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KS Stat § 68-516c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-516c Same; issuance of county no-fund warrants, when.

68-516c. Same; issuance of county no-fund warrants, when. If the board of county commissioners shall determine that there are insufficient funds in the county road and bridge fund to pay the cost of the construction and maintenance of roads necessary to compensate such a township for the transfer of such road machinery and equipment, or, to pay the cost of making payments on the contracts of purchase or lease of road machinery and equipment assumed by the county under the provisions of K.S.A. 68-516b, said board may issue no-fund warrants for the purpose of paying such costs: Provided, That the total amount of such warrants issued shall not exceed the total appraised value of all such road machinery and equipment received from all townships plus the amount necessary to make such payments on the contracts of purchase or lease of road machinery and equipment assumed by said county. The proceeds received from the sale of said warrants shall only be used for the purposes for which the warrants are authorized to be issued.Whenever any board of county commissioners shall issue warrants under the provisions of this section, said board shall make a tax levy, at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued sufficient to pay the same and the interest thereon: Provided, That if the board of county commissioners shall deem it advisable not to make all of such levy in any one year, then said board may make an annual tax levy at not more than the next three tax levying periods occurring after the issuance of said warrants, the total of which levies shall be sufficient to pay said warrants and the interest thereon. The warrants shall be issued, registered, redeemed and bear interest in the manner and be in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and any amendments thereto, except such warrants shall not contain the notation required by said section, and any surplus existing after the redemption of said warrants shall be handled in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 79-2940.Such board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to expend all moneys raised by no-fund warrants issued under the provisions of this section although such expenditures were not included in the budget for the year during which such expenditures are made. The tax levy herein authorized shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law, and shall not be subject to or within any tax levy limit or aggregate tax levy limit prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947 or any amendments thereto.History: L. 1949, ch. 345, § 4; Mar. 16.
KS Stat § 68-516e (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-516e County unit system; payments to county from surplus in township general fund; use.

68-516e. County unit system; payments to county from surplus in township general fund; use. If the township board of any township which is located in a county operating under the county road unit system and which township shall not have made an ad valorem tax levy for its general fund for one (1) or more years immediately preceding shall determine, by resolution, there is a surplus in the general fund of such township, then said township board may direct the treasurer of such township to pay a stated amount of such surplus out of the general fund of such township to the county treasurer, and upon receipt of said payment the county treasurer shall credit the same to a special fund and the board of county commissioners shall expend such special fund for the construction and maintenance of roads in the township from which such payment was received, which expenditure shall be in addition to funds expended by the county in such township from the regular county road and bridge fund.History: L. 1949, ch. 345, § 6; Mar. 16.
KS Stat § 68-517 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-517 Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts.

68-517. Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts. Any county in this state which has heretofore adopted or may hereafter adopt the county road unit system may at any general election after two years from the date of such adoption abandon the county road unit system and return to the original county and township road system prevailing in the county before the adoption of the county road unit system: Provided, That every outstanding contract made by such county while operating under the provision of the county road unit system be fully satisfied and complied with.History: L. 1923, ch. 177, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-517; L. 1929, ch. 224, § 2; Feb. 25.
KS Stat § 68-518 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-518 Same; petition for election.

68-518. Same; petition for election. The election provided in K.S.A. 68-517 shall be called by the board of county commissioners upon the presentation of a petition signed by at least 20 percent of the qualified electors of the county which shall be filed with the county clerk. At any such election the votes shall be taken for and against the county road unit system and if the majority of the votes cast at such election be against the county road unit system, then the county shall be restored to the original county and township road system.History: L. 1923, ch. 177, § 2; R.S. 1923, 68-518; L. 1929, ch. 224, § 3; Feb. 25.
KS Stat § 68-518c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-518c Tax levies by townships in noncounty unit counties; limitation; petition for election.

