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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2655 Counties with a population of more than 180,000; long-term leases of land to sheriff's posses.

19-2655.
Counties with a population of more than 180,000; long-term leases of land to sheriff's posses.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) is hereby authorized to enter into long-term leases, not to exceed fifty (50) years under the terms of which plots of land in county owned tracts may be used by a duly organized sheriff's posse or a corporation formed for the purpose of forming and operating a sheriff's posse.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 165, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2656 City of Overland Park and Oxford township in Johnson county designated urban area.

19-2656.
City of Overland Park and Oxford township in Johnson county designated urban area.
The territory within the boundaries of the city of Overland Park in Johnson county and the territory within the boundaries of Oxford township in Johnson county is hereby declared to be and designated as an "urban area" as authorized by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of this state.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 124, § 1; May 10.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2657 Annexation of certain land located in urban area; ordinance.

19-2657.
Annexation of certain land located in urban area; ordinance.
(a) As used in this section, the word "city" means the city of Overland Park in Johnson county which is located in an area which has been designated by law as an "urban area."
(b) Whenever the owner or owners of any tract or tracts of land, which is located within territory which has been designated by law as an urban area and such tract or tracts of land is so situated that any boundary line thereof touches or adjoins the boundary line of a city the territory of which is within the same urban area, shall file with the city clerk of such city a written consent to or request for the annexation of such tract or tracts of land to such city, such tract or tracts of land may be annexed to, taken in and made a part of the city by ordinance.
(c) Any ordinance authorized by this section shall describe: (1) Platted lands by stating the name of the addition or subdivision as platted; (2) unplatted lands by stating the metes and bounds thereof; and (3) the section, township, range and county in which such platted or unplatted lands are located.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 199, § 1; May 11.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2658 Disposal of refuse; acquisition of lands; improvements and equipment; contracts with city.

19-2658.
Disposal of refuse; acquisition of lands; improvements and equipment; contracts with city.
(a) The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to acquire by lease, condemnation or purchase, lands to be used as a site for the disposal of refuse. "Refuse" for the purposes of this act shall include garbage, trash and solid waste. Upon the acquisition of any such site, the board may build or construct any necessary buildings, incinerators or other structures or improvements thereon and may acquire or make use of any equipment presently owned by the county necessary for the proper, effective and sanitary disposal of refuse. If the board of county commissioners shall deem it to be in the best interests of the county, such board may in lieu of acquiring a site as hereinbefore authorized, contract with any city or cities located within such county and having a refuse disposal site, for the use of such disposal site upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the city and may acquire equipment or make use of any equipment presently owned by the county pursuant thereto.
(b) Any site acquired pursuant to this section, and any structures, improvements or equipment thereon, shall be subject to all permit and other requirements of the solid waste management laws of this state.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 161, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 140, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2659 Costs of disposal of refuse; bonds; election, when; exemption from county bonded debt limitations.

19-2659.
Costs of disposal of refuse; bonds; election, when; exemption from county bonded debt limitations.
For the purposes of paying the cost of acquiring any lands or making any improvements thereon or the acquisition of any equipment for the purposes hereinbefore authorized, the board of county commissioners may use moneys from the general fund, from any refuse disposal fund created under the provisions of this act, from the sale of property as hereinafter provided, or may issue general obligation bonds or bonds payable from revenue derived from service charges made for the use of the facility of the county as hereinafter provided. Before any bonds shall be issued by any county under the provisions of this act, the board of county commissioners shall publish a notice once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. Such notice shall state the purpose, whether for acquisition or improvement of a site, or both, describing any such improvement, or the acquisition of equipment, for which such bonds are to be issued and the amount of the bonds to be issued therefor and whether they are to be general obligation bonds or revenue or part general obligation bonds and part revenue bonds. If within thirty (30) days after the last publication of said notice there shall be filed in the office of the county clerk, not later than five (5) o'clock p.m. on the last day, a protest signed by electors of the county equal in number to not less than ten percent (10%) of the electors who voted in such county for the secretary of state at the last preceding general election, an election shall be called and held within ninety (90) days after the last publication of the notice or at the next general election if held within that time. The signatures to such protest need not all be appended to one (1) paper but one (1) of the signers of each such paper shall make oath before an officer competent to administer oaths that each signature to the paper is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law for bond elections. If no protest or no sufficient protest is filed or if an election is held and the proposition carries by a majority of those voting thereon at the election, the board of county commissioners may provide for the issuance of such bonds for the purposes and in the amount or amounts (if part are general obligation and part revenue bonds) provided in the published notice in the manner provided by law. Such bonds are hereby exempt from and shall not be included in computing the total bonded indebtedness of any county as prescribed by article 3 of chapter 10 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 161, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2660 Refuse disposal facility; operation; contracts with political subdivisions.

