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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,102 No-fund warrants for additional revenue for construction, repair and equipment of courthouse or courthouse and jail in counties between 35,000 and 40,000.

19-15,102.
No-fund warrants for additional revenue for construction, repair and equipment of courthouse or courthouse and jail in counties between 35,000 and 40,000.
Any county which has, prior to the effective date of this act, levied taxes for the purpose of providing funds for the construction and equipping of a courthouse, or courthouse and jail, or for the equipping, improving, furnishing and repairing of the courthouse, or for any one or more of such purposes, and which county has accumulated more than six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) from such tax levies, and which amount is insufficient to carry out the purpose of which the tax levies were made, is hereby authorized to issue no-fund warrants, without an election, in an amount not exceeding three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($360,000) for the purpose of providing additional revenue to be used in conjunction with the proceeds of the tax levies to complete the construction, equipping and furnishing of the courthouse and for any and all other purposes for which the tax levies were made.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 168, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,103 Same; tax levies to pay warrants; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable.

19-15,103. Same; tax levies to pay warrants; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable.
Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority provided by this act, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued, sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon, except that in lieu of making only one tax levy, such board of county commissioners, if it deems it advisable, may make a tax levy each year for not to exceed five years in approximately equal installments for the purpose of paying said warrants and the interest thereon. All such tax levies shall be in addition to all other levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to the aggregate tax levy limit prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947, and amendments thereto. Such warrants shall be issued, registered, redeemed and bear interest in the manner and in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, except they shall not bear the notation required by such section and may be issued without the approval of the state board of tax appeals.
Any surplus existing after the redemption of such warrants shall be handled in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto. None of the provisions of the cash basis and budget laws of this state shall apply to any expenditures made, the payment of which has been provided for by the issuance of warrants under this act.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 168, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 109, § 41; L. 2014, ch. 141, § 35; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,104 Same; application of act.

19-15,104.
Same; application of act.
The provisions of this act shall apply only in counties having a population of more than thirty-five thousand (35,000) and less than forty thousand (40,000).
History:
L. 1961, ch. 168, § 3; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,105 No-fund warrants for courthouse funds in certain counties with a population between 10,000 and 13,000; limitation; conditions.

19-15,105.
No-fund warrants for courthouse funds in certain counties with a population between 10,000 and 13,000; limitation; conditions.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not less than ten thousand (10,000) and not more than thirteen thousand (13,000) and having an equalized assessed, taxable, tangible valuation of not less than twenty-eight million dollars ($28,000,000) and not more than thirty-nine million dollars ($39,000,000) is hereby authorized to issue no-fund warrants, without an election, and in an amount not exceeding one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for the purpose of providing funds to be used in reconstructing, remodeling, repairing, improving, equipping and furnishing the courthouse of such county. The total amount of no-fund warrants herein authorized to be issued need not be issued for the total amount at one time, but may be issued from time to time as money is needed for the purpose for which the warrants are issued, but the total of all issues of such warrants shall not exceed $175,000.
History: L. 1963, ch. 169, § 1; February 22.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,106 Same; tax levies to pay warrants; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable.

19-15,106. Same; tax levies to pay warrants; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable.
Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority provided by this act, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued, sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon, except that in lieu of making only one tax levy, such board of county commissioners, if it deems it advisable, may make a tax levy each year for not to exceed five years in approximately equal installments for the purpose of paying said warrants and the interest thereon. All such tax levies shall be in addition to all other levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to the aggregate tax levy limit prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947, and amendments thereto.
Such warrants shall be issued, registered, redeemed and bear interest in the manner and in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, except they shall not bear the notation required by such section and may be issued without the approval of the state board of tax appeals. Any surplus existing after the redemption of such warrants shall be handled in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto. None of the provisions of the cash basis and budget laws of this state shall apply to any expenditures made, the payment of which has been provided for by the issuance of warrants under this act.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 169, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 109, § 42; L. 2014, ch. 141, § 36; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,107 Purchase of abandoned U.S. post office building for county office space; resolution; limitation; bonds for remodeling and equipping.

19-15,107.
Purchase of abandoned U.S. post office building for county office space; resolution; limitation; bonds for remodeling and equipping.
Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county in which there is located in the county seat of said county an abandoned United States post office building by resolution finds that said county is in need of additional space for use as county offices and that said abandoned post office building would provide the necessary additional space for county offices, said board of county commissioners may purchase said abandoned United States post office building and the site on which is it located and may remodel and equip the same for use as additional space for county offices: Provided, That the total amount expended for such purchase and the remodeling and equipping of said building shall not exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
The board of county commissioners in any such county is hereby authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the county for the purpose of providing funds to pay for the purchase of said building and site for the remodeling and equipping of the building so purchased. Such bonds shall be issued, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. If said county shall receive any payments from