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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 11 - Census › Article 2 - Population Or Census Statistics; Application › 11-209 Secretary of state liaison with federal bureau of census.

11-209.
Secretary of state liaison with federal bureau of census.
The secretary of state shall serve as the state liaison with the federal bureau of the census on matters relating to the tabulation of the population.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 123, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 11 - Census › Article 2 - Population Or Census Statistics; Application › 11-210 Data used for grant applications.

11-210. Data used for grant applications.
Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 11-321, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 11-201a, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of making applications for grants, the secretary of state and any political subdivision of the state may use any census data available.
History:
L. 1999, ch. 148, § 3; L. 2021, ch. 37, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 11 - Census › Article 3 - Census Data For Legislative And Congressional Redistricting › 11-321 Data used for congressional redistricting.

11-321.
Data used for congressional redistricting.
Population data used in adopting congressional district boundaries shall be identical to the decennial census data from the actual enumeration conducted by the United States bureau of the census and used for the apportionment of the United States house of representatives. Bureau of the census counts derived by any other means, including the use of statistical sampling, to add or subtract population by inference shall not be used.
History:
L. 1999, ch. 148, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-101 Corporate powers; home rule of local affairs and government.

12-101.
Corporate powers; home rule of local affairs and government.
Article 12, section 5 of the constitution of Kansas empowers cities to determine their local affairs and government by ordinance and enables the legislature to enact laws governing cities. Each city being a body corporate and politic, may among other powers —
First. Sue and be sued.
Second. Purchase or receive, by bequest or gift, and hold, real and personal property for the use of the city.
Third. Sell and convey any real or personal estate owned by the city, and make such order respecting the same as may be deemed conducive to the interests of the city, and to provide for the improvement, regulation and government of the same.
Fourth. Make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to the property and concerns of the city necessary to the exercise of its corporate or administrative powers.
Fifth. Have and use a corporate seal, and alter the same at pleasure.
Sixth. Exercise such other and further powers as may be conferred by the constitution or statutes of this state.
History: R.S. 1923, § 12-101; L. 1967, ch. 79, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-101a Authority to levy tax for general fund.

12-101a.
Authority to levy tax for general fund.
The governing body of any city is hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes in each year for the general fund and other city purposes.
History:
L. 1999, ch. 154, § 22; May 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-104 "Governing body" defined.

12-104. "Governing body" defined.
In commission and commission-manager cities, the mayor shall be considered part of the city governing body in all matters. In mayor-council, modified mayor-council and mayor-council-manager cities, the mayor shall be considered part of the city governing body for the purpose of voting on the passage of a charter ordinance. Whether the mayor is considered part of the governing body for purposes of voting on any other matter shall otherwise be established by ordinance of the city passed by a 2/3 majority of the council. All existing ordinances and charter ordinances relating to the mayor being considered part of the city governing body shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by such city.
History:
L. 1923, ch. 145, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-104; L. 2018, ch. 59, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-104a Cities, consolidated cities and counties; procedure for filling prolonged vacancies.

12-104a. Cities, consolidated cities and counties; procedure for filling prolonged vacancies.
(a) The purpose of this section is to provide an orderly and prompt means of filling vacancies in the governing body of a municipality. Prolonged vacancies in the governing body of a municipality deprive citizens of their right to representation and act as impediments to the orderly function of government of municipalities.
(b) As used in this section, the following terms are defined as follows:
(1) "Governing body" shall include the mayor and members of the council, the mayor and commissioners or the chairperson and members of the board of supervisors, depending on the form of government of the city or the consolidated city and county.
(2) "Municipality" means any city or any consolidated city and county.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the governing body of any municipality where a vacancy exists shall appoint, by a majority vote of the remaining members, a person to fill the vacancy within 60 days of the vacancy. If the appointment is not made within the 60-day time frame, the governing body shall pass a resolution calling for a special election to fill such vacancy to be held within 45 days of the passage of such resolution. Candidates for the vacant office shall file for such office as provided in K.S.A. 25-2110a, and amendments thereto. The special election shall be conducted by the county election officer. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the vacant position shall assume such office upon certification of the election results.
(d) The provisions of subsection (c) shall not apply to any municipality which has a procedure for filling vacancies in its governing body and which has filled such vacancies within 60 days of the vacancy.
History:
L. 2015, ch. 88, § 71; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-104b City governing body members; volunteer activities.