19-2660.
Refuse disposal facility; operation; contracts with political subdivisions.
The board of county commissioners of any county establishing a refuse disposal facility under the provisions of this act may provide for the employment of necessary employees and may provide for the operation of such facility independently of or in connection with an existing department. The board may establish reasonable rules and regulations governing the disposal of refuse at such county facility and may contract with any other political subdivision of the state authorized to collect refuse, for the disposal of the same in the county's refuse disposal facility upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon by the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the contracting political subdivision.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 161, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2661 Fees and charges for refuse disposal; fund, use; expenses from general fund, when.

19-2661.
Fees and charges for refuse disposal; fund, use; expenses from general fund, when.
If no revenue bonds are outstanding the board of county commissioners may establish a schedule of fees and charges for the use of such facility and all moneys received therefrom shall be placed in a fund to be known as the refuse disposal fund and shall be used only for the purpose of paying for the operation of such disposal facility, for the making of repairs or replacements or construction of additional facilities at such site or the replacement of equipment. At any time that there may be a surplus in such fund and there are outstanding general obligation bonds, such surplus shall be placed in a sinking fund which shall only be used for the purpose of redeeming bonds which were issued for the acquisition or improvement of such facility or equipment used in connection therewith.
If revenue bonds are issued the board of county commissioners shall establish a schedule of fees and charges for the use of the facility to produce revenue sufficient to pay the bonds and interest, and any revenue over and above the amount necessary to pay the revenue bonds and interest each year may be used for the operation of the facility and for maintenance and improvements of and related to such facility. The revenue shall be placed in a refuse disposal fund. If the revenue is not sufficient to provide for operation, maintenance and improvement after bond and interest payments are made, such operation, maintenance and improvement expense shall be paid from the general fund of such county.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 161, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2662 Disposition of lands acquired for refuse disposal; use of moneys received from sale.

19-2662.
Disposition of lands acquired for refuse disposal; use of moneys received from sale.
If the county shall have acquired title to any lands for the purposes hereinbefore authorized and the board of county commissioners shall determine that such property is no longer useful for the purpose for which it was acquired, such board may sell and dispose of the same upon such terms and in such manner as the board may deem to be in the best interest of the county. Moneys received from the sale of any such property shall be placed in a special fund and used for any of the purposes authorized by this act. Moneys may be appropriated from such special fund without regard to limitations prescribed by the budget law.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 161, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2663 Museum and cultural center in counties with a population between 10,000 and 15,000 with $45,000,000 valuation.

19-2663.
Museum and cultural center in counties with a population between 10,000 and 15,000 with $45,000,000 valuation.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) and less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and having an assessed valuation of not less than forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000), may by resolution, and shall, upon presentation of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of such county determined upon the basis of the total vote cast for the secretary of state at the last preceding general election, cause to be submitted to the voters of such county at the first local or general election thereafter, or if the petition so requires, at a special election called for that purpose, the question of the establishment of a steam and oil museum and cultural center by such county.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 148, § 1; April 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2664 Election for museum and cultural center; amount of bonds.

19-2664.
Election for museum and cultural center; amount of bonds.
Any county voting to establish a steam and oil museum and cultural center may erect, restore, maintain and equip museum buildings and building and grounds of cultural interest and procure and own sites therefor, and pay expenses in connection with the ownership and operation thereof; and may issue general obligation bonds of such county from time to time in an aggregate total amount not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the purpose of paying the cost of such buildings, equipment and sites. Before issuing any bonds hereunder the question of such issuance shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the county and if a majority of those voting on the proposition shall vote in favor thereof, such bonds may be issued. A proposition to issue such bonds may be combined with the proposition to establish a museum under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2663. The election shall be called and held, and the bonds issued thereunder in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 148, § 2; April 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2665 Museum board.

