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KS Stat § 19-2764 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2764 Same; meetings of the board of directors; compensation of directors and assessors; payment.

19-2764. Same; meetings of the board of directors; compensation of directors and assessors; payment. (a) Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held on the first Tuesday of each quarter. Special meetings may be held at any time when all the directors are voluntarily present or may be called by the president or any two directors at any time. Each meeting of the board, whether special or regular, shall be open to the public. Except as provided in subsection (b), each director shall receive as compensation for services as such, the sum of $5 per day while actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of such director's duties under this act. The assessors provided for by this act shall receive for their services each the sum of $5 per day while actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of such assessor's duty. The compensation of directors and assessors shall be paid out of the general fund of the improvement district authorized by this act.(b) The board of directors, by adoption of a resolution, may fix the amount of compensation to be received by the members of the board. Such resolution shall be published at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the improvement district. If the total amount of compensation to be received annually by each member of the board is $100 or less, such resolution shall not be required to be published and shall be effective upon adoption of the resolution. A resolution providing for an increase in compensation shall not be effective until 30 days following the date of the last publication of the resolution.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 12; L. 2006, ch. 147, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2765a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2765a Same; use of revenue derived from sewage disposal system charges; fund.

19-2765a. Same; use of revenue derived from sewage disposal system charges; fund. The revenue derived from the charges for the use of the sewage disposal system shall be deposited in the office of the county treasurer in an account known as (name of district) improvement district sewage disposal fund and is not to be paid out except for the purpose of operating, maintaining and renewing the sewage disposal system and the payment of the salaries of employees engaged in operating said sewage disposal system: Provided, At any time there may be a surplus in such fund it may be transferred to the general operating fund of the district semi-annually, upon resolution of the board of directors.History: L. 1955, ch. 163, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2765c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2765c Same; investment of sewer and water expansion funds.

19-2765c. Same; investment of sewer and water expansion funds. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Improvement district" means an improvement district authorized and existing pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 to 19-2765, both sections inclusive, and amendments thereto, having a population of more than one thousand (1,000) and located in a county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000); (2) "fund" means a sewer or water expansion fund or both maintained by an improvement district and derived from sources other than general tax levies; and (3) "obligations of the United States government" means direct obligations of the United States government and also obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States government.(b) The governing body of any such improvement district may invest all or part of any moneys in any such fund in investments authorized by K.S.A. 12-1675, and amendments thereto, in the manner prescribed therein or if the governing body shall determine that any such moneys are not required for the purpose for which collected or received for a period of more than six months from the date of investment, such moneys may be invested in general obligation bonds issued by a municipality of this state or in obligations of the United States government. Income from such investments shall be added to and become a part of the fund.History: L. 1965, ch. 206, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 54, § 29; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2766 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2766 Same; powers of the board of directors.

19-2766. Same; powers of the board of directors. That all the powers granted to improvement districts incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be exercised by the board of directors elected under the provisions of this act.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 14; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2766a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2766a Same; enforcement of resolutions; penalties for violations.

19-2766a. Same; enforcement of resolutions; penalties for violations. The board of directors of an improvement district organized and established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall have the power to enforce all resolutions passed pursuant to this act or the act of which this act is amendatory. Such resolutions may be enforced by enjoining violations thereof or by prescribing penalties for violations of such resolutions, either by fine, or by confinement in the county jail, or by both such fine and confinement. The sheriff or the county law enforcement agency of the county in which such district is located shall be responsible for the enforcement of resolutions of such district. Unless otherwise provided by the resolution that defines and makes punishable the violation of such resolution, the penalty imposed shall be in accordance with the penalties established by law for conviction of a class C misdemeanor. In no event shall the penalty imposed for the violation of a resolution exceed the penalties established by law for conviction of a class B misdemeanor. Prosecution for any such violation shall be commenced in the district court in the name of the district and shall be conducted in the manner provided by law for the prosecution of misdemeanor violations of state laws. Writs and process necessary for the prosecution of such violations shall be in the form prescribed by the judge or judges of the courts vested with jurisdiction of such violations by this act, and shall be substantially in the form of writs and process issued for the prosecution of misdemeanor violations of state laws. Each improvement district shall provide all necessary supplies, forms and records at its own expense.History: L. 1986, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2766b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2766b Same; actions for enforcement of resolutions; costs; fees and mileage for witnesses; fines and penalties, disposition of.

19-2766b. Same; actions for enforcement of resolutions; costs; fees and mileage for witnesses; fines and penalties, disposition of. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in all actions for the enforcement of resolutions of improvement districts the items allowable as costs shall be the same as in cases for misdemeanor violations of state law and shall be taxed as provided in K.S.A. 22-3801, 22-3802 and 22-3803, and amendments thereto.(b) The fees and mileage for the attendance of witnesses shall be borne by the party calling the witness, except that if an accused person is found not guilty, the improvement district shall pay all such expenses, but the court may direct that fees and mileage of witnesses subpoenaed by the accused person be charged against such person, if the court finds that there has been an abuse of the use of subpoenas by the accused person.(c) Except as hereinafter provided, all fines and penalties collected in actions for the enforcement of resolutions adopted by improvement districts, as provided in this act and the act of which this act is amendatory, shall be paid over to the county treasurer of the county where they are imposed for deposit in the county general fund. The court, when imposing fines and penalties for resolution violations, shall identify violations which also constitute a violation of state law. Those fines and penalties derived from the enforcement of any resolution, a violation of which would also constitute a violation of state law, shall be remitted to the state treasurer as provided in K.S.A. 20-2801, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1986, ch. 106, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2766c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2766c Same; appeals.