12-104b. City governing body members; volunteer activities.
A member of a city governing body may serve as a volunteer in any capacity for an emergency medical service or ambulance service or as a volunteer fire fighter and may receive the usual compensation or other remuneration for such volunteer services.
History:
L. 2017, ch. 40, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-110b Special fund for law enforcement and purchase of ambulance and firefighting equipment; tax levies, use of proceeds; protest petition and election; investment of fund.

12-110b.
Special fund for law enforcement and purchase of ambulance and firefighting equipment; tax levies, use of proceeds; protest petition and election; investment of fund.
The governing body of any city proclaimed by the governor as a city of the first class not more than five years preceding the effective date of this act or hereafter and the governing body of any city of the second and third class is hereby authorized to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed two mills upon all the taxable tangible property in the city for the purpose of creating and providing a special fund to be used for law enforcement purposes or for the purchase of ambulance equipment or fire-fighting equipment, or both, for such city and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto. No city shall make an annual levy under the provisions of this section until the governing body of such city has adopted a resolution authorizing the making of such levy. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper. After publication, an annual levy may be made unless a petition requesting an election upon the proposition of levying the tax, signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the city, is filed with the county election officer within 30 days following the date of the last publication of the resolution. If such a petition is filed, no such annual levy shall be made without such proposition having been submitted to and having been approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon at the next primary or general election, or if such primary or general election does not take place within 60 days after the date the petition was filed, at a special election called and held thereon. All such special elections shall be called and held in the manner prescribed for the calling and holding of elections under the general bond law. The governing body may invest any portion of such special fund which is not currently needed in investments authorized by K.S.A. 12-1675, and amendments thereto, in the manner prescribed therein or in any obligation of any county, township, city or school district which has a bonded indebtedness not exceeding 15% of its total assessed valuation.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 467, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 71, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 69, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 494, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 52, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 53, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 30; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 7; L. 1990, ch. 66, § 13; May 31.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-110c Purchase of fire-fighting equipment; issuance of general obligation bonds; procedure; limitations.

12-110c.
Purchase of fire-fighting equipment; issuance of general obligation bonds; procedure; limitations.
Any city operating a fire department may acquire fire-fighting equipment for the use of such city department and pay the cost thereof by the issuance of its general obligation bonds maturing not more than 15 years from their date. No such bonds shall be issued until the city has first published a notice of its intention to acquire such equipment, stating the cost thereof and its intention to issue its general obligation bonds under the provisions of this act. Such notice shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper. If, within 60 days following the date of the publication of such notice, a petition signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of such city is filed with the city clerk, no such bonds shall be issued until the same have been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of such city voting thereon at an election called and held therefor. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided for the calling and holding of elections under the general bond law.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 66, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 99, § 9; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-110d Special fund for replacement of ambulance or emergency medical service equipment; transfer, use and budgeting of funds; municipality defined.

