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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 58 - De Soto/johnson County Riverfront Authority › 12-5813 Same; general manager and other personnel.

12-5813.
Same; general manager and other personnel.
The board may appoint a general manager and such other persons who are necessary to make the authority succeed. The general manager shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. The general manager shall manage the properties and business of the authority and the employees thereof, subject to the general control of the board, shall direct the enforcement of all resolutions, rules and regulations of the board, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board. No discrimination shall be made in any appointment or promotion because of race, creed, color, disability, religious or political affiliations.
History:
L. 2008, ch. 85, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 58 - De Soto/johnson County Riverfront Authority › 12-5814 Same; rules and regulations.

12-5814.
Same; rules and regulations.
The board shall make all rules and regulations necessary to govern the operation of the riverfront and its property and facilities and to exercise the powers granted to the authority.
History:
L. 2008, ch. 85, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 58 - De Soto/johnson County Riverfront Authority › 12-5815 Same; fiscal year; budget; annual report and financial statement.

12-5815.
Same; fiscal year; budget; annual report and financial statement.
(a) The board shall establish a fiscal operating year. At least 30 days prior to the beginning of the first full fiscal year after the creation of the authority, and annually thereafter, the board shall cause to be prepared a tentative budget which shall include all operation and maintenance expense for the ensuing fiscal year. The tentative budget shall be considered by the board and, subject to any revision and amendments as may be determined, shall be adopted prior to the first day of the ensuing fiscal year as the budget for that year. No expenditures for operations and maintenance in excess of the budget shall be made during any fiscal year except by the affirmative vote of at least four members of the board. It shall not be necessary to include in the annual budget any statement of necessary expenditures for pensions or retirement annuities, or for interest or principal payments on bonds or certificates, or for capital outlays, but it shall be the duty of the board to make provisions for payment of same from appropriate funds.
(b) As soon after the end of each fiscal year as may be expedient, the board shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete and detailed report and financial statement of its operation and of its assets and liabilities. A reasonably sufficient number of copies of such report shall be printed for distribution to persons interested and copies of such report shall be filed with the city and county clerks of the city and county.
History:
L. 2008, ch. 85, § 15; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 58 - De Soto/johnson County Riverfront Authority › 12-5816 Same; damage reserve fund.

12-5816.
Same; damage reserve fund.
(a) The board shall withdraw from the gross receipts of the authority and charge to operating expenses such an amount of money as in the opinion of the board shall be sufficient to provide for the adjustment, defense and satisfaction of all suits, claims, demands, rights and causes of action and the payment and satisfaction of all judgments entered against the authority for damage caused by injury to or death of any person and for damage to property resulting from the construction, maintenance and operation of the riverfront and the board shall deposit such moneys in a fund to be known and designated as the damage reserve fund.
(b) The board shall use the moneys in the damage reserve fund to pay all expenses and costs arising from the adjustment, defense and satisfaction of all suits, claims, demands, rights and causes of action and the payment and satisfaction of all judgments entered against the authority for damages caused by injury to or death of any person and for damage to property resulting from the construction, maintenance and operation of the authority. At any time and from time to time the board may obtain and maintain insurance coverage or protection partially or wholly insuring or indemnifying the authority against loss or liability on account of injury to or death of any person and for damage to property resulting from the construction, maintenance and operations of the authority. The cost of obtaining and maintaining such insurance shall be paid out of the moneys in the damage reserve fund. All moneys received from such insurance coverage or protection shall be paid into the damage reserve fund.
History:
L. 2008, ch. 85, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 58 - De Soto/johnson County Riverfront Authority › 12-5817 Same; special funds.

12-5817.
Same; special funds.
The authority pursuant to resolutions adopted from time to time by the board may establish and create such other and additional special funds as may be found desirable by the board and in and by such ordinances may provide for payments into all special funds from specified sources with such preferences and priorities as may be deemed advisable and may also by any such resolution provide for the custody, disbursement and application of any moneys in any such special funds consistent with the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 2008, ch. 85, § 17; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 58 - De Soto/johnson County Riverfront Authority › 12-5818 Same; application of Kansas tort claims act.