19-2766c. Same; appeals. Appeals in actions brought for the enforcement of improvement district resolutions may be taken in the same manner as is provided for appeals in cases for misdemeanor violations of state law.History: L. 1986, ch. 106, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2767 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2767 Same; powers and duties of board; surveys, plans and estimates; engineer's report.

19-2767. Same; powers and duties of board; surveys, plans and estimates; engineer's report. That the board of directors, subject to the limitations contained in this act, shall have the power and it shall be their duty to determine what public works and improvements are necessary and whether the cost thereof shall be paid by issuing bonds to be paid by a general levy or by the levy of special taxes or assessments, or by issuing revenue bonds as a lien on revenue producing works or improvements, but before any bonds shall be issued, special taxes levied or liability of any kind incurred by it, the board of directors shall cause surveys of work deemed necessary by it to be made, and plans and estimates made by a competent registered engineer, who shall make a written report thereof showing the amount, character and kind of work to be done and the location and probable cost thereof, and if the works are of revenue producing nature the engineer shall include in his report his findings as to operating and maintenance costs and number of customers required to make the works self-liquidating within a reasonable period, and file same, together with plans and specifications in the office of the secretary, which report shall at all times be open to inspection by taxpayers of the district.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 15; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2770 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2770 Same; issuance of improvement bonds; request for issuance of general obligation bonds of the county; payment of bonds.

19-2770. Same; issuance of improvement bonds; request for issuance of general obligation bonds of the county; payment of bonds. (a) Whenever the board of directors of any improvement district shall under the authority vested in it by this act, cause any public work or improvement to be made, payment for which is to be made by levy of special assessments, it may in its discretion, instead of levying the entire assessment therefor at one time, provide for the payment of the same by installments and may issue improvement bonds of the district therefor. Prior to the issuance of any such improvements bonds, the board of directors shall cause notice thereof to be published as provided in K.S.A. 19-2769. Such improvement bonds shall be issued as provided by law, but no bonds shall be issued under the provision of this act until thirty (30) days after the last day of the protest period as set out in K.S.A. 19-2769. During said thirty (30) days any person against whose property any special assessment shall have been levied may pay the same in full and thereby discharge such property from the lien thereof. Any improvement bonds issued under the authority of this subsection shall be payable from the levy of special assessments against the property benefited and, if not so paid, by the levy of an ad valorem tax on all taxable tangible property located within such improvement district, in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such improvement bonds.(b) In lieu of issuing improvement bonds of the district, the board of directors may request the board of county commissioners of the county in which such improvement district is located to issue general obligation bonds of the county. If the board of county commissioners approves, it may issue general obligation bonds of the county therefor, which shall be payable from the levy of special assessments against the property benefited and, if not so paid, by the levy of an ad valorem tax on all taxable tangible property located within the county in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such general obligation bonds.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 18; L. 1974, ch. 122, § 16; L. 1976, ch. 135, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2771 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2771 Same; form of general obligation bonds.

19-2771. Same; form of general obligation bonds. That all bonds issued under the provisions of the next preceding section shall be executed as provided by law; each of said bonds shall recite that it is issued under the provisions of this act, that it is a general obligation bond of the county but that such bond is payable from special assessments that have been levied and constitute a lien upon real estate in said district benefited by improvements made under the provisions of this act, and such recital shall be relied upon by any purchaser of said bonds as conclusive that the same were issued in conformity to this act and that all conditions precedent to their issue were duly performed.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 19; L. 1974, ch. 122, § 17; March 18.
KS Stat § 19-2772 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2772 Same; sale of bonds; use of proceeds.

19-2772. Same; sale of bonds; use of proceeds. That the bonds issued under the provisions of the next two preceding sections shall be sold in the manner provided by law. No part of the proceeds thereof shall be used for any other purpose than the payment of the costs incurred in constructing the improvements for which they were issued. Legal, engineering and other special services required in planning and constructing the improvement shall be considered as part of the cost of the improvements and may be paid from the proceeds of the bond sale.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 20; L. 1974, ch. 122, § 18; March 18.
KS Stat § 19-2773 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2773 Same; levy and collection of assessments to pay bonds.

