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KS Stat § 19-27,185 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,185 Same; feasibility report; plans and specifications; estimates; bids.

19-27,185. Same; feasibility report; plans and specifications; estimates; bids. Before the adoption of a resolution ordering a hearing on the advisability of any improvement, as provided in K.S.A. 19-27,184, the governing body may secure a feasibility report to assist in the determination of whether an improvement should be made as proposed or otherwise, or in combination with other improvements authorized by this act, together with a preliminary estimate of the cost of the improvement or combination of improvements. The report may be prepared by qualified officers of the county or by consultants. The governing body also may take such other preliminary steps prior to the hearing or before ordering any improvement or letting any contract, including among other things, the preparation of plans and specifications, estimates of costs of the improvement and the advertisement for bids thereon which the governing body determines to be of assistance in determining the feasibility and desirability of the improvement.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 5; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,186 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,186 Same; action by governing body; protest petitions.

19-27,186. Same; action by governing body; protest petitions. The governing body, by a majority vote of the entire membership thereof, at any time within six months after the final adjournment of the hearing on the advisability of making the improvements, may adopt a resolution authorizing the improvement in accordance with the finding of the governing body upon the advisability of the improvement, as provided in K.S.A. 19-27,184, which shall be effective upon publication once in the newspaper. The improvement shall not be commenced if, within 20 days after publication of the resolution ordering the improvement, written protests signed by both 51% or more of the resident owners of record of property within the benefit district and the owners of record or more than 1/2 of the total area of such district are filed with the county clerk. Names may be withdrawn from any protests by the signers thereof at any time before the governing body convenes its meeting to determine the sufficiency thereof. No benefit district lying within the fringe area of a city as defined in K.S.A. 19-270, and amendments thereto, shall be established until the county has complied with the provisions thereof. Any resolution establishing a benefit district under the terms of this act shall be filed with the register of deeds in accordance with K.S.A. 12-153, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 6; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,187 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,187 Same; apportionment of costs.

19-27,187. Same; apportionment of costs. (a) The county, upon a 4/5 vote of the governing body, may pay such portion of the cost of the improvement as the governing body may determine, but not more than 95% of the total cost thereof.(b) If any property deemed benefited, by reason of any provision of law, shall be exempt from payment of special assessments therefor, such assessment shall be computed and shall be paid by the county at large.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 7; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,188 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,188 Same; assessment plan; classifications, formulae and methods of assessing.

19-27,188. Same; assessment plan; classifications, formulae and methods of assessing. The portion of the cost of any improvement to be assessed against the property in the benefit district, as determined in accordance with K.S.A. 19-27,184, shall be apportioned against the property in accordance with the special benefits accruing thereto by reasons of such improvement. The cost may be assessed equally per front foot or per square foot against all lots and pieces of land within such benefit district or assessed against such property according to the value of such lots and pieces of land therein, such value to be determined by the governing body of the county with or without regard to the buildings and improvements thereon or such cost may be determined and fixed on the basis of any other reasonable assessment plan which will result in imposing substantially equal burdens or shares of the cost upon property similarly benefited. The governing body, from time to time, may determine and establish, by resolution, reasonable general classification and a formula for the apportionment of the cost between the county and the area to be assessed, and the methods of assessing the special benefits, for various classes of improvements.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 8; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,189 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,189 Same; assessment rolls; notice and hearing.

19-27,189. Same; assessment rolls; notice and hearing. (a) As soon as the total cost of any improvement is determined, the governing body shall cause the assessments against each lot, piece or parcel of land deemed to be benefited, to be determined in the manner set forth in the resolution as to advisability of the improvement in accordance with K.S.A. 19-27,184 and an assessment roll shall be prepared.(b) The proposed assessment roll shall be filed with the county clerk and be open for public inspection. The county clerk, at the direction of the governing body, shall publish notice that the governing body will meet to consider the proposed assessments. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper at least once, not less than 10 days prior to such meeting of the governing body, and shall state the date, time and place of such meeting, and the general nature of the improvement, its cost, the extent of the benefit district proposed to be assessed, and that written or oral objections will be considered at such a hearing. At the same time, the clerk shall mail to the owner of any property made liable to pay the assessment, at the last known post-office address, a notice of the hearing and a statement of the cost proposed to be assessed against the land so owned and assessed. The failure of any owner to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 9; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,190 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,190 Same; levy of assessments; interest; payments in full; payments by taxing units.