12-5818.
Same; application of Kansas tort claims act.
The authority is a municipality as defined by the Kansas tort claims act, K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto, and entitled to avail itself of the protections therein. No civil action shall be commenced in any court against the authority by any person for any injury to such person unless it is commenced within two years after the date that the injury was received or the cause of action accrued.
History:
L. 2008, ch. 85, § 18; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5901 City land banks; definitions.

12-5901.
City land banks; definitions.
As used in this act:
(a) "City" means any city.
(b) "Board" means the board of trustees of the city land bank.
(c) "Bank" means the city land bank established pursuant to this act.
(d) "Governing body" means the governing body of the city.
(e) "Municipality" means any city, county or other political or taxing subdivision which has the power to levy special assessments.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5902 Same; city governing body; establishment, dissolution; board of trustees.

12-5902.
Same; city governing body; establishment, dissolution; board of trustees.
(a) The governing body may establish a city land bank by adoption of an ordinance.
(b) The bank shall be governed by a board of trustees. The governing body may appoint the board. City governing body members may serve on or as the board of trustees. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
(c) The governing body may advance operating funds to the bank to pay expenses of the board of trustees and the bank. Members of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation, but shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings and in carrying out their duties as members of the board.
(d) The bank may be dissolved by ordinance of the governing body. In such case, all property of the bank shall be transferred to and held by the city and may be disposed of as otherwise provided by law.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5903 Same; cash basis; budgets; accounts and records; annual report.

12-5903.
Same; cash basis; budgets; accounts and records; annual report.
(a) The bank shall be subject to the provisions of the cash-basis law, K.S.A. 10-1101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(b) The budget of the bank shall be prepared, adopted and published as provided by law for other political subdivisions of the state. No budget shall be adopted by the board until it has been submitted to, reviewed and approved by the governing body.
(c) The board shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the board shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the board.
(d) All records and accounts shall be subject to public inspection pursuant to K.S.A. 45-216 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(e) Any moneys of the bank which are not immediately required for the purposes of the bank shall be invested in the manner provided by K.S.A. 12-1675, and amendments thereto.
(f) The bank shall make an annual report to the governing body on or before January 31 of each year, showing receipts and disbursements from all funds under its control and showing all property transactions occurring in each year. Such report shall include an inventory of all property held by the bank. A copy of such inventory also shall be published in the official city newspaper on or before January 31 of each year.
(g) The bank shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 9-1401 et seq., and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5904 Same; composition of board; open meetings; conflict of interest; suits.

12-5904.
Same; composition of board; open meetings; conflict of interest; suits.
(a) The board shall select annually, from its membership, a chairperson, a vice-chairperson and a treasurer. The treasurer shall be bonded in such amounts as the governing body may require.
(b) The board may appoint such officers, agents and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties, and shall determine the qualifications and duties and fix the compensation of such officers, agents and employees.
(c) The board shall fix the time and place at which its meetings shall be held. Meetings shall be held within the city and shall be subject to the provision of K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(d) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No action of the board shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least a quorum is present.
(e) The members of the board shall be subject to the provisions of the laws of the state of Kansas which relate to conflicts of interest of county officers and employees, including, but not limited to, K.S.A. 75-4301 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(f) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto, if any action at law or equity, or other legal proceeding, shall be brought against any member of the board for any act or omission arising out of the performance of duties as a member of the board, such member shall be indemnified in whole and held harmless by the board for any judgment or decree entered against such member and, further, shall be defended at the cost and expense of the bank in any such proceeding.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5905 Same; powers of board.