68-518c. Tax levies by townships in noncounty unit counties; limitation; petition for election. (a) The township board of any township located in a county not operating under the county road unit system, is hereby authorized to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed five mills for road purposes which will be sufficient, when added to other revenues available for such purposes, to finance the adopted budget of expenditures for road purposes.(b) The township board of any such township desiring to increase the authorized limit existing on the effective date of this act may adopt a resolution authorizing such levy and shall publish the same once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the township. If within 30 days after the date of the last publication of such resolution a petition, signed by electors of the township equal in number to not less than 10% of the qualified electors of the township who voted for the office of governor at the last general election for such office, is filed in the office of the county election officer no such increased levy shall be made without having been approved by a majority of the electors of the township voting at an election called and held thereon. All elections held under the provisions of this section shall be called and held in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 10-120, and amendments thereto.(c) Taxes imposed under this section shall be levied on all the taxable tangible property in the township outside of incorporated cities, and the moneys derived therefrom shall be used for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair and maintenance of township roads and culverts.History: L. 1949, ch. 350, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 361, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 385, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 51; May 27.
KS Stat § 68-520 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-520 County road work by or without contract; machinery and equipment; plans and specifications to be filed.

68-520. County road work by or without contract; machinery and equipment; plans and specifications to be filed. The board of county commissioners may, in constructing, surfacing, repairing or maintaining the county roads, let contracts for all or any part of such work, or said board may buy the materials and contract all or any part of the labor, or may purchase or rent machinery and other equipment, and employ labor, under the direction of the county engineer: Provided, That before beginning to construct, surface or repair any road by day labor, the approved plans and specifications and an estimate of the cost must be filed in the office of the county clerk. On all day-labor work the county engineer shall keep an accurate itemized account of the expenditures for labor, materials and work performed and file a sworn statement of the same in the office of the county clerk at the end of each month, and a final statement when the work is completed.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 27; Mar. 7; R.S. 1923, 68-520.
KS Stat § 68-522 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-522 Itemized bills for county road work, construction or repairs.

68-522. Itemized bills for county road work, construction or repairs. All bills for county road work, tile and tiling, culvert and bridge construction, or for repairs designated by the county engineer, shall be filed in itemized form and certified to as correct by the county engineer before being allowed by the board, and before warrants in payment therefor are drawn.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 29; Mar. 7; R.S. 1923, 68-522.
KS Stat § 68-523 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-523 Township board of highway commissioners.

68-523. Township board of highway commissioners. The township trustee, clerk and treasurer of each municipal township in this state shall constitute the township board of highway commissioners for their respective townships. The township trustee shall be the chairman and the township clerk shall be the clerk of the township board of highway commissioners.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 30; Mar. 7; R.S. 1923, 68-523.
KS Stat § 68-524 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-524 Same; meetings.

68-524. Same; meetings. The township board of highway commissioners shall hold regular meetings on the last Monday of March, June, September and December, and special meetings, as the occasion may require, at the call of the chairman or any two of the commissioners: Provided, That no bills shall be allowed or any other official business transacted except at a regular meeting or a special meeting at which all of the commissioners have had notice and at which at least two are present.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 31; Mar. 7; R.S. 1923, 68-524.
KS Stat § 68-525 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-525 Township board of highway commissioners; records and accounts; compensation.

68-525. Township board of highway commissioners; records and accounts; compensation. The clerk of the township board shall keep an accurate record of all official acts, and a detailed record of the proceedings of the board, in a well-bound book, to be provided by the township for that purpose. The record shall be signed by the chairperson and the clerk and kept open for inspection at any reasonable time. The record and system of township accounting shall be uniform throughout the state. Each of the township highway commissioners shall receive compensation for the time actually and necessarily spent while performing duties as township highway commissioners. The amount of such compensation shall be determined by the township board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto. The board of township highway commissioners may employ one or more of the members of the board of township highway commissioners to perform work and labor on the township roads of such township and bridges thereon. The amount of compensation for such work shall be determined by the township board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 32; L. 1919, ch. 251, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-525; L. 1941, ch. 310, § 2; L. 1943, ch. 237, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 362, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 394, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 429, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 253, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 1; May 2.
KS Stat § 68-526 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-526 Duties of township board; plans, materials and equipment; traffic-control devices and signs.