19-2665.
Museum board.
Upon the establishment of a museum under this act the board of county commissioners shall appoint a museum board of six (6) members for such museum. Two of the original members of such museum board shall serve for a one (1) year term from appointment, two (2) of the original members of such museum board shall serve for a two (2) year term from appointment, and the remaining two (2) members shall serve for a three (3) year term from appointment. As terms expire, all succeeding terms of members shall be for three (3) year terms. In addition to the appointed members of the board, the chairman of the board of county commissioners shall be ex officio a member of the museum board with the same powers as appointed members. Vacancies created during the term of any board member shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Members of museum boards shall receive no compensation for their services as such but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings and in carrying out their duties as members.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 148, § 3; April 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2666 Name of museum board; limitation on powers.

19-2666.
Name of museum board; limitation on powers.
The museum board of a museum established under, or governed by the provisions of this act shall constitute a body corporate and politic, possessing the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes, under the name and style of "the board of directors of ______________ (name of county) museum" and under such name may contract, sue and be sued and acquire, hold and convey real and personal property in accordance with law. The acquisition or disposition of real property shall be subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 148, § 4; April 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2667 Organization and meetings of museum board.

19-2667.
Organization and meetings of museum board.
The members of a museum board shall, immediately after their appointment and annually thereafter, meet and organize by the election of a chairman, a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as they may deem necessary. The board shall fix the date and place of its regular meetings and special meetings may be called by the chairman or upon written request of a majority of the members. Written notice, stating the time and place of any special meeting and the purpose for which called, shall, unless waived, be given each member of the board at least two (2) days in advance of such meeting, and no business other than that stated in the notice shall be transacted at such meeting.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 148, § 5; April 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2668 Specific powers of museum board.

19-2668.
Specific powers of museum board.
Museum boards shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To make and adopt rules and regulations for the administration of a museum or cultural center;
(b) with the approval of the board of county commissioners, to purchase or lease a site or sites and to lease or erect a building or buildings for the use of the museum or cultural center;
(c) to acquire by purchase, gift or exchange, books, magazines, papers, printed materials, slides, pictures, films, projection equipment, any and all items of a historical interest, and other material and equipment deemed necessary by the board for the maintenance of a museum or cultural center;
(d) to employ a curator or museum or cultural center director and such other employees as the board shall deem necessary and to remove them and to fix their compensation;
(e) to receive and accept any gift or donation to a museum or cultural center and administer the same in accordance with any provision thereof;
(f) to contract with nonprofit corporations for the operation and maintenance of a museum.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 148, § 6; April 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2669 Treasurer of museum board.

19-2669.
Treasurer of museum board.
The treasurer of the museum board shall give bond, in an amount fixed by said board and approved by the board of county commissioners, for the safekeeping and due disbursement of all funds that may come into his hands as such treasurer. Said bond shall be filed with the board of county commissioners. Such treasurer shall keep an accurate record of all moneys received and disbursed by him and make a report thereof to the museum board monthly, or as often as said board shall require.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 148, § 7; April 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2670 Citizens commission on local government in counties with a population between 170,000 and 200,000; membership; qualifications.

19-2670.
Citizens commission on local government in counties with a population between 170,000 and 200,000; membership; qualifications.
There shall be created and established a citizens commission on local government in every county in this state having a population of more than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) and not more than two hundred thousand (200,000). Such commission shall consist of: (1) The board of county commissioners of the county; (2) the governing body of all cities of the first class located in such county; (3) the trustee of each township in such county; (4) the chairmen of the boards of education of all school districts located in such county; (5) the chairmen of boards of public utilities of all cities located in such county; (6) the chairmen of boards of all drainage districts located within such county; (7) the mayors of all cities of the second and third class located in such county; and (8) eighteen (18) persons who shall be selected and appointed by the members hereinbefore provided. Such persons shall be residents of the county and shall not be officers or employees of the county or any city, school district, township, board of public utilities or drainage district.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 389, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2671 Meeting to select appointive members of citizens commission on local government; officers; rules of procedure; meetings; vacancies.

19-2671.
Meeting to select appointive members of citizens commission on local government; officers; rules of procedure; meetings; vacancies.
The ex officio members of such commission shall meet forthwith at a time and place designated by the chairman of the board of county commissioners and proceed to select and appoint the eighteen (18) additional members and fix a date for an organizational meeting of such commission. On the date fixed for such meeting members of the commission shall select a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, adopt rules of procedure, provide for regular meetings at least once each month, and designate such other officers and committees as may be deemed necessary. The members of the commission shall each be entitled to one vote and all acts of such commission shall be valid and effective when approved by a majority of the members of such commission. Vacancies in the citizen membership of the commission shall be filled by appointment of the remaining members of the commission.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 389, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2672 Duties of commission on local government.

19-2672.
Duties of commission on local government.
It shall be the duty of such commission to: (a) Investigate and study the existing structure and operation of the units of local government within such county;
(b) Investigate and study the needs and requirements of the citizens of the county for governmental services;
(c) Investigate and study the possibilities for elimination of all unnecessary activities and of all duplication in office personnel and equipment and the coordination of activities between departments and governmental units; and
(d) To investigate and study the possibility and advisability of reforming the system of local government with a view to simplifying the organization of government, such study to include consideration of the consolidation of units of government, the transfer of powers and duties and the creation of new forms of government.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 389, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2673 Commission contracts; receipt and expenditure of moneys.

19-2673.
Commission contracts; receipt and expenditure of moneys.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act such commission may enter into contracts and may receive and expend funds and moneys from the federal government or from any other source.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 389, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2674 Minutes of commission meetings; report and recommendations to legislature.

19-2674.
Minutes of commission meetings; report and recommendations to legislature.
The commission shall keep complete minutes of its meetings and shall at least thirty (30) days prior to any regular session of the legislature make a report, together with its recommendations, to the members of the legislature.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 389, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2675 Building fund; transfer of unexpended balance.

19-2675.
Building fund; transfer of unexpended balance.
Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) and not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) and having an assessed valuation of more than thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) and not more than forty million dollars ($40,000,000) which has established a building fund and levied a tax therefor for the purpose of constructing a courthouse and a jail in such county and has prior to the effective date of this act constructed a county jail and made improvements to an existing courthouse, shall by resolution determine that the purpose for which such levy was made has been fulfilled and discontinued and that all indebtedness and obligations of such fund have been fully paid and cancelled, and the unexpended balance, stating the amount, is not presently and will not in the future be required for such purpose by reason of the fact that such purpose has been fulfilled and has been discontinued, such unexpended balance shall be transferred to and credited to the general fund of the county. The tax levies for the general fund of the county for the succeeding budget year shall be reduced accordingly and said moneys shall be considered and used as revenue in lieu of ad valorem taxes in such budget year.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 87, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2676 Definitions.

19-2676.
Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall, for the purpose of this act, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section.
(a) "Solid waste" means garbage, refuse and other discarded materials including, but not limited to solid and liquid waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural and domestic activities.
(b) "Solid waste management system" means the entire process of storage, collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of solid wastes by any person engaging in such process as a business.
(c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, company or corporation.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 217, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2677 Franchises for the operation of solid waste management systems; conditions and procedure for granting.

19-2677.
Franchises for the operation of solid waste management systems; conditions and procedure for granting.
All counties in the state of Kansas are hereby authorized and empowered to grant franchises, subject to the following conditions, to persons to engage in the business of operating all or any part of solid waste management systems within counties:
First. All contracts granting or giving or extending, renewing or amending any existing franchise shall be made by resolution of the board of county commissioners, and not otherwise.
Second. No franchise may be granted to any person or be extended for any longer period of time than ten (10) years from the date of such grant or extension.
Third. No person shall ever be granted any exclusive franchise.
Fourth. The board of county commissioners of the county, at all times during the existence of any such franchise, shall have the right by resolution to fix a reasonable schedule of maximum rates to be charged such county and the inhabitants thereof, by any person operating under any franchise under this act: Provided, however, That said board of commissioners shall at no time fix a rate which shall prohibit such person from earning a reasonable rate upon the fair value of the property used and useful in such service. In fixing and establishing such fair value the value of such franchise given and granted by the county to such person, shall not be taken into consideration in ascertaining the reasonableness of the rates to be charged to the inhabitants of such county.
Fifth. No franchise shall ever be granted until the resolution granting the same shall have been read in full at two (2) regular meetings of the board of commissioners, and immediately after the final adoption it shall be published in the official county paper once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks. If within thirty (30) days after the last publication of such resolution there shall be filed with the county clerk of the county a petition signed by electors equal in number to not less than five percent (5%) of the electors of the county who voted for the secretary of state at the last preceding general election, requesting an election thereon, the board of county commissioners shall submit the question of the adoption of such resolution to the voters at an election called for that purpose and held within ninety (90) days after the last publication of the resolution or at the next general election if held within such time, and no franchise shall be granted under the provisions of any such resolution unless the question of the adoption of such resolution shall receive the approval of a majority of the votes cast thereon. Such elections shall be called and held in the manner provided for the calling and holding of elections under the general bond law.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 217, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2678 County recreational, community service and social programs for the aging; payment of cost.

19-2678.
County recreational, community service and social programs for the aging; payment of cost.
The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to establish and maintain recreational, community service and social programs for the aging which may include but not be limited to nutrition and transportation programs and may pay the cost thereof out of the general fund or any other fund of the county which may [be] legally used for such purposes.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 123, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2679 Central motor pools in counties authorized; use charges.

19-2679.
Central motor pools in counties authorized; use charges.
The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a central motor pool to be used by county agencies. Said board of county commissioners may by resolution establish a set of standards governing the use and operation of motor pool vehicles and may charge the using county agency for use thereof in accordance with a schedule of charges which said board shall establish. Such use charge shall be deposited in the central motor pool revolving fund hereby created and shall be used to defray costs of operation and replacement of motor vehicles in the central motor pool.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 107, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2680 County charters in counties declared to be urban areas; adoption and amendment; charter to govern local legislation and administration; authorized provisions; limitations.

19-2680.
County charters in counties declared to be urban areas; adoption and amendment; charter to govern local legislation and administration; authorized provisions; limitations.
Any county which has been declared to be an urban area under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2654 is hereby authorized to adopt, and from time to time amend, a charter for the government of such county. Such charter shall provide for the exercise of powers of local legislation and administration not inconsistent with general law or the constitution of the state of Kansas, and may:
(a) Fix the boundaries of each county commissioner's district, provide a method for changing them from time to time, and fix the number, term, and compensation of the commissioners and their method of election, and shall define and outline duties and powers of the county commissioners;
(b) provide for the exercise of such powers similar or identical to the powers permitted under K.S.A. 19-101 and article 39 of chapter 12 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated;
(c) provide in the charter a method for its amendment;
(d) determine the distribution of legislative and administrative duties of the county officials, provide for consolidation or expansion of services as necessary, authorize the appointment of a county administrator or a county manager, and prescribe the general structure of county government; and
(e) authorize the appointment of or elimination of elective officials and offices within the charter similar or identical to that authorization permitted the board of county commissioners under article 39 of chapter 12 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 151, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 132, § 1; April 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2681 Charter commission, establishment.

19-2681.
Charter commission, establishment.
(a) The board of county commissioners of any county which has been declared to be an urban area under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2654, and amendments thereto, may establish a charter commission for such county for the purpose of studying, proposing, drafting or amending a charter for the government of such county. The charter commission shall be established by resolution and shall be appointed in the manner and have the powers and duties as hereinafter provided.
(b) A new charter commission shall not be established until four years after the date of the establishment of a prior commission.
History: L. 1975, ch. 151, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 26, § 1; April 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2682 Charter commission membership; appointment.

19-2682.
Charter commission membership; appointment.
(a) A charter commission established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2681, and amendments thereto, shall consist of 25 members and shall be appointed as follows:
(1) (A) Three members shall be appointed by the members of the senate of the state of Kansas who are residents of Johnson county; and
(B) three members shall be appointed by the members of the house of representatives of the state of Kansas who are residents of Johnson county;
Each member appointed pursuant to this subsection (1) shall reside in a different senatorial district;
(2) two members shall be appointed by the governing body of the Johnson county republican central committee;
(3) two members shall be appointed by the governing body of the Johnson county democratic central committee;
(4) eight members shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners. Of such members, one member shall be appointed from each county commissioner district and the remaining shall represent the county at large;
(5) two members shall be appointed by the Johnson county chamber presidents' council;
(6) three members shall be appointed by the Johnson county members of the Johnson and Wyandotte counties council of mayors. Such members shall be mayors or their designees of cities located in Johnson county; and
(7) two members shall be appointed by the Johnson county planning commission. Such members shall be residents of the unincorporated area of Johnson county.
Such members shall be appointed within 21 days after the adoption of the resolution establishing such commission.
No person holding an elective state or county office shall serve on the charter commission.
(b) Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled by the appointing authority which made the original appointment.
History: L. 1975, ch. 151, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 132, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 26, § 2; April 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2683 Charter commission; organization, rules and meetings; compensation; office space; expense of operation.

19-2683.
Charter commission; organization, rules and meetings; compensation; office space; expense of operation.
Within fifteen (15) days following the appointment of such members, the county clerk shall call a meeting of such commission. At such meeting the commission shall organize by the election of a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The commission may adopt rules governing the conduct of its meetings. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in performing the duties of membership. The board of county commissioners shall provide office space and rooms for the holding of meetings and shall pay all necessary expenses of the commission including secretarial and clerical fees and expenses, fees of consultants and supplies. Any of such expenses may be paid from the county general fund or from any federal funds available which may be expended for such purpose.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 151, § 4; April 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2684 Proposed charter; public hearings; reports to county commissioners; contents of reports; legal opinion; dissolution of commission.

19-2684.
Proposed charter; public hearings; reports to county commissioners; contents of reports; legal opinion; dissolution of commission.
It shall be the duty of the charter commission to draft a proposed charter for the government of the county and to submit the same to the electors of the county for their approval or disapproval in the manner hereinafter provided. Within 30 days following its organization, and at any time thereafter that the commission deems necessary, the commission shall hold one or more public hearings for the purpose of receiving information and materials which will aid in the drafting of such charter. Within six months after organization, the commission shall submit a preliminary report to the board of county commissioners of the county, which shall include the text of the proposed charter. Sufficient copies of the report shall be made available for distribution to members of the public. The charter commission shall hold at least one public hearing to obtain citizen views concerning the preliminary report. Within 12 months following its organization, the commission shall submit its final report to the board of county commissioners. The final report shall include the full text and an explanation of the proposed charter, any comments deemed desirable by the commission, a written opinion by an attorney admitted to practice law in the state of Kansas and retained by the commission for such purpose that the proposed charter is not in conflict with the constitution and general laws of the state and any minority reports. Nothing in the proposed charter shall be construed to limit or restrict the power of the legislature to enact general laws which relate to counties. Such final report shall be available to members of the public upon request. Following the submission of its final report the commission shall continue in existence for a period of time necessary for the conclusion of its affairs.
History: L. 1975, ch. 151, § 5; L. 1999, ch. 26, § 3; April 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2685 Submission of proposed charter to electors; adoption.

19-2685.
Submission of proposed charter to electors; adoption.
The proposed charter shall be submitted by the charter commission to the board of county commissioners and the board of county commissioners shall submit the proposed charter to the electors of the county at the general election next following submission of the final report in which all qualified electors of the county are eligible to vote. In submitting such proposed charter to the board of county commissioners, the charter commission may submit alternative sections or articles to the board of county commissioners. Any alternative sections or articles shall be submitted by the board of county commissioners for approval or rejection by the electors. Any section or article of a proposed charter which affects the size or structure of the board of county commissioners may be submitted at the same election at which the proposed charter is submitted but shall be submitted as a separate question on the ballot. An affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question shall be required for the adoption of such charter.
History: L. 1975, ch. 151, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 132, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 26, § 4; April 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2686 Eligibility of charter commission members to election to county commission.

19-2686.
Eligibility of charter commission members to election to county commission.
No member of the charter commission shall be eligible for election to the office of county commissioner in the first election for county commissioner under the charter if adopted by the electorate.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 151, § 7; April 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2687 Inventory and record of county property; duty of officers; delegation of commissioners' duties authorized.

19-2687.
Inventory and record of county property; duty of officers; delegation of commissioners' duties authorized.
For the purpose of preserving records of the amount and kind of personal property owned by each county in this state, each county officer and head of a department or office of each county shall make a personal investigation, inspection and inventory of the kind, amount and location of all personal property owned by said county and located in or under the supervision of such office or department. The inventory shall show a sufficient identifying description of each item of personal property, shall be taken during the month of December in each year and shall be completed and a copy thereof filed with the county clerk on or before December 31 of each year. Such inventory shall not include the books, records, files, stationery, writing material and blank legal papers contained in the various county offices.
All information contained in such inventory shall also be recorded in a book kept for that purpose by the county clerk and during the month of February, following the filing of such inventories, the board of county commissioners shall view and check each item of personal property in each respective office or department with the inventory book prepared by the county clerk and enter a record of its findings and sign a certificate of the board's approval with reference thereto in the inventory record book prepared by the county clerk. The board of county commissioners may delegate the performance of the above duties, and the county commissioners or their delegate may perform such duties at any time during the year following the filing of such inventories. Thereafter, there shall be added to such inventory a description of the same kind and character of every article of personal property purchased or sold by said county, which addition shall show the date of the acquisition or sale of all such personal property.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 166, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2688 Action to recover.

19-2688.
Action to recover.
Whenever any personal property referred to in K.S.A. 19-2687 shall be claimed by any person or persons, the county attorney or district attorney of said county shall investigate such claim and, if satisfied that said property is being claimed without legal right, shall commence an action in the proper court for the purpose of obtaining possession of said property in behalf of such county or for the value thereof.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 166, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2689 Kansas association of counties; participating employer in KPERS.

19-2689.
Kansas association of counties; participating employer in KPERS.
(a) From and after January 1, 1976, the Kansas association of counties shall be a participating employer in the Kansas public employees retirement system for all purposes under said system.
(b) Within thirty-five (35) days after the effective date of this act, the Kansas association of counties shall pay to said system an amount equal to the total of: (1) All employer contributions payable from January 1, 1976, to the date of payment at the applicable rate of contribution fixed pursuant to K.S.A. 74-4920, and any amendments thereto; and (2) all employee contributions payable from January 1, 1976, to the date of payment at the rate of contribution fixed by K.S.A. 74-4919, and any amendments thereto.
(c) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq., and all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, all rights and benefits of membership including group insurance and participating service credit shall accrue to each individual who is an employee of the Kansas association of counties from January 1, 1976.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 328, § 1; April 5.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2690 Instrumentality of member counties; powers; liability of members; disposition of property if dissolved.

19-2690.
Instrumentality of member counties; powers; liability of members; disposition of property if dissolved.
From and after January 1, 1976, the Kansas association of counties is hereby constituted an instrumentality of the member counties of the association. The member counties of the Kansas association of counties acting by and through such instrumentality and in its name shall have power to purchase, or to receive by gift, devise or bequest, and to hold real and personal property; to sell and convey any such real or personal property; to make contracts; to have and use a seal for such instrumentality; to sue and be sued in the name of such instrumentality in relation to its property and affairs; and to do all other acts necessary to the exercise of the functions of such instrumentality, except that the payments of the current annual membership dues and subscriptions of each such member county shall be the limit of liability of such member county for the acts and obligations of said instrumentality. In the event the Kansas association of counties is dissolved or otherwise terminated all of its files, records, assets and property whatsoever, shall be delivered to the secretary of state to be held in custody for the counties of this state.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 328, § 2; April 5.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2691 Coliseum events fund in certain counties; payment of expenses of shows or events.

19-2691.
Coliseum events fund in certain counties; payment of expenses of shows or events.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand may establish and maintain, in a bank located in such county, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in an imprest fund, known as the coliseum events fund, from which the expenses of operation and promotion of events held in a county coliseum may be paid. The coliseum director of any such county shall have authority to pay moneys from such fund for expenses incidental to shows or events promoted in the coliseum, by check drawn on the fund and signed by the coliseum director. All receipts from events and shows held in the coliseum, after the payment of expenses, shall be deposited in the fund, and the balance in excess of the maximum amount authorized to be in such fund shall be transferred by the county treasurer to the special recreation facilities fund created under K.S.A. 19-2692a for purposes of budgeting for and operating a coliseum.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 98, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 89, § 1; July 1.