shall have power to acquire by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise all or any part of real property, property, rights in property, for the purpose of planning, development and creation of a riverfront within the metropolitan area as herein defined.(b) Except as provided by subsection (c), the authority shall have power to acquire by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise any property and rights useful for its purposes and to sell, lease, transfer or convey any property or rights when no longer useful or exchange the same for other property or rights which are useful for its purposes.(c) The authority shall not have the power to take property by eminent domain.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5607 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5607 Equipment; purchase, agreements and leases.

12-5607. Equipment; purchase, agreements and leases. (a) The authority shall have power to purchase equipment such as land, riparian rights, dams and docks, recreational equipment and public improvements, and may execute agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates. All money required to be paid by the authority under the provisions of such agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates shall be payable solely from the revenue or income to be derived from the riverfront authority and from grants. Payment for such equipment, or rentals therefor, may be made in installments, and the deferred installments may be evidenced by equipment trust certificates payable solely from such revenue or income, and title to such equipment shall not vest in the authority until the equipment trust certificates are paid.(b) The agreement to purchase may direct the vendor to sell and assign the equipment to a bank or trust company, duly authorized to transact business in the state of Kansas, as trustee, for the benefit and security of the equipment trust certificates and may direct the trustee to deliver the equipment to one or more designated officers of the authority and may authorize the trustee simultaneously therewith to execute and deliver a lease of the equipment to the authority.(c) The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before some person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for acknowledgment of deeds and such agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates shall be authorized by vote of the board and shall contain such covenants, conditions and provisions as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to insure the payment of the equipment trust certificates from the revenue or income to be derived from the riverfront authority.(d) The covenants, conditions and provisions of the agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates shall not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds or certificates of the authority.(e) An executed copy of each such agreement and lease shall be filed in the office of the city and county clerk of the city and county in which said authority is operating and such filing shall constitute notice to any subsequent judgment creditor or any subsequent purchaser.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5608 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5608 Application for and acceptance of grants.

12-5608. Application for and acceptance of grants. The authority shall have power to apply for and accept grants from the federal or state government or any local government, or any agency thereof, or from any other public or private entity, to be used for any of the purposes of the authority and to enter into any agreement with the federal or state government or any local government, or any agency thereof, or any other public or private entity, in relation to such grants; provided that such agreement does not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds or certificates of the authority.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5609 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5609 Investment of funds.

12-5609. Investment of funds. The authority shall have power to invest and reinvest any funds held in reserve or sinking funds not required for immediate disbursement, in investments authorized by K.S.A. 12-1675, and amendments thereto, in the manner prescribed therein or in bonds or notes of the United States, bonds of the state of Kansas or bonds of any county, unified school district or city of the first class in which said authority is operating a system or in bonds or certificates of the authority at not to exceed their par value or their call price and to sell these securities whenever the funds are needed for disbursement. Such investment or reinvestment of any funds shall not be in conflict with any provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds or certificates of the authority.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5610 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5610 Insurance.

12-5610. Insurance. The authority shall have power to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnity against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, against employers' liability, against any act of any member, officer or employee of the board or of the authority in the performance of the duties of his or her office or employment or any other insurable risk.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5612 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5612 Secretary and treasurer; requirements; monetary transactions.

12-5612. Secretary and treasurer; requirements; monetary transactions. (a) The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be members of the board, to hold office during the pleasure of the board, and fix their duties and compensation. Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices they shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and the treasurer shall execute a bond with corporate sureties to be approved by the board. The bond shall be payable to the authority in whatever penal sum may be directed by the board conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office and the payment of all money received by the treasurer according to law and the orders of the board. The board at any time may require a new bond from the treasurer in such penal sum as may then be determined by the board. The obligation of the sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the insolvency, failure or closing of any national or state bank wherein the treasurer has deposited funds if the bank has been approved by the board as a depositary for these funds. The oaths of office and the treasurer's bond shall be filed in the principal office of the authority.(b) All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank shall be placed in the name of the authority and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank, signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the chairperson of the board, except that the board may designate any of its members or any officer or employee of the authority to affix the facsimile signature of the chairperson and another to affix the facsimile signature of the treasurer to any check or draft.(c) In case any officer whose signature appears upon any check, draft, bond, certificate or interest coupon, issued pursuant to this act, ceases to hold such officer's office before the delivery thereof to the payee or the purchaser of any bond or certificate, the officer's signature nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes with the same effect as if the officer had remained in office until delivery thereof.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5613 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5613 General manager and other personnel.

12-5613. General manager and other personnel. The board may appoint a general manager and such other persons who are necessary to make the authority succeed. The general manager shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. The general manager shall manage the properties and business of the authority and the employees thereof, subject to the general control of the board, shall direct the enforcement of all resolutions, rules and regulations of the board, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board. No discrimination shall be made in any appointment or promotion because of race, creed, color, disability, religious or political affiliations.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5614 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5614 Rules and regulations.

12-5614. Rules and regulations. The board shall make all rules and regulations necessary to govern the operation of the riverfront and its property and facilities and to exercise the powers granted to the authority.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5615 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5615 Fiscal year; budget; annual report and financial statement.

12-5615. Fiscal year; budget; annual report and financial statement. (a) The board shall establish a fiscal operating year. At least 30 days prior to the beginning of the first full fiscal year after the creation of the authority, and annually thereafter, the board shall cause to be prepared a tentative budget which shall include all operation and maintenance expense for the ensuing fiscal year. The tentative budget shall be considered by the board and, subject to any revision and amendments as may be determined, shall be adopted prior to the first day of the ensuing fiscal year as the budget for that year. No expenditures for operations and maintenance in excess of the budget shall be made during any fiscal year except by the affirmative vote of at least four members of the board. It shall not be necessary to include in the annual budget any statement of necessary expenditures for pensions or retirement annuities, or for interest or principal payments on bonds or certificates, or for capital outlays, but it shall be the duty of the board to make provisions for payment of same from appropriate funds.(b) As soon after the end of each fiscal year as may be expedient, the board shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete and detailed report and financial statement of its operation and of its assets and liabilities. A reasonably sufficient number of copies of such report shall be printed for distribution to persons interested and copies of such report shall be filed with the city and county clerks of the city and county.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 15; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-5616 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 56 - Topeka/shawnee County Riverfront Authority|12-5616 Damage reserve fund.

12-5616. Damage reserve fund. (a) The board shall withdraw from the gross receipts of the authority and charge to operating expenses such an amount of money as in the opinion of the board shall be sufficient to provide for the adjustment, defense and satisfaction of all suits, claims, demands, rights and causes of action and the payment and satisfaction of all judgments entered against the authority for damage caused by injury to or death of any person and for damage to property resulting from the construction, maintenance and operation of the riverfront and the board shall deposit such moneys in a fund to be known and designated as the damage reserve fund.(b) The board shall use the moneys in the damage reserve fund to pay all expenses and costs arising from the adjustment, defense and satisfaction of all suits, claims, demands, rights and causes of action and the payment and satisfaction of all judgments entered against the authority for damages caused by injury to or death of any person and for damage to property resulting from the construction, maintenance and operation of the authority. At any time and from time to time the board may obtain and maintain insurance coverage or protection partially or wholly insuring or indemnifying the authority against loss or liability on account of injury to or death of any person and for damage to property resulting from the construction, maintenance and operations of the authority. The cost of obtaining and maintaining such insurance shall be paid out of the moneys in the damage reserve fund. All moneys received from such insurance coverage or protection shall be paid into the damage reserve fund.History: L. 2006, ch. 83, § 16; July 1.