68-526. Duties of township board; plans, materials and equipment; traffic-control devices and signs. In all counties operating under the county-township system, the township board shall have the general charge and supervision of all township roads and township culverts in their respective townships. The board shall procure machinery, implements, tools, drain tile, stone, gravel and any other material or equipment required, for the construction or repair of such roads and culverts. All work shall be done in accordance with any plans and specifications and general regulations prepared and furnished by the county engineer. The township board shall place and maintain all such traffic-control devices for township roads as provided by K.S.A. 8-2005, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 33; R.S. 1923, 68-526; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 17; L. 1984, ch. 253, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 87, § 2; L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-527 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-527 Maintenance, improvement and inspection of roads on county or township lines.

68-527. Maintenance, improvement and inspection of roads on county or township lines. Where any township or county road is located as by law provided, upon the dividing line between two townships or two counties, it shall be the duty of the township boards of highway commissioners, or the boards of county commissioners of the townships or counties between which such road may be located to maintain, repair or improve said road between the two townships or counties, and it shall be the duty of the township boards or boards of county commissioners to supervise and provide for the maintenance, repair and improving of such roads: Provided, That in case such road or roads do not, in the judgment of the two county boards having jurisdiction, have sufficient travel to make their upkeep sufficiently necessary to the public, the county commissioners of the two counties may, when both boards concur, cause such road or roads to be vacated according to law and closed under the same conditions as provided by statute for the closing of a road within the county: And provided further, That in case a road is located on the dividing line of two counties and is a county road, then it shall be the duty of the adjoining counties to repair, maintain and improve said road as above provided, but if the road be a township road, then it shall be the duty of the adjoining townships to repair, maintain and improve such road.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 34; R.S. 1923, 68-527; L. 1927, ch. 250, § 1; June 1.
KS Stat § 68-527a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-527a Settlement of disputes over maintenance, improvement or inspection of roads on county or township lines; district courts; appeal.

68-527a. Settlement of disputes over maintenance, improvement or inspection of roads on county or township lines; district courts; appeal. Whenever a dispute arises over the maintenance, improvement and/or inspection of roads located on county lines or township lines on designated county line roads as provided for in K.S.A. 68-507 and 68-527, the district court of the county in which the road is located shall have jurisdiction to hear and settle the dispute. If the decision involves a designated county line road, the district court of any county which adjoins such county line road shall have jurisdiction of and it shall be its duty to hear and settle the dispute. If an action is filed in more than one district court, the last action filed shall be dismissed on motion. Appeals to the supreme court may be taken from the decision of the district court.History: L. 1973, ch. 265, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-529 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-529 Deflection of road on county, township or city line; division of cost.

68-529. Deflection of road on county, township or city line; division of cost. Where a road is located on a county, township or city line, and by reason of any impediment, natural or otherwise, any portion of such road suffers a deflection from such line not exceeding forty rods parallel distance, then for the purpose of repairing, maintaining and improving such road it shall be treated the same as though it were actually on such county, township or city line, and all expenses either in money, material or labor necessary to repair, maintain and improve any portion of said road shall be borne jointly by the counties, townships and cities contiguous thereto as provided in other like cases.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 36; R.S. 1923, 68-529; L. 1927, ch. 250, § 3; June 1.
KS Stat § 68-530 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-530 Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; compensation.

68-530. Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; compensation. The township board, with the approval of the county engineer, shall appoint, on merits only, a competent experienced road builder for road overseer for the entire township. The township road overseer shall have charge of the construction and maintenance of all township roads, bridges and culverts, under the supervision of the township board and the county engineer. When in the opinion of the county engineer the conditions demand it, the overseer may appoint one or more competent assistants, subject to the approval of the township board. The township board may designate a member of the township board to act as road overseer. Compensation and the cost of benefits provided to such officer for such work and labor shall be determined by the township board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 37; R.S. 1923, 68-530; L. 1943, ch. 238, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 266, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 232, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 2; May 2.
KS Stat § 68-531 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-531 Same; compensation; bond; tenure.