12-110d.
Special fund for replacement of ambulance or emergency medical service equipment; transfer, use and budgeting of funds; municipality defined.
(a) The governing body of the municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer annually, by resolution, any funds received from a tax levy specifically authorized to be made for ambulance or emergency medical service, and subject to legal expenditure, which in the opinion of the governing body will not be needed for general operating expenses of the ambulance or emergency medical service in such year, to a special fund to be established for replacement of ambulance or emergency medical service equipment. Upon the adoption of such resolution, the amount provided in such resolution shall be transferred and credited to such special fund.
(b) All moneys credited to such special fund shall be used by such governing body for the replacement of ambulance or emergency medical service equipment and such fund shall not be subject to K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2936, inclusive, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. In making the budget of such governing body, the amounts credited to, and the amount on hand in, such special fund and the amounts expended therefrom shall be shown for the information of the taxpayers of the municipality.
(c) If the governing body of the municipality determines that all or part of the money which has been transferred to such special fund is not needed for the purposes for which it was transferred, the governing body is authorized and empowered by resolution to retransfer such amount not needed and such retransfer and expenditure thereof shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2936, inclusive, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means any city, county or other political subdivision operating ambulance service or emergency medical service.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 57, § 1; April 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-111 Fire fighting beyond territorial limits of city or township; privileges and immunities.

12-111.
Fire fighting beyond territorial limits of city or township; privileges and immunities.
Whenever the necessity arises during any emergency resulting from the existence of a state of war, or from fire, or any other cause, the firemen and officers of the fire department of any city or township may, together with all necessary equipment, lawfully go or be sent beyond the territorial limits of such cities or townships to any point within the state, to assist in meeting such emergency: Provided, The fire chief or person in charge of the fire department shall have the right in every case to determine whether or not a city or township can spare all or any portion of its fire equipment and firemen at any particular time. In such event the acts performed for such purposes by such firemen or officers, and the expenditures made for such purpose by such city or township shall be deemed conclusively to be for a public and governmental purpose and all of the immunities from liability enjoyed by a city or township when acting through its firemen or officers of the fire department for a public or governmental purpose within its territorial limits shall be enjoyed by it to the same extent when such city or township is so acting under this section or under other lawful authority beyond its territorial limits. The firemen and officers of the fire department of any city or township, when acting hereunder, or under other lawful authority, beyond the territorial limits of such city or township, shall have all of the immunities from liability and exemptions from laws, ordinances and regulations and shall have all of the pension, relief, disability and other benefits, enjoyed by them while performing their respective duties within the territorial limits of such city or township.
History: L. 1943, ch. 169, § 1; March 11.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-111a Exemption of certain annuities, pensions and benefits of policemen and firemen from taxes and civil liability; exception, qualified domestic relations order.

12-111a.
Exemption of certain annuities, pensions and benefits of policemen and firemen from taxes and civil liability; exception, qualified domestic relations order.
Except as provided further, all annuities, pensions and benefits paid, which arise from services of a policeman or fireman, by a pension and benefit plan of a city of the first or second class under a charter ordinance related to K.S.A. 13-14a01et seq. or K.S.A. 14-10a01 et seq., and amendments thereto, are hereby made and declared exempt from any tax of the state of Kansas or any political subdivision or taxing body thereof and shall not be subject to execution, garnishment or attachment. Any pension benefit or annuity accruing to services of a policeman or fireman by a charter ordinance under this section shall not be exempt from claims of an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order. As used in this section, the terms "alternate payee" and "qualified domestic relations order" shall have the meaning ascribed to them in section 414(p) of the United States internal revenue code of 1954, as amended. The provisions of this section shall apply to any qualified domestic relations order which is in effect on or after July 1, 1994.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 345, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 231, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-111b Application of K.S.A. 12-111a, 13-14a10, 14-10a10 and 74-4978g.

12-111b.
Application of K.S.A. 12-111a, 13-14a10, 14-10a10 and 74-4978g.
The taxation provisions of this act shall apply to all taxable years commencing after December 31, 1973.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 345, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-120 Destruction of certain records.