12-5905.
Same; powers of board.
The board may:
(a) Sue and be sued;
(b) enter into contracts;
(c) appoint and remove staff and provide for the compensation thereof;
(d) acquire, by purchase, gift or devise, and convey any real property, including easements and reversionary interests, and personal property subject to the provisions of this act;
(e) rebate all, or any portion thereof, the taxes on any property sold or conveyed by the bank;
(f) exercise any other power which may be delegated to the land bank by the governing body; and
(g) exercise any other incidental power which is necessary to carry out the purposes of the land bank and this act.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5906 Same; transfer of property.

12-5906.
Same; transfer of property.
(a) Any property acquired by the city, the county, another city or other taxing subdivision within the county may be transferred to the bank. The board may accept or refuse to accept any property authorized to be transferred pursuant to this subsection. The transfer of any property pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to any bidding requirement and shall be exempt from any provision of law requiring a public sale.
(b) The fee simple title to any real estate which is sold to the county in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2803 and 79-2804, and amendments thereto, and upon acceptance by the board of trustees may be transferred to the bank by a good and sufficient deed by the county clerk upon a written order from the board of county commissioners.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5907 Same; administration of property; duties of board.

12-5907.
Same; administration of property; duties of board.
The board shall assume possession and control of any property acquired by it under this act and shall hold and administer such property. In the administration of property, the board shall:
(a) Manage, maintain and protect or temporarily use for a public purpose such property in the manner the board deems appropriate;
(b) compile and maintain a written inventory of all such property. The inventory shall be available for public inspection and distribution at all times;
(c) study, analyze and evaluate potential, present and future uses for such property which would provide for the effective reutilization of such property;
(d) plan for and use the board's best efforts to consummate the sale or other disposition of such property at such times and upon such terms and conditions deemed appropriate;
(e) establish and maintain records and accounts reflecting all transactions, expenditures and revenues relating to the bank's activities, including separate itemizations of all transactions, expenditures and revenues concerning each individual parcel of property acquired; and
(f) thirty days prior to the sale of any property owned by the bank, publish a notice in the official city newspaper announcing such sale.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5908 Same; sale of property; conditions.

12-5908.
Same; sale of property; conditions.
(a) The board, without competitive bidding, may sell any property acquired by the board at such times, to such persons, and upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such restrictions and covenants deemed necessary or appropriate to assure the property's effective reutilization. The sale of any real property by the board under the provisions of this act on which there are delinquent special assessments to finance public improvements shall be conditioned upon the approval of the governing body of the municipality which levied the special assessments.
(b) The board, for purposes of land disposition, may consolidate, assemble or subdivide individual parcels of property acquired by the bank.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5909 Same; exemption of property from taxation; exceptions.

12-5909. Same; exemption of property from taxation; exceptions.
(a) Until sold or otherwise disposed of by the bank and except for special assessments levied by a municipality to finance public improvements, any property acquired by the bank shall be exempt from the payment of ad valorem taxes levied by the state and any other political or taxing subdivision of the state.
(b) Except for special assessments levied by a municipality to finance public improvements, when the board acquires property pursuant to this act, the county treasurer shall remove from the tax rolls all taxes, assessments, charges, penalties and interest that are due and payable on the property at the time of acquisition by the board.
(c) Property held by the bank shall remain liable for special assessments levied by a municipality to finance public improvements, but no payment thereof shall be required until such property is sold or otherwise conveyed by the bank.
(d) The governing body of any municipality which has levied special assessments on property acquired by the bank may abate part or all of the special assessments, and the bank and governing body may enter into agreements related thereto. Any special assessments that are abated shall be removed from the tax rolls by the county treasurer as of the effective date of the abatement.
(e) The governing body of any municipality which has levied special assessments on property acquired by the bank may enter into an agreement with the bank to defer or reamortize part or all of the special assessments. The governing body of the municipality shall provide for such deferral or reamortization by passage of an ordinance, if a city, and by passage of a resolution by any other municipality. Any special assessments that are deferred or reamortized shall be corrected on the tax rolls by the county treasurer as of the effective date of the ordinance or resolution providing for such deferral or reamortization.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 9; L. 2015, ch. 99, § 17; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5910 Same; use of money received from sale of property.