68-531. Same; compensation; bond; tenure. The compensation of the road overseer and assistants shall be fixed by the township board at such rate as may be reasonable for the time actually employed in the performance of their duties. In townships where a township board member has been designated as road overseer under K.S.A. 68-530, and amendments thereto, and when such board member is paid by the day and not by contract, such board member shall be compensated in an amount determined by the board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto. Before entering upon such duties, the overseer shall give bond unto the township, with surety to be approved by the township board, in the sum of $1,000, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of such duties and the protection, care and return of all property of the township which may come into the overseer's custody. The township overseer and any assistants, if any, shall hold office at the pleasure of the township board.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 38; L. 1919, ch. 245, § 9; R.S. 1923, 68-531; L. 1943, ch. 238, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 362, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 3; May 2.
KS Stat § 68-532 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-532 Letting township contracts.

68-532. Letting township contracts. The township board, in letting contracts and in employing labor for the construction or maintenance of township roads, shall follow the same proceedings and regulations as herein provided for county roads, so far as the same are applicable.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 39; Mar. 7; R.S. 1923, 68-532.
KS Stat § 68-534 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-534 Dragging township roads; patrolman; compensation; penalties for unlawful acts.

68-534. Dragging township roads; patrolman; compensation; penalties for unlawful acts. The county engineer, with the approval of the township board of highway commissioners, shall determine what township roads shall be dragged, which shall include all graded rural mail route roads, and shall each year contract with or employ some person or persons to drag the graded roads in their respective townships at such times and upon such terms as the board and the county engineer shall direct. The said board shall have the power to bind the township to pay a reasonable compensation for dragging such roads: Provided, The width to be dragged, shall not be less than 16 feet.The county engineer, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, shall determine what county roads shall be dragged, and shall arrange each year with some person or persons to drag the county roads within the county at such times and upon such terms as the board and the county engineer may direct.The board shall pay a reasonable compensation for dragging such roads: Provided, That upon the recommendation of the county engineer, either the board of county commissioners or the township board of highway commissioners may contract with or employ some person or persons to act as patrolman and to drag and maintain any specified section of roads under their control and to make any slight repairs needed on any bridge or culvert thereon, and the said board of county commissioners and township board of highway commissioners are hereby authorized to pay any such patrolman a reasonable compensation for such maintenance work in addition to the agreed amount for dragging: Provided, That all labor performed upon the county roads for dragging, patrolling and maintaining shall be paid for out of the county road fund on vouchers approved by the county engineer; and all labor so performed on township roads out of the township road fund on vouchers approved by the road overseer: And provided further, That any person or persons employed, or who shall take a contract to drag, patrol or maintain any road, county or township, who shall make a false return of the number of miles dragged, or the time spent on other work, or the amount of work done by him, or at the time which such dragging or other work was done, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined in a sum not less than $25, nor more than $500: And provided further, That any officer under the authority of this section who shall neglect or refuse to enforce the provisions of this section as related to the dragging of roads or highways shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum of not less than $10, and not more than $250.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 41; Mar. 7; R.S. 1923, 68-534.
KS Stat § 68-536 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 5 - County And Township Roads|68-536 Township roads; use of tax moneys.

68-536. Township roads; use of tax moneys. The township treasurer shall receive from the county treasurer the road tax in compliance with the provisions of this act, and the township board of highway commissioners shall appropriate the same for the construction, maintenance and drainage of township roads and township bridges and culverts, and for overseeing and supervising the same within their respective townships outside the corporate limits of cities, and for the purchase of tools, machinery and equipment to be used on such roads.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 43; R.S. 1923, 68-536; L. 1925, ch. 212, § 1; Mar. 23.