12-120.
Destruction of certain records.
(a) The officers and employees of any city charged with the custody or having in their custody the following records, documents or other papers may destroy the same after they have been on file for the period stated:
(1) Claims and any purchase orders attached thereto, five years.
(2) Warrants or warrant checks, whether originals or duplicates, that have been paid, five years.
(3) Duplicates of receipts or stubs of receipts issued, three years.
(4) Duplicates of utility bills sent to customers, three years.
(5) Bookkeeping or accounting records of utility customer's accounts, three years, except that the period for the records of deposits to guarantee the payment of bills or the return of meters shall begin when the account is closed or the customer ceases to receive service.
(6) Duplicates or stubs of licenses issued for license fees or taxes, three years.
(7) Bonds of officers or employees, 10 years, the period to begin at the termination of the term of the bond.
(8) Insurance policies, five years, the period beginning at expiration of the policy unless a claim is pending.
(9) Canceled checks, five years.
(10) Requisition and duplicate purchase orders, three years.
(11) Bonds and coupons, if any, stamped paid or canceled and returned by the fiscal agent, six months, the period beginning at the date of maturity of the bond or coupon.
(b) The original of records, documents or other papers listed in subsection (a) may be destroyed at any time if reproduced as provided in K.S.A. 12-122, and amendments thereto, and such reproduction shall be retained for a period not less than required for the original records.
History: L. 1949, ch. 123, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 142; L. 1971, ch. 42, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 106, § 7; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 41; L. 1988, ch. 71, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 56, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 8, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-121 Same; application of act.

12-121.
Same; application of act.
Nothing in K.S.A. 12-120 shall be deemed to apply to records, documents or papers not specifically mentioned nor to authorize the destruction of records, documents or papers which in their nature should be preserved permanently, nor to prohibit destruction of records, documents or papers obviously of only temporary value after a reasonable time.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 123, § 2; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-122 Reproduction of records on film.

12-122.
Reproduction of records on film.
The governing body may cause any or all records, documents or papers to be photographed, microphotographed or otherwise reproduced in a manner which accurately reproduces the original thereof in all details.
History: L. 1949, ch. 123, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 41, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 56, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-123 Same; evidence in courts or administrative agencies.

12-123.
Same; evidence in courts or administrative agencies.
Photographs, microphotographs or reproduction shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes, including introduction in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A transcript, exemplification or certified copy thereof, for all purposes recited herein, shall be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the original.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 123, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 56, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-137 Limitations and procedures for exercise of constitutional home rule power of taxation or other revenue measures; ordinance; notice; referendum.

12-137.
Limitations and procedures for exercise of constitutional home rule power of taxation or other revenue measures; ordinance; notice; referendum.
Where, under the power of cities granted by paragraph (b) of section 5 of article 12 of the constitution of Kansas, the governing body of any city by ordinance proposes to levy for revenue purposes any tax, excise, fee, charge or other exaction other than permit fees or license fees for regulatory purposes, which is not limited or prohibited or a procedure for the levy of which is not otherwise prescribed by enactment of the legislature as provided by said paragraph (b), such ordinance shall require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members-elect of the governing body and shall be published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper.
No such ordinance shall take effect until sixty (60) days after its final publication, and if within sixty (60) days of its final publication a petition signed by a number of electors of the city equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the number of electors who voted at the last preceding regular city election shall be filed with the county election officer of the county in which such city is entirely or primarily located demanding that such ordinance be submitted to a vote of the electors, it shall not take effect until submitted to a referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon. The governing body of any city may submit any ordinance providing for such levy to a referendum without petition. Ordinances authorizing such levies submitted to referendum without petition may be passed by a majority vote of the governing body and shall be published once in the official city newspaper.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 78, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 56, § 1; May 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-138 Same; election procedure; notice of election.

12-138.
Same; election procedure; notice of election.
Any city election called under the provisions of this act shall be called within 30 days and held within 90 days after the filing of a petition demanding such election, or after the publication of an ordinance authorizing a levy for which an election is called without petition. The governing body shall pass an ordinance calling the election and fixing the date, which ordinance shall be published once in the official city newspaper. The sufficiency of the number of signers of any petition filed under the provisions of this act shall be determined by the county election officer. Every election held under the provisions of this act shall be conducted by the county election officer. The county election officer shall publish a notice of such election once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper, the first publication to be not less than 21 days prior to such election. The notice shall state the time of the election and the proposition which shall appear on the ballot. The proposition shall be: "Shall revenue ordinance No. ____, entitled (title of ordinance) take effect?"
History: L. 1961, ch. 78, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 56, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-138a Initiative election on levying tax or other revenue measure.