19-27,190. Same; levy of assessments; interest; payments in full; payments by taxing units. At such meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the governing body shall hear and pass upon all such objections to each proposed assessment, if any, and may amend the proposed assessments as to any lots, pieces or parcel of land, and, by resolution, levy the same as the special assessments against the lands described in the assessment roll. The assessments, with accrued interest, shall be levied as a special tax upon the property included therein, concurrent with general property taxes, and shall be payable in not more than 20 installments, as the governing body determines. The first installment shall be payable at the time of the first payment of general property taxes following the adoption of the assessment resolution unless such resolution was adopted and certified too late to permit its collection at such time. All assessments shall bear interest at such rate as the governing body determines, not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto.Interest on the assessment between the effective date of the resolution levying the assessment and the date the first installment is payable shall be added to the first installment. The interest for one year on all unpaid installments shall be added to each subsequent installment until paid. All of the installments, together with the interest accrued or to accrue thereon, may be certified to the county clerk in one instrument at the same time, and such certification shall be good for all of the installments, and the interest thereon payable as special taxes. Such assessment shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes of the county are collected and paid. The owner of any property so assessed, at any time prior to a date which shall be fixed by the governing body, may pay the whole of the assessment against any lot, piece or parcel with interest accrued to the date of payment to the county treasurer. The board of county commissioners and the governing body of any city or school district or other taxing unit, respectively, shall provide for and pay the amount assessed against property owned by them as provided by K.S.A. 79-1808, and amendments thereto, or they may pay the amounts so assessed from their general funds.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 10; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,191 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,191 Same; action to set aside assessments, limitation.

19-27,191. Same; action to set aside assessments, limitation. No suit to set aside the assessments or otherwise question the validity of the proceedings shall be brought after the expiration of 30 days from the publication of the resolution fixing the assessments.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 11; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,192 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,192 Same; supplemental assessments; reassessments and new assessments.

19-27,192. Same; supplemental assessments; reassessments and new assessments. (a) Upon notice and hearing as provided for in the original assessment, or with the written consent of all affected landowners, the governing body may make supplemental assessments to correct omissions, errors or mistakes in the assessment relating to the total cost of the improvement.(b) When an assessment, for any reason whatever, is set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction as to any lot, piece or parcel of land, or in the event the governing body finds that the assessment or any part thereof is excessive or determines on advice of counsel in writing, that it is or may be invalid for any reason, the governing body, upon notice and hearing as provided for the original assessment or with the written consent of all affected landowners, may make a reassessment or a new assessment as to such lot, piece or parcel of land.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 12; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,193 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,193 Same; cost of improvements, how paid; limitations.

19-27,193. Same; cost of improvements, how paid; limitations. The total cost of any improvement made under the authority of this act shall be paid as follows:(a) All costs made payable by the county at large which may be paid from general funds legally available for such purposes or from other general improvement funds available for such purposes may be paid from such funds.(b) Costs payable by special assessments which have been paid in full prior to the date set by the governing body as provided in K.S.A. 19-27,190 shall be paid from assessments so collected.(c) Costs payable by special assessments, to be paid in installments, and costs made payable by the county at large and not payable from available general funds, or other general improvement funds available to the governing body for such purpose, may be paid by the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the county as provided by law.(d) Costs payable by special assessments, to be paid in installments, may be paid by the issuance and sale of limited obligation bonds of the county payable solely from such special assessments.(e) During the progress of an improvement, the governing body may issue temporary notes of the county as provided by law to pay costs which will be paid by the issuance of bonds as provided in subsection (c), and upon completion of the work, bonds of the county shall be issued as provided therein.(f) During the progress of any improvement, the governing body may issue bond anticipation bonds of the county to pay the cost of the improvement in an amount not to exceed the estimated cost of the improvement to be paid by special assessments and the issuance of limited obligation bonds as provided in subsection (d). Bond anticipation bonds shall be redeemed and canceled before or at the time permanent limited obligation bonds are issued as provided in subsection (d).(g) The costs of more than one improvement may be paid from a single issue and sale of bonds without other consolidation of the proceedings prior to the bond issue.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 13; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,194 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,194 Same; special improvement fund; use of money therefrom.

19-27,194. Same; special improvement fund; use of money therefrom. A separate fund shall be created in the county treasury for each improvement or combination of improvements and such fund shall be identified by a suitable title. The proceeds from the sale of bonds and any other moneys appropriated thereto by the governing body shall be credited to such fund. Such fund shall be used solely to pay the costs incurred in the making of the improvement, and upon the completion of the improvement, the balance thereof, if any, shall be transferred and credited to the county bond and interest fund for such improvement.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 14; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,195 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,195 Same; districts in or adjacent to cities.

19-27,195. Same; districts in or adjacent to cities. The governing body shall be authorized to create a benefit district in any portion of the unincorporated area of the county. If the benefit district either overlaps or abuts the city limits of any incorporated city, then no such benefit district shall be created without the city's consent. The provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to the creation of a benefit district pursuant to this act.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 15; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,196 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,196 Same; districts created by a city overlapping or adjacent to city limits.

