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KS Stat § 80-1417 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|80-1417 Joint township hall by certain townships and cities of third class; petition to city; contract; tax levies.

80-1417. Joint township hall by certain townships and cities of third class; petition to city; contract; tax levies. The governing body of any city of the third class having a population of not to exceed 300, located within a township having a township hall and in a county with a population of not less than 4,500 nor more than 5,500 is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into a contract with the township board of the township for the joint ownership, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and equipping of the township hall, but before such an agreement may be entered into, a petition signed by at least 50% of the residents of such city as determined by the total vote cast for secretary of state at the last preceding election, shall be submitted to the governing body of such city requesting that such a contract be entered into. When the governing body determines that such petition is proper, the governing body shall then adopt a resolution authorizing the city to enter into such a contract.The township board, upon receipt of such resolution, shall meet and if determined that a contract should be entered into, the board shall adopt a resolution authorizing such contract. Thereafter, the governing body of the city and the township board are authorized to enter into a contract, which contract shall provide that the township hall shall be under the joint ownership of the city and township and shall be maintained, remodeled, equipped and kept in repair jointly by such township and city. The contract shall be approved by a majority of the governing body of the city and of the township board.After the contract has been entered into, the township board is authorized and empowered to levy an annual tax of not to exceed two mills on the dollar on all of the taxable tangible property of such cities of the third class for the purpose of providing funds to be used for the maintenance, equipping, remodeling and repair of the township hall.History: L. 1951, ch. 196, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 57; May 27.
KS Stat § 80-1418 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|80-1418 Designation of certain townships and cities in Johnson county as urban areas.

80-1418. Designation of certain townships and cities in Johnson county as urban areas. Shawnee township, Mission urban township and cities in the county of Johnson having a common boundary with said Mission urban township are hereby designated as urban areas.History: L. 1957, ch. 105, § 1; April 9.
KS Stat § 80-1429 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|80-1429 Tax levy for flood control in certain townships; election.

80-1429. Tax levy for flood control in certain townships; election. The board of township trustees of any township located in a county having a population of more than six thousand three hundred (6,300) and less than six thousand five hundred (6,500) and an assessed valuation of more than thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000), may annually levy a tax of not to exceed two (2) mills for the purpose of creating a special fund for maintaining dams and other structures necessary for flood control. No such tax shall be levied unless and until the question of levying the same shall have been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified voters of such township voting thereon at a regular township election.History: L. 1978, ch. 421, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1430 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|80-1430 Transfer of township moneys or property to not-for-profit corporation or other governmental subdivision.

80-1430. Transfer of township moneys or property to not-for-profit corporation or other governmental subdivision. (a) Any township may transfer all or any portion of any moneys or property, or the proceeds from the sale of property which the township receives by donation, contribution, gift, device or bequest to any of the following: (1) A Kansas not-for-profit corporation which is exempt from federal income taxation under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, and amendments thereto which is located within the same county as the township; or(2) any political or taxing subdivision located within the same county as the township.(b) The transfer of moneys as provided in subsection (a) shall be authorized by the township board by passage of a resolution. The resolution shall state that the township board has determined that the money, property or proceeds from the sale of property are not required by the township to meet its obligations.(c) The transfer of moneys or property or the proceeds from the sale of property as provided for in subsection (a) is hereby declared to be a public purpose.History: L. 2007, ch. 39, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1502 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1502 Contracts by cities with counties, townships, individuals, firms or corporations to furnish fire-fighting service.

80-1502. Contracts by cities with counties, townships, individuals, firms or corporations to furnish fire-fighting service. (a) The governing body of any municipality may contract with any county, township or individual or group of individuals, firm or corporation whose property is situated outside the city limits, to furnish fire-fighting service to such county, township, individual, group of individuals, firm or corporation, upon such terms and for such compensation as may be agreed upon. The fire chief or person in charge of the fire department shall have the right in every case to determine whether or not the city can spare all or any portion of its fire equipment and firemen at that particular time.(b) The compensation agreed upon in a contract pursuant to subsection (a) shall always be at least sufficient to pay the city for the reasonable use of equipment and for the cost of material used on the run and fighting the fire, to pay the firemen and to enable the city to carry a sufficient amount of insurance to indemnify it for loss or damage to any fire-fighting equipment, or injury or damage to person or property (if the city be actually liable therefor). All such contracts shall be made by ordinance. The compensation agreed upon shall be a legal charge and collectible by the municipality rendering the service in any court of competent jurisdiction.History: L. 1931, ch. 113, § 2; L. 1951, ch. 512, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 186, § 30; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1503 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1503 Same; tax levy.