12-5910.
Same; use of money received from sale of property.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any moneys derived from the sale of property by the bank shall be retained by the bank for the purposes and operations thereof.
(b) The board may use all or any part of the proceeds from the sale described in paragraph (a) to reimburse any municipality for delinquent special assessments due on such property.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 59 - City Land Banks › 12-5911 Same; advisory committees; establishment.

12-5911.
Same; advisory committees; establishment.
The board may establish separate neighborhood or city advisory committees consisting of persons living or owning property within the county, city or neighborhood. In the case of neighborhood advisory committees, the board shall determine the boundaries of each neighborhood. In the absence of a resolution by the board providing otherwise, each advisory committee shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine persons, to be appointed by the board for two-year overlapping terms. The board shall consult with each advisory committee as needed to review the operations and activities of the bank and to receive the advice of the members of the advisory committee concerning any matter which comes before the committees.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 120, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 60 - Gage Park Improvement Authority › 12-6001 Gage park improvement authority; citation of act.

12-6001. Gage park improvement authority; citation of act.
(a) K.S.A. 12-6001 through 12-6008, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Gage park improvement authority act.
(b) The powers conferred by this act are for public uses, public recreation and economic development purposes or purposes for which public moneys may be expended.
(c) The powers granted pursuant to this act shall be in addition to any other powers provided by law.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 63, § 20; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 60 - Gage Park Improvement Authority › 12-6002 Same; definitions.

12-6002. Same; definitions.
As used in K.S.A. 12-6001 through 12-6008, and amendments thereto:
(a) "Act" means the Gage park improvement authority act, K.S.A. 12-6001 through 12-6008, and amendments thereto.
(b) "Authority" means the Gage park improvement authority established by this act.
(c) "Board," "county clerk" and "county treasurer" mean, respectively, the board of county commissioners, the county clerk and the county treasurer of Shawnee county.
(d) "County" means Shawnee county.
(e) "Eligible recreational facilities" means:
(1) Gage park and all existing and future Gage park facilities, including, but not limited to, the mini train, carousel and Blaisdell aquatic center;
(2) the Topeka zoo and conservation center and all existing and future Topeka zoo facilities; and
(3) the Kansas children's discovery center and all existing and future Kansas children's discovery center facilities.
(f) "Gage park" means Gage park in the city of Topeka in Shawnee county.
(g) "Gage park improvement authority sales tax" means the sales tax authorized by this act.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 63, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 60 - Gage Park Improvement Authority › 12-6004 Same; approval of sales tax; collection; Gage park improvement sales tax fund.

12-6004. Same; approval of sales tax; collection; Gage park improvement sales tax fund.
(a) If an election is held and the proposition is approved by a majority of the voters of the county voting at such election as provided in K.S.A. 12-6003 or 12-6005, and amendments thereto, the board of county commissioners, by resolution, shall impose a Gage park improvement authority sales tax on the selling of tangible personal property at retail or the rendering or furnishing of services that are taxable pursuant to the provisions of the Kansas retailers' sales tax act within the county for the sole purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, improvement, equipment, operation, support, maintenance and development of eligible recreational facilities within the county by the authority. The board shall provide a certified copy of the resolution to the director of taxation authorizing the levy of the sales tax approved by the voters.
(b) The Gage park improvement authority sales tax shall be in addition to and notwithstanding any limitations on the aggregate amount of the retailers' sales tax contained in K.S.A. 12-187 through 12-197, and amendments thereto. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the sales tax authorized by this section shall be administered and collected pursuant to and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-187 through 12-197, and amendments thereto.
(c) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a resolution authorizing the levy of a sales tax pursuant to this section, the director of taxation shall cause such tax to be collected in the county at the same time and in the same manner provided for the collection of the state retailers' sales tax. All taxes collected under the provisions of this act shall be remitted by the secretary of revenue to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount of all taxes collected under the provisions of this act in the state treasury to the credit of the Gage park improvement authority sales tax fund, which is hereby established in the state treasury. All moneys in the Gage park improvement authority sales tax fund shall be remitted at least quarterly by the state treasurer, as directed by the secretary of revenue, to the Gage park improvement authority. The Gage park improvement authority shall administer such moneys as provided by K.S.A. 12-6007, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 63, § 23; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 60 - Gage Park Improvement Authority › 12-6006 Same; authority board; members; appointments; conduct of meetings.