19-27,196. Same; districts created by a city overlapping or adjacent to city limits. The governing body of any city shall be authorized to create a special assessment benefit district in any portion of the city's incorporated area. If the special assessment benefit district either overlaps or abuts the unincorporated area of the county, then no such district shall be created without the county's consent. The county's consent shall not be required when the district is created pursuant to K.S.A. 12-693, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 16; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27,197 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts|19-27,197 Same; validity of act.

19-27,197. Same; validity of act. If any section or other part of this act shall be held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this act.History: L. 1991, ch. 51, § 17; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-27a01 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a01 Sewer districts in any county; definitions.

19-27a01. Sewer districts in any county; definitions. Whenever used in this act, the following words shall have the following respective meanings unless different meanings clearly appear from the context:(a) "Governing body" or "board" means the board of county commissioners of the county in which the sewer district is located;(b) "sewer district" means any wastewater, main, lateral, joint or submain storm or sanitary sewer district;(c) "improvement" means any trunk lines, outfall or intercepting sewers, manholes, pumps, pumping stations, lift stations, disposal plants and any appurtenances and apparatus necessary for the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of storm or sanitary sewage and wastewater;(d) "improve" means constructing, reconstructing, enlarging or extending any improvement;(e) "sewage system" means any property owned by the sewer district or any property in which the sewer district has a property interest and any trunk lines, outfall or intercepting sewers, manholes, pumps, pumping stations, lift stations, disposal plants and any appurtenances and apparatus necessary for the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of storm or sanitary sewage and wastewater.(f) "federal law" and "federal pollution control laws" means the clean water act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., and amendments thereto, also known as the federal water pollution control act, and all administrative regulations adopted pursuant thereto;(g) "industrial user" means any user of the sewage system identified as an "industrial user" under the criteria established by the United States environmental protection agency in 40 C.F.R. § 35.905, and amendments thereto;(h) "person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, organization or other entity and departments of government of the state or of the United States and political subdivisions thereof;(i) "user" means the owner of the land or the person in control of the premises that discharges or contributes any wastes, storm or wastewater to the sewage system.History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-27a03 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a03 Creation of district by petition; contents; unsanitary conditions.

19-27a03. Creation of district by petition; contents; unsanitary conditions. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of any county shall have the power to create a sewer district in the manner hereinafter provided whenever:(1) A petition requesting the creation of a sewer district is filed with the board; or(2) the secretary of health and environment or the local health officer determines and certifies to the board that unsanitary conditions exist or are expected to develop and which may be removed or prevented by the installation and utilization of sewers.(b) Any petition requesting the creation of a sewer district shall be signed by the owners of at least 51% of the acreage of the land in the proposed district. The petition shall state:(A) The boundaries of the improvement district;(B) the nature of the improvement;(C) the estimated cost of the improvement;(D) the proposed method of assessment; and(E) the proposed apportionment of cost, if any, between the district and any other sewer district operated and maintained by the governing body.The petition also shall state that if the board of county commissioners determines the improvement project is not feasible that all costs and expenses of the work, including preliminary planning, engineering, legal and other preliminary work of skilled persons employed by the board shall be assessed against the property of persons signing such petition. Any person signing the petition who desires to withdraw such person's name may do so by giving written notice to the county clerk on or before the date of the hearing on the petition. The petition shall be null and void after the board has determined not to create the district or after a period of two years from the date of the first signature on the petition, whichever occurs first.History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 3; May 15.
KS Stat § 19-27a03a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a03a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.

19-27a03a. Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts. Any land located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any land located within an industrial district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3801 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall not be included within the boundaries of any sewer district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-27a01 et seq., and amendments thereto, unless the governing body of such improvement district or industrial district approves the inclusion thereof.Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing a procedure for the detachment or deannexation of land located within the boundaries of a sewer district.History: L. 1997, ch. 143, § 5; May 8.
KS Stat § 19-27a05 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a05 Notice; hearing; district extending into city limits.

19-27a05. Notice; hearing; district extending into city limits. (a) Prior to the creation of a sewer district, the board of county commissioners shall publish a notice stating: (1) Its intent to create a sewer district; (2) a description of the area of the proposed district or the property within the boundaries in sufficient detail to advise the landowners within the proposed district of the proposal; and (3) the date and location of a public hearing to be held to consider the creation of the sewer district and to hear objections thereto. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. Notice of the hearing also shall be mailed by prepaid first class mail, at least 14 days prior to the date of the hearing, to all landowners within the proposed district. The failure of any landowner to receive notice shall not invalidate creation of the district or any apportionment of costs therefor. Notice need not be given when a petition requesting the creation of a district is signed by 100% of the landowners subject to assessment in a proposed district.(b) The board of county commissioners shall not create any sewer district within or extend any sewer district into the limits of any incorporated city without the consent of the governing body of the city.History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 6; July 1.