12-138a.
Initiative election on levying tax or other revenue measure.
The governing body of any city shall be required to submit to a referendum the question of levying any tax or other revenue measure, authorized by the provisions of this act or other enactment referring to this act, upon the receipt of a petition signed by a number of electors of the city equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the number of electors who voted at the last preceding regular city election. If a majority of the electors voting thereon at such election shall approve the proposed tax or other revenue measure, the governing body of such city shall then provide by ordinance for the levy of such tax or revenue measure. An election held under the provisions of this section shall be scheduled and conducted in the same manner as if an ordinance was being submitted to the electors, except that the proposition shall state the nature of the tax or revenue measure, its proposed rate and the date it would take effect.
History:
L. 1977, ch. 56, § 3; May 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-138b Continuation in effect of tax or other revenue measures.

12-138b.
Continuation in effect of tax or other revenue measures.
Any city tax or other revenue measure adopted under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-137 through 12-138a shall continue in effect until amended or repealed by an ordinance of the governing body which has also been adopted under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-137 through 12-138a.
History:
L. 1977, ch. 56, § 4; May 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-138c Taxes levied under home rule; prohibition under certain circumstances.

12-138c.
Taxes levied under home rule; prohibition under certain circumstances.
All ad valorem tax levies, levied by cities under the authority of article 12, section 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas, are hereby limited or prohibited as authorized by said article 12, section 5, in the manner herein provided. Cities are hereby prohibited from levying any such taxes, the ordinance authorizing the levy of which does not specifically authorize the use of a portion of the proceeds of the levy to pay the principal of and interest on special obligation bonds issued by such city under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, to finance, in whole or in part, such redevelopment project.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 52, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-140 Cities prohibited from levying taxes on income; exception.

12-140.
Cities prohibited from levying taxes on income; exception.
Except as otherwise specifically authorized by K.S.A. 12-1,101 to 12-1,109, no city shall have power to levy and collect taxes on incomes from whatever source derived.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 79, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 63, § 10; May 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-142 Cities prohibited from imposing sales or excise taxes on sales of cigarettes or cereal malt beverages or products; exception.

12-142.
Cities prohibited from imposing sales or excise taxes on sales of cigarettes or cereal malt beverages or products; exception.
No city shall impose a retailers' sales tax, excise tax or tax in the nature of an excise upon the sale of cigarettes as defined by K.S.A. 79-3301 or cereal malt beverages and malt products as defined by K.S.A. 79-3817, including wort, liquid malt, malt syrup and malt extract other than a retailers' sales tax levied under the provisions of this act.
History: L. 1961, ch. 458, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 393, § 28; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-143 City vehicle tax authorized; tax situs; amount of tax.

12-143.
City vehicle tax authorized; tax situs; amount of tax.
The governing body of any city is hereby prohibited from levying and collecting license or stamp taxes on motor vehicles, as defined in K.S.A. 8-126, except as provided in this act. Any city levying a vehicle license or stamp tax shall provide for the levying, administration, enforcement and collection of such tax by ordinance, and no such ordinance shall levy a tax on any vehicle which does not have a taxable situs within the city. The taxable situs of a motor vehicle, for the purposes of this act, shall be the city in which such motor vehicle is usually kept, garaged or stored during the night and on weekends and holidays, irrespective of the legal residence of the owner thereof. The amount of such tax shall be uniform for all motor vehicles at either five dollars ($5) per vehicle or ten dollars ($10) per vehicle.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 57, § 1; April 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-144 Same; approval by election required.