19-2773. Same; levy and collection of assessments to pay bonds. That when improvement bonds are or have been issued under the next preceding sections of this act for improvements the cost of which is to be charged by special assessments against specific property, the board of directors shall levy special assessments each year sufficient to produce an amount equal to and not exceeding more than ten percent the amount required to redeem installments of such bonds next thereafter maturing and interest thereon; and in computing the amount of special assessments to be levied against each piece of property liable therefor, interest shall be added from the date of the issuance of said bonds until the maturity of the installments of bonds next thereafter maturing at the same rate that said bonds bear. Such assessment shall be made upon the property chargeable for the cost of such improvements respectively, and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as special assessments for such improvements where no bonds are issued, except as otherwise herein provided, but the assessed valuation liable for such cost which is established for the first year's assessment shall be retained for the assessment of succeeding installments of bonds.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 21; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2773a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2773a Same; special assessment on property owned by certain improvement districts located in counties over 300,000 declared void; cancellation.

19-2773a. Same; special assessment on property owned by certain improvement districts located in counties over 300,000 declared void; cancellation. Wherever any improvement district having a population of more than two thousand (2,000), and located in any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000), owns real property used for improvement district purposes and which property has been heretofore subjected to special assessments for streets, sewer improvements and water improvements or for any one or more of said purposes, and said special assessments remain unpaid in whole or in part, such special assessments are hereby declared to have been levied erroneously and are null and void. The board of directors of such improvement district and the board of county commissioners of such county shall, within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act, each pass separate resolutions canceling such special assessments in their entirety, due, past due and becoming due, along with all interest and penalties. Such resolutions shall thereupon be certified to the county clerk and the county treasurer of such county and such clerk and treasurer shall strike such assessments in their entirety as set out above from all assessment and tax rolls, current and delinquent, along with all interest and penalties.History: L. 1969, ch. 154, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2774 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2774 Same; special road and street improvements; petition; engineer's report; notice to owners; protests; special assessments; bonds.

19-2774. Same; special road and street improvements; petition; engineer's report; notice to owners; protests; special assessments; bonds. That whenever a petition, signed by not less than majority of the owners of land abutting upon a street, road, alley, or other public traveled way within the improvement district or signed by the owners of all of the property located within the district, is presented to the board of directors praying that certain improvements, to be described in the petition, be made and that the cost thereof be assessed as special assessment against the properties abutting on such street, road, alley or other public traveled way, the board of directors shall determine if the number of signers is adequate and if found sufficient the board of directors shall have a competent registered engineer prepare plans, estimates and determine the estimated cost for each tract or parcel abutting on said proposed improvement. In the execution of this section abutting property shall be considered as reaching halfway to the next street, or road if the tract is platted into blocks but in no case shall the benefited property be considered as extending more than three hundred (300) feet from the property line of the street or road to be improved. The engineer shall file a report with the secretary of the board showing the nature and character of the proposed work, plans and specifications, and a list of property owners and the estimated assessment against the property owned by each.The secretary of the board of directors shall notify each property owner by registered mail the amount of the proposed assessment as set out in the engineer's report and shall also state in said notice that, except as to improvements the petition for which is signed by the owners of all of the property within the district, if a majority of the resident property owners do not file protest within twenty (20) days that the board of directors will proceed to cause said work to be done. If the board of directors determine that insufficient protest has been filed within the protest period they shall cause said work to be done and levy special assessment or in their discretion or if so set out in the original petition they may authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the county therefor to be payable in equal annual installments. Such bonds shall be issued as provided by law, but no bonds shall be issued under this provision until thirty (30) days after the last day of the protest period and during said thirty (30) days any person against whose property any special assessment shall have been levied may pay the same in full and thereby discharge his property from the lien thereof.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 22; L. 1969, ch. 156, § 13; L. 1974, ch. 122, § 19; March 18.
KS Stat § 19-2775 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2775 Same; revenue producing works; rates; notice; contracts; revenue bonds.

19-2775. Same; revenue producing works; rates; notice; contracts; revenue bonds. That if the board of directors upon examination of the engineer's report find that the proposed improvement will be revenue producing and should liquidate its cost within a reasonable period of time they shall establish a rate for the proposed services and determine the minimum number of customers required to produce adequate revenues to pay the costs of operation and maintenance and liquidate the cost of the improvement within a reasonable period of time. A notice of their findings shall be posted in the office of the board and when a sufficient number of taxpayers sign written contracts to use the proposed services at the rates established by the board of directors the board of directors shall proceed forthwith to issue revenue bonds to pay all costs to be incurred in constructing and completing said work and cause same to be sold and cause said work to be built.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 23; June 28.
KS Stat § 19-2776 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-2776 Same; issuance of revenue bonds; lien.

19-2776. Same; issuance of revenue bonds; lien. That the board of directors may issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of constructing or purchasing revenue producing works and such bonds shall be a specific lien upon such works and the revenues derived therefrom and shall, in no case, be a debt that is guaranteed or secured by any other property within the district and no special election shall be required to authorize the issuance of such revenue bonds and such revenue bonds shall not be taken into account or in anywise be a limitation upon the power of said improvement district board of directors to issue bonds for any other purpose.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 24; L. 1953, ch. 152, § 2; March 31.