80-1503. Same; tax levy. (a) Townships are hereby authorized and empowered to levy a special tax not to exceed one mill on all tangible property in the township not including a corporate city in a sufficient amount to join with a municipality or township for the purposes as provided in K.S.A. 80-1501, and amendments thereto, or to pay the compensation agreed upon by contract under authority of K.S.A. 80-1502, and amendments thereto.(b) The township board, by adopting the appropriate resolution, may levy a tax of more than one mill for the purposes authorized by subsection (a). Any resolution increasing the amount of the tax currently levied by the township board and any subsequent increase thereof shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a paper of general circulation within the township. The township board may make such levy unless, within 30 days following final publication of the resolution, a protest petition signed by 10% of the qualified voters of the township is filed with the township clerk. If a sufficient petition is filed, such additional tax shall not be levied until approved by a majority of the voters voting at an election thereon. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law. If a levy is imposed pursuant to this subsection, no other levies for the purposes authorized by subsection (a) shall be made on such property.(c) Counties are hereby authorized and empowered to levy an annual tax on all the taxable tangible property in such county for the purposes as provided in K.S.A. 80-1501, and amendments thereto, or to pay the compensation agreed upon by contract under authority of K.S.A. 80-1502, and amendments thereto, and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.History: L. 1931, ch. 113, § 3; L. 1951, ch. 512, § 3; L. 1953, ch. 463, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 438, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 523, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 199; L. 1984, ch. 373, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 12; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 58; May 27.
KS Stat § 80-1504 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1504 Municipal firemen on regular duty outside of city; compensation; pension.

80-1504. Municipal firemen on regular duty outside of city; compensation; pension. All municipal firemen, full paid or volunteer, attending and serving at fires outside the limits of the city, as provided by K.S.A. 80-1502, after being ordered or requested to do so by the fire chief or person in charge of the fire department, as authorized in this act, shall be considered as serving in their regular line of duty as fully as if they were serving within the limits of their own municipality, but full-paid firemen shall receive no additional compensation and volunteer firemen shall receive only such compensation as may be provided by ordinance for such cases, and all such firemen shall be entitled to all the benefits of any pension fund, firemen's relief fund or workmen's compensation the same as if the fire had been inside the city.History: L. 1931, ch. 113, § 4; May 28.
KS Stat § 80-1507 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1507 Benefit districts adjacent to or near cities; petition; directors; contracts.

80-1507. Benefit districts adjacent to or near cities; petition; directors; contracts. Whenever fifty-one percent of the resident property owners of any territory adjacent to, or within a radius of seven miles of a city shall petition for the creation of a benefit district for the purposes of this act, it shall be the duty of the township boards of the townships in which said benefit district is located to organize such benefit district and to define the limits thereof as set forth in said petition. If said benefit district is located entirely within one township, the township board, and where said benefit district is located in two or more townships, the township trustees of said townships shall constitute the board of directors of said benefit district and shall be authorized to execute contracts in accordance with the purposes of this act for said district.History: L. 1937, ch. 377, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 498, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 80-1508 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1508 Same; contracts for fire-fighting service.

80-1508. Same; contracts for fire-fighting service. Any such benefit district is hereby authorized to contract with the governing body of any municipality for the furnishing of fire-fighting service within said district by said municipality under the same terms and conditions as is provided in K.S.A. 80-1502, 80-1504, 80-1505 and 80-1506.History: L. 1937, ch. 377, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 80-1509 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1509 Same; tax levies.

80-1509. Same; tax levies. The township board shall annually levy a tax upon the tangible taxable property in such benefit district and within the township sufficient to pay the compensation agreed upon in the contract with the municipality.History: L. 1937, ch. 377, § 3; L. 1949, ch. 498, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 59; May 27.
KS Stat § 80-1511a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1511a Certain townships between 14,000 and 16,500; contributions to incorporated fire fighting organizations providing service; limitation.

80-1511a. Certain townships between 14,000 and 16,500; contributions to incorporated fire fighting organizations providing service; limitation. The township board of any township located in a county having a population of not less than fourteen thousand (14,000) and not more than sixteen thousand five hundred (16,500), with an assessed taxable tangible valuation of not less than thirty-three million dollars ($33,000,000) and not more than thirty-seven million dollars ($37,000,000), may contribute annually not to exceed the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to an incorporated volunteer fire fighting organization which will provide fire fighting service in such township. Any such township board may enter into a contract for such fire fighting organization for the furnishing of fire fighting services in such township. The annual contribution herein authorized shall be paid from the general fund of the township. Expenditures authorized by this section may be made during the calendar year 1959, even though such expenditures were not included in the budget covering such period.History: L. 1959, ch. 411, § 1; March 21.
KS Stat § 80-1512 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1512 Creation of fire districts in certain townships; petition; notice and hearing; publication of resolution.