12-144.
Same; approval by election required.
Any ordinance providing for such a vehicle license or stamp tax shall be valid only if first submitted to the qualified electors of the city at an election called and held for such purpose in accordance with the procedure set forth in K.S.A. 12-137 and 12-138, and if approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition: Provided, That the wording of any proposition submitted to the voters shall be: "Shall the city levy a tax on motor vehicles of $________, the revenue to be used for street improvements and traffic control purposes?"
History:
L. 1967, ch. 57, § 2; April 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-145 Same; exemptions.

12-145.
Same; exemptions.
No city shall levy a vehicle tax on:
(a) Motor vehicles which are exempt from the requirements of state motor vehicle registration under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-128 or 8-136;
(b) motor vehicles for which provision is made for registration under K.S.A. 8-161, 8-168 or 8-1,101 to 8-1,123, inclusive.
History: L. 1967, ch. 57, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 30, § 5; January 1, 1979.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-146 Same; use of tax proceeds.

12-146.
Same; use of tax proceeds.
The revenue derived from such taxes shall be used for the improvement of highways and for the regulation of vehicular traffic thereon and for no other purposes. The revenue derived from any taxes levied on a date following final adoption of the city's budget may be expended during the first year without regard to budget law limitations.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 57, § 4; April 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-147 Tax subdivisions authorized to enter into agreements with owners of tax exempt property for payments in lieu of taxes.

12-147.
Tax subdivisions authorized to enter into agreements with owners of tax exempt property for payments in lieu of taxes.
Every taxing subdivision of the state of Kansas is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts for the payment of service charges in lieu of taxes, with the owner or owners of property which is exempt from the payment of ad valorem taxes under the laws of the state of Kansas and is further authorized to receive and expend revenue resulting therefrom in the manner hereinafter provided.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 81, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-148 Same; contract provisions; apportionment of revenues.

12-148.
Same; contract provisions; apportionment of revenues.
Contracts for the payment of service charges in lieu of taxes shall provide for the making of payments thereunder to the county treasurer of the county receiving such payments or the county in which any other taxing subdivision receiving such payments is located. The county treasurer shall apportion and pay moneys from such payments in the following manner:
(1) If the contract under which such payment is made with a single taxing subdivision and designates the fund or funds to which such revenue shall be applied, the county treasurer shall place such revenue in the designated fund or funds of such subdivision;
(2) if the contract is made with a single taxing subdivision but does not specify the fund or funds to which the revenue shall be applied the county treasurer shall apportion such revenue among the tangible property tax supported funds of the taxing subdivision, except bond and interest funds, in the proportion that the tax levy for each such fund bears to the total of all tax levies made for all such funds;
(3) if the contract provides for the allocation of such revenue to more than one taxing subdivision but designates the particular funds of such subdivisions to which the same shall be applied, the county treasurer shall allocate such funds in the manner provided in the contract;
(4) if the contract provides for the allocation of such revenue to more than one taxing subdivision but does not designate the fund or funds to which the same shall be applied the county treasurer shall apportion and pay moneys from such payments into the several tangible property tax supported funds of such taxing subdivisions, other than bond and interest funds, in the proportion that the tax levy for each of such funds bears to the total of the tax levies made for such funds of such subdivisions.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 81, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-149 Same; budgeting of revenues.

12-149.
Same; budgeting of revenues.
All revenues received under contracts authorized under the provisions of this act shall be budgeted and expended in the manner provided by law.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 81, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-150 Agreements with county commissioners for auditing of books and records of certain political subdivisions and quasi-municipal corporations.

12-150.
Agreements with county commissioners for auditing of books and records of certain political subdivisions and quasi-municipal corporations.
All political subdivisions and quasi-municipal corporations of this state, except for counties, cities and school districts, are hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the board of county commissioners of any county in which all or part of any such political subdivision or quasi-municipal corporations are located, whereby said board of county commissioners, with or without a consideration, shall cause the books, records and other financial statements of such political subdivision or quasi-municipal corporations to be audited at the same time the annual county audit is made.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 72, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-151 Property of city exempt from levy, execution and sale; judgments not lien on property.