12-6006. Same; authority board; members; appointments; conduct of meetings.
(a) The Gage park improvement authority shall be governed by a board composed of seven resident electors of Shawnee county as follows:
(1) The director of Shawnee county parks or the director's designee;
(2) the director of the Topeka zoo, who may be the president, chief executive officer or head of a nonprofit operator of the Topeka zoo, or such person's designee;
(3) the director of the Kansas children's discovery center, who may be the president, chief executive officer or head of a nonprofit operator of the Kansas children's discovery center, or such person's designee;
(4) two members appointed by the Topeka city council; and
(5) two members appointed by the board of county commissioners of Shawnee county.
(b) Appointments of the initial members of the authority shall be made in such time that the authority may hold its first meeting prior to the end of the year in which the authority was first established. Appointed members shall serve terms of three years. The terms of the director of Shawnee county parks, the director of the Topeka zoo and the director of the Kansas children's discovery center shall not expire but shall transfer automatically to the successor officers of the respective organizations. The appointed members of the authority shall continue in such position until and unless removed by the appointing authority or a successor is appointed and qualified. Appointed members shall be eligible for reappointment. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the appointed members of the authority, a successor shall be selected to fill such vacancy in the same manner that the vacated member was appointed and for the remainder of such vacated member's unexpired term. A vacancy of a member who is not an appointed member may be filled by a representative of the member's respective organization. Any member of the authority may be removed at any time by the member's respective appointing authority or organization, and a new member may then be selected by the member's respective appointing authority or organization.
(c) The authority shall select annually from its membership a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary.
(d) The authority shall determine the time and place for its meetings. Meetings shall be held at least quarterly within Shawnee county for the purposes of reviewing, discussing and voting on the allocation of sales tax revenue. The county shall provide a suitable meeting place upon request of the authority. The authority shall be subject to the provisions of the Kansas open meetings act and the Kansas open records act.
(e) A majority of the authority shall constitute a quorum. No action of the authority shall be binding unless taken at a meeting in which at least a quorum is present and unless a majority of the members present at such meeting vote in favor of such action.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 63, § 25; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 60 - Gage Park Improvement Authority › 12-6008 Same; expenses of authority; required reports.

12-6008. Same; expenses of authority; required reports.
(a) Expenses necessary to finance administrative operations of the authority for the first six months after the authority's creation shall be appropriated to the authority by the county. Thereafter, the moneys necessary to finance the operation of the authority shall be drawn from the Gage park improvement authority sales tax fund, as provided by K.S.A. 12-6007, and amendments thereto.
(b) The authority shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the authority shall be audited periodically as directed by the county. Such audit shall be performed by a certified or licensed public accountant selected by the county. The report of the audit shall be included in and become a part of the annual report of the authority in any year in which an audit is conducted. The cost of such audit shall be paid by the county.
(c) The authority shall annually prepare a report on the operations and the transactions, receipts and disbursements of the authority during the preceding year. The report shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners and the Topeka city council. The county shall publish the authority's annual report on the county's website.
History:
L. 2022, ch. 63, § 27; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 1 - General Provisions › 13-101 Change of classification from city of second class to city of first class; proclamation by governor; tenure of governing body.