80-1512. Creation of fire districts in certain townships; petition; notice and hearing; publication of resolution. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the township board of any township having a population of more than 10,000 outside the limits of any incorporated city may create a fire district as provided herein, which fire district may include a part or all of the township outside of the limits of any incorporated city and of any other previously established fire district. Upon the filing with a township board of a petition signed by not less than 200 qualified electors within the limits of the fire district sought to be created, the township board, within 30 days after such filing, shall set a date for a public hearing upon the petition and give notice of such hearing by publication for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the township.Any such fire district may include territory within the boundaries of an incorporated city if the owners of not less than 51% of the area of the land in such territory within such incorporated city to be included in the fire district shall sign and file with the township board a statement assenting to the inclusion of such city territory in the fire district. The date of the hearing shall be not more than 10 days after the date of the last publication. Upon the hearing, or within 30 days thereafter, the township board shall either approve or reject the petition as filed or may modify the proposed fire district by excluding certain areas from the proposed district and approve the petition as modified. The action of the township board shall be by resolution which shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the township.History: L. 1947, ch. 482, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 465, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 524, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 34; May 15.
KS Stat § 80-1512a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1512a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.

80-1512a. 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 fire district created pursuant to K.S.A. 80-1512 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 fire district.History: L. 1997, ch. 143, § 20; May 8.
KS Stat § 80-1514 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1514 Same; governing body of fire district.

80-1514. Same; governing body of fire district. The township board shall be the governing body of any fire district created hereunder except that if in any such fire district a major portion of its territory is within the limits of one or more cities and all of the territory of such fire district is located in one county commissioner district, the governing body of such fire district shall be a board of three members to be appointed by the county commissioner of the district in which such fire district is located and who shall hold office for a term of three years, except that the members of the first board appointed shall hold office for terms as follows: One for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years, and the county commissioner when he or she appoints the members of the first board shall designate the term which each is to serve and he or she shall appoint the members of the first board within thirty days after this act takes effect; and in the case of a vacancy in the membership of the board occurring before the expiration of the term, a successor shall be appointed in like manner as regular appointments are made and the member so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term; and no person shall be eligible to be appointed a member of the board unless he or she is a legal elector residing in such fire district; the members of the governing body shall receive no compensation for their services but they shall be allowed their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.History: L. 1947, ch. 482, § 3; L. 1953, ch. 466, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 75, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1514a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1514a Fire districts in certain townships; governing body, powers.

80-1514a. Fire districts in certain townships; governing body, powers. Upon the creation of a fire district under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1512 et seq., the governing body shall have the authority to:(a) Enter contracts;(b) acquire and dispose of real and personal property;(c) acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, maintain and furnish buildings to house fire fighting equipment;(d) acquire, operate and maintain fire fighting equipment;(e) issue bonds as provided in this act;(f) pay compensation and salaries to fire district employees;(g) pay compensation to volunteer members of the fire district for fighting fires, responding to emergencies or attending meetings;(h) exercise eminent domain;(i) pay the operation and maintenance expenses of the fire district and other expenses legally incurred by the fire district;(j) pay for the acquisition, installation or maintenance of one or more fire hydrants, or similar devices for fighting fires, including necessary equipment, services or supplies related thereto.The acquisition, installation and maintenance shall be subject to the mutual agreement of the governing body of the fire district and the governing body of the rural water district which owns, operates or maintains the water line on which the fire hydrant, or other similar device for fighting fires, is to be installed; and(k) do all other things necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.History: L. 1979, ch. 75, § 7; L. 1992, ch. 132, § 3; L. 2002, ch. 150, § 6; L. 2004, ch. 26, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1514b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1514b Same; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants.

80-1514b. Same; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants. The governing body of any fire district created under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1512 et seq. shall have the authority to issue general obligation bonds under the provisions of the general bond law except that before any bonds are issued, the governing body shall publish once in a newspaper of general circulation within the district a notice of its intention to issue such bonds and stating the purpose for which such bonds are to be issued and the amount thereof. If within sixty (60) days after the date of publication of such notice, a petition signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified electors residing in such district is filed with the county election officer, no bonds shall be issued until approved by a majority of the qualified electors residing in the district voting at an election called and held therefor. At no time may the aggregate amount of outstanding bonds issued under this section exceed five percent (5%) of the assessed valuation of tangible property within the district.The governing body of any such fire district shall also have the authority to issue no-fund warrants in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 79-2940. All such warrants and interest thereon may be payable in approximately equal installments over a period of not to exceed five years from the first day of July following their issuance. The governing body shall make a levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon as may be required during the budget year.History: L. 1979, ch. 75, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-1516 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 15 - Fire Protection|80-1516 Same; employees and volunteers; compensation; quarters; clothing and equipment; insurance.

80-1516. Same; employees and volunteers; compensation; quarters; clothing and equipment; insurance. The governing body shall have full direction and control over the operation of such district fire department, and may select regular employees, provide for their compensation, and furnish quarters for such employees if deemed desirable; and may also provide for the organization of volunteer members of such department, to be compensated at a specified rate when attending fires, and may provide special clothing and equipment for such employees and volunteers, and may insure such employees and volunteers against accidental death and injury in the performance of their duties, and may do all other things necessary or desirable to maintain and operate such department so as to furnish fire protection for the inhabitants of such district.History: L. 1947, ch. 482, § 5; L. 1953, ch. 466, § 4; July 1.