12-151.
Property of city exempt from levy, execution and sale; judgments not lien on property.
Except for judicial tax foreclosure, all lands, buildings, monies, debts due the city, and all other property and other assets of every description belonging to any city shall be exempt from levy, execution and sale, and no judgment against a city shall be a charge or lien on such property: Provided, That nothing herein shall relieve a city from the obligation of levying taxes or otherwise providing funds to pay judgments, and any such taxes levied or funds provided for such purpose shall not be exempt from any appropriate judicial process to enforce a judgment.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 68, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-152 Contracts for electric lighting of streets, hospitals and other public health facilities and for furnishing electric power to hospitals and other public health facilities.

12-152.
Contracts for electric lighting of streets, hospitals and other public health facilities and for furnishing electric power to hospitals and other public health facilities.
The governing body of any city in this state shall have power to enter into contracts for a term of not to exceed ten (10) years with another or others for the electric lighting of streets and/or highways or parts of streets and/or highways and for hospitals and other public health facilities maintained or provided by or under supervision of such cities, for the grounds and premises of such hospitals and other public health facilities and for electric power to such hospitals and other public health facilities subject to the provisions of this act, whenever in the judgment of the governing body of any such city the lighting of such streets and/or highways or parts thereof or of such hospital grounds or the grounds of other public health facilities and premises and the furnishing of electric power thereto and therefor is reasonably necessary to promote the public convenience, welfare and safety, and if of special benefit to the property affected.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 44, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-153 Filing with register of deeds any ordinance or resolution creating certain special districts; duties of register of deeds.

12-153.
Filing with register of deeds any ordinance or resolution creating certain special districts; duties of register of deeds.
(a) Whenever the governing body of any municipality as defined by K.S.A. 10-101, and amendments thereto, adopts an ordinance or resolution creating any public improvement or special benefit district or any other district having the power to impose special assessments upon the taxable tangible real property in the district, the clerk or secretary of the municipality shall file a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution, within five days of the adoption thereof, with the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the municipality is located. No fee shall be charged for the filing and the register of deeds shall file, record and index the certified copy. The ordinance or resolution shall state:
(1) The boundaries of the improvement district;
(2) the nature of the improvement;
(3) the estimated cost of the improvement;
(4) the proposed method of assessment; and
(5) the proposed apportionment of cost, if any, between the improvement district and the city or county.
(b) Any ordinance or resolution authorizing additional improvements or any ordinance or resolution which has been amended shall be filed in the same manner as the original ordinance or resolution.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 52, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-154 Election to change name of city; resolution or petition therefor; similarity to name of another city, certificate of secretary of state.

12-154.
Election to change name of city; resolution or petition therefor; similarity to name of another city, certificate of secretary of state.
The governing body of any city may by resolution, and shall when presented with a petition requesting such action signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the legally qualified electors residing in such city, cause to be submitted to the electors of such city a proposition to change its name. Such resolution or petition shall specify the name to be substituted for the existing name of such city. Before adopting such a resolution the governing body shall secure from the secretary of state and file with the city clerk a certificate that the proposed name is not so similar to the name of another city in this state as to result in an objectionable confusion of names within the state. Any petition filed under this act shall be accompanied by a similar certificate.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 196, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-155 Same; certification of resolution or petition; submission of proposition by county election officer.

12-155.
Same; certification of resolution or petition; submission of proposition by county election officer.
The resolution of the governing body or the petition, if found to be sufficient by the governing body, shall be certified to the county election officer. The county election officer shall cause such proposition to be submitted at the next city general election if one is to be held within six (6) months after the receipt of such resolution or petition, otherwise at a special election to be held not less than forty-five (45) nor more than sixty (60) days after such receipt.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 196, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-156 Same; form of proposition; notice; expenses.