13-101.
Change of classification from city of second class to city of first class; proclamation by governor; tenure of governing body.
Whenever it shall have been duly ascertained by any census of enumeration taken under any law of the United States or of the state of Kansas or by any city that any city has attained a population of more than fifteen thousand (15,000), such fact shall thereupon, by the governing body of such city, be certified to the governor of the state, who shall thereupon by public proclamation declare such city to be a city of the first class. If the governing body of any city which has attained a population of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) and less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) shall determine by resolution duly adopted that it would be more advantageous for such city to continue to operate as a city of the second class, such governing body shall not be required to so certify the population of such city to the governor and the laws relating to cities of the second class shall continue to be applicable to such city.
The change in classification of any city under the provisions of this section shall take effect on the date the proclamation of the governor is issued unless a later date is specified therein, in which case the change and classification shall take place on such later date. The governing body of any such city, holding office at the time of the proclamation, shall continue to be the governing body of such city and the members of such body shall hold their respective offices until the next city election in an odd-numbered year.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 13-101; L. 1953, ch. 77, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 274, § 17; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 1 - General Provisions › 13-103 Form of government.

13-103.
Form of government.
All cities of the first class shall be governed by the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 2; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-103.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-431 Utility rates; review by court.

13-431.
Utility rates; review by court.
To prescribe and fix maximum rates and charges, and regulate the collection of the same, for all water, electric light, heat, power, gas, telephone service or any other commodity or service furnished to such city or to any of the inhabitants thereof by any person or corporation now authorized by such city by virtue of a franchise ordinance or laws of this state, or that may hereafter be authorized by virtue of a franchise ordinance or laws of this state to furnish water, electric light, heat, power, gas or telephone service, or any other commodity or service, to such city or to its inhabitants.
The rates and charges so prescribed shall at all times be reasonable and just; and if any city shall fix unreasonable and unjust rates and charges, the same may, at the instance of any producer or consumer, be reviewed and determined by the district court of the county in which such city is situated.
History: R.S. 1923, § 13-431; December 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-436 Health and sanitation; election, when.

13-436.
Health and sanitation; election, when.
To make regulations to secure the general health of the city; to prevent and remove nuisances; to regulate or prohibit the construction of privy vaults and cesspools, and to regulate or suppress those already constructed; to compel and regulate the connection of all property with sewers; to suppress hogpens; to regulate or suppress slaughterhouses and stockyards, and prescribe and enforce regulations for cleaning and keeping the same in order; and the cleaning and keeping in order of warehouses, stables, alleys, yards, private ways and grounds, outhouses, and other places where offensive matter is kept or allowed to accumulate, and to compel and regulate the removal of garbage and filth beyond the city limits; and also to provide for taxing and to tax the cost of abating or removing any nuisance against any lot or tract of ground upon which the same is located and maintained, and to levy, certify and collect the same as a special assessment, in the same manner as for repairing and building sidewalks, in all cases where the owner, occupant or agent of said property shall fail, refuse or neglect to abate or remove said nuisance, after receiving notice to do so and being given a reasonable time in which to remove or abate the same, where said city has been compelled to abate or remove said nuisance.
The city may, when authorized by a majority of the votes cast at an election held for the purpose of voting funds to pay for the same, also establish and construct or cause to be established and constructed crematories, desiccating or reduction works, within or without the city, for the purpose of destroying dead animals, night soil, and garbage, and make all rules necessary for the operation of the same.
History: L. 1903, ch. 122, § 56; L. 1905, ch. 109, § 1; March 21; R.S. 1923, § 13-436.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-443 Improving or vacating streets and alleys; reversion of land; recording of ordinance.

13-443.
Improving or vacating streets and alleys; reversion of land; recording of ordinance.
The governing body of the city shall have the power to open, widen, extend or otherwise improve any street, avenue, alley or lane, and also to vacate and close any street, avenue, alley or lane or portion thereof. Before the governing body opens, widens or extends any street, avenue, alley or lane it shall proceed to condemn or acquire by purchase or gift the necessary lands as provided by law.
When any street, avenue, alley or lane is vacated it shall revert to the owners of land thereto adjoining on each side, in proportion to the frontage of such land, except in cases where such street, avenue, alley or lane may have been taken for public use in a different proportion, in which case it shall revert to the adjoining land in the same proportion as it was taken from it.
Immediately after an ordinance opening, widening, extending or vacating any street, avenue, alley or lane becomes effective, the clerk of the city shall file a copy thereof which has been certified by the city clerk as a true and correct copy in the office of the county clerk and in the office of the register of deeds. The county clerk shall enter the same in the transfer records of * county clerk's office and the register of deeds shall record the same in the deed records of the county and no fee shall be charged by the county clerk or register of deeds for such entering or recording.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 64; R.S. 1923, § 13-443; L. 1951, ch. 142, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 27; L. 1984, ch. 65, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-460 Art museum board in cities of more than 200,000 population.

13-460.
Art museum board in cities of more than 200,000 population.
Any city of the first class having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) may by ordinance create and establish a board within the administrative departments of the city for the general supervision and care of a museum of art and objects of art belonging to the city or exhibited therein. The aforesaid board shall be known as "The __________ (name of the city) art museum board."
History:
L. 1957, ch. 131, § 1; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-461 Same; members, appointment, terms, vacancies.

13-461.
Same; members, appointment, terms, vacancies.
The art museum board shall consist of not to exceed seven (7) members, appointed by the mayor with the approval of the board of commissioners of the city, and not to exceed five (5) members ex officio as may be provided by ordinance. The official members of said board shall be designated by the board of commissioners of the city to serve one for a term of one (1) year, two for a term of two (2) years, two for a term of three (3) years, and two for a term of four (4) years, and thereafter as their terms expire the members of such art museum board shall be appointed and hold their offices for a term of four (4) years and until their successor or successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Ex officio members of the board shall have a voice but no vote in the deliberations of the board. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired terms.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 131, § 2; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-462 Same; officers, duties; bond of treasurer.

13-462.
Same; officers, duties; bond of treasurer.
The board shall organize annually by the election from its membership of a chairman and a vice-chairman, and from its membership or employees a secretary and a treasurer. The officers shall have and perform the duties commonly belonging to their offices and as may be fixed by the board. The treasurer shall give a bond to the city, filed with the city clerk and approved as to form by the city attorney, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties and to well and truly account for all moneys coming into his or her possession as treasurer.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 131, § 3; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-463 Same; rules and regulations; acquisition of art objects; acceptance of gifts and moneys; administration.

13-463.
Same; rules and regulations; acquisition of art objects; acceptance of gifts and moneys; administration.
The governing body may authorize the art museum board of the city to adopt rules and regulations for its government and the performance of its duties with respect to the art museum of the city and the exhibition of paintings and other objects of art owned by the city or otherwise. The said board may be further authorized in the name of the city to acquire by purchase, gift, bequest or exchange, paintings, prints, statues, and other objects of art, and to act as trustee or custodian of collections and works of art within the city; to receive and accept any gift or donation to the city art museum and administer the same in accordance with the conditions of the donation; and to receive and administer any money and other property appropriated or granted by the city, the state of Kansas, the United States of America, or any agency thereof, for the purpose of aiding or maintaining art museums.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 131, § 4; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-464 Same; property management and control.

13-464.
Same; property management and control.
Real or personal property may be granted, bequeathed, devised and conveyed to the city for the purpose of developing, maintaining, expanding, or relocating such museum of art provided for herein, upon such trusts and conditions as may be prescribed by the grantors or devisors thereof and agreed to by such art museum board. All property so devised, granted, bequeathed or conveyed, and the rents, issues, profits and income thereof, shall be subject to the management and control of said art museum board.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 131, § 5; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-465 Same; director and employees, compensation; leasing property; records and reports.

13-465.
Same; director and employees, compensation; leasing property; records and reports.
The governing body of the city may authorize the art museum board to appoint, employ and remove a director of the museum, the necessary subordinate employees, and fix their compensation. The board may also enter into contracts with the board of park commissioners of the city or with other persons or corporations for the leasing and maintaining of buildings and grounds for art museum purposes. The board shall keep a record of all proceedings and transactions and make such reports as the board of commissioners of the city shall require.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 131, § 6; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 4 - Legislative Department; Powers Of Governing Body › 13-466 Same; appropriations by city; budget; expenditures.

13-466.
Same; appropriations by city; budget; expenditures.
Any city which shall have established an art museum board for the purposes of this act may annually appropriate from the special contributions fund of the city such moneys as may be deemed necessary for the budget of the art museum board. The board shall prepare and submit an annual budget for the approval of the board of commissioners of the city at the time of the preparation of the city budget. The art museum board shall be authorized to expend such funds as budgeted for the purposes of this act.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 131, § 7; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-502 General duties of mayor.

13-502.
General duties of mayor.
The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the council, except as herein otherwise provided, and shall have the superintending control of all the officers and affairs of the city, and shall take care that the ordinances of the city and this act are complied with.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 66; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-502.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-506 Signing and approval of contracts.

13-506.
Signing and approval of contracts.
The mayor shall sign all contracts before the city shall be liable thereon; and all contracts shall be subject to his or her veto the same as ordinances, and the same shall not be binding on the city unless passed over the mayor's veto by a vote of three-fourths of all the councilmen elected.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 70; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-506.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-507 Signing of commissions; approval of bonds.

13-507.
Signing of commissions; approval of bonds.
The mayor shall sign the commissions of all officers elected or appointed in the city, and endorse the approval of all official bonds by the governing body.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 71; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-507.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-508 Mayor as peace officer; special policemen, term.

13-508.
Mayor as peace officer; special policemen, term.
The mayor shall be a conservator of the peace throughout the city, and shall at all times have power to appoint such number of special policemen as he or she may in cases of emergency deem necessary to preserve the peace of the city, and to dismiss the same at pleasure: Provided, Such policemen shall not serve longer than the next meeting of the council, unless confirmed by it.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 72; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-508.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-509 Messages to council.

13-509.
Messages to council.
The mayor shall from time to time communicate to the council in writing such information and recommend such measures as in his or her opinion may tend to the improvement of the finances of the city, the police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general prosperity of the city.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 73; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-509.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-510 Special meetings of council.

13-510.
Special meetings of council.
The mayor or any two councilmen shall have power to call special meetings of the council, the object of which shall be submitted to the council in writing, and the call and the object as well as the action of the council shall be entered upon the journal by the clerk, and no other business shall be transacted except that mentioned in the call.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 74; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-510.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-511 Mayor may require reports from officers.

13-511.
Mayor may require reports from officers.
The mayor shall have power, when he or she deems it necessary, to require any officer of the city to exhibit his or her accounts or other papers and to make reports to the council in writing touching any subject or matter the mayor may require pertaining to said officer.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 75; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-511.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-512 Enforcement of ordinances; neglect of duty by officers; jurisdiction outside city.

13-512.
Enforcement of ordinances; neglect of duty by officers; jurisdiction outside city.
The mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws and ordinances for the government of the city, and he or she shall cause all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect or violation of duty. The mayor shall have such jurisdiction as may be vested in him or her by ordinance over all places within five miles of the corporate limits of the city for the enforcement of any health or quarantine ordinance, or regulation thereof.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 76; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-512.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class › Article 5 - Executive Department; Powers And Duties Of Officers › 13-513 Vacancies in offices of mayor or councilman, how filled.

13-513.
Vacancies in offices of mayor or councilman, how filled.
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of mayor by death, resignation, absence from the city, removal from office, refusal to qualify, or otherwise, the president of the council for the time being shall exercise the duties of the office of mayor, with all the rights, privileges and jurisdiction of the mayor, until such vacancy is filled or such disability is removed, or, in case of temporary absence, until the mayor shall return; and in case of such vacancy, other than temporary absence or disability, the president of the council shall become mayor. Thereupon the council shall elect from its membership a new president of the council. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of councilman, the governing body shall appoint an elector of the ward where the vacancy occurs to be councilman for the balance of the unexpired term.
History:
L. 1903, ch. 122, § 77; R.S. 1923, § 13-513; L. 1968, ch. 274, § 21; April 30.