12-156.
Same; form of proposition; notice; expenses.
The proposition to appear on the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall the name of the city of __________, Kansas, be changed to the city of __________, Kansas?" Notice of the election on the proposition shall be given by publication in the official city paper once each week for two consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less than 21 days prior to such election. Such notice shall specify the proposition to be voted on, the voting place or places and the area each is to serve, and the time of opening and closing of the polls. All expenses connected with such election shall be paid from the general fund of the city.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 196, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-157 Same; canvass; approval of proposition, effect.

12-157.
Same; canvass; approval of proposition, effect.
The results of such election shall be canvassed and the results certified in the same manner as in elections on other questions submitted in such city. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be in favor of the proposition such city shall thenceforth be known by the new name so approved.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 196, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-158 Election supplemental and alternative to other procedures.

12-158.
Election supplemental and alternative to other procedures.
This act shall be supplemental and an alternative to any other procedure for changing the name of a city now or hereafter provided by law.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 196, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-171 Petty cash funds; establishment, records and reports; restoration of moneys in fund; use; bond of responsible employees.

12-171.
Petty cash funds; establishment, records and reports; restoration of moneys in fund; use; bond of responsible employees.
The governing body of any city may, by resolution, authorize one or more petty cash funds to be established and maintained in the central business office of said city by a person designated by such resolution. The official or employee designated in such resolution receiving such funds shall keep a record of all receipts and expenditures from the fund, and shall, from time to time, and at the end of each city fiscal year, prepare a statement for the governing body showing all receipts, expenditures, and the balance in such petty cash fund. The petty cash fund shall be replenished by payment from the appropriate funds of the city to the petty cash fund upon proper claim. If the governing body is satisfied with the report, it may restore the fund to the original amount. The fund shall be kept separate from all other funds and be used only for authorized expenditures and itemized receipts shall be taken for each expenditure. No part of such fund may be loaned or advanced against the salary of any employee. All such employees entrusted with funds under this statute shall be bonded by the city.
History:
L. 1972, ch. 42, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-183 Hospitals; maintenance and improvement; tax levies, use of proceeds.

12-183.
Hospitals; maintenance and improvement; tax levies, use of proceeds.
The governing body of any city which has established a city hospital is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax upon all taxable tangible property in the city for the purpose of equipping, operating, maintaining, repairing and improving such hospital and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 494, § 18; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 31; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-184 Adoption or abandonment of forms of city government; submission to electors, how; petition; notice of election.

12-184.
Adoption or abandonment of forms of city government; submission to electors, how; petition; notice of election.
(a) Whenever any law of this state provides for an election on the question of the adoption or abandonment of any form of city government, such question shall be submitted to the qualified electors of a city upon:
(1) The adoption by the governing body of the city of a resolution providing for the submission of such question, or
(2) the certification, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, of a petition requesting the submission of such question, signed by qualified electors of the city equal in number to not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the city.
(b) Upon the adoption of a resolution or the certification of a petition as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the question of the adoption or abandonment of the form of city government shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the city at the next city or state general or primary election following by not less than sixty (60) days the adoption of such resolution or the certification of such petition.
(c) Any petition requesting the submission of a question hereunder shall be filed with the county election officer of the county in which the city is located. Such petition shall conform to the requirements of article 36 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto, and its sufficiency shall be determined in the manner therein provided and shall be certified to the city clerk by the county election officer.
(d) Notice of the election on a question submitted hereunder shall be in the manner provided by K.S.A. 25-105.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 76, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities › Article 1 - General Provisions › 12-184a Form of government continued.

12-184a. Form of government continued.
(a) A city shall continue to operate under its current form of government whether established at an election, or by adoption of a charter ordinance or ordinance until such time that the city's form of government is changed as provided by law.
(b) All existing ordinances and charter ordinances relating to a city's form of government, except those provisions relating to the timing of city primary and general elections, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by such city.
History:
L. 2015, ch. 88, § 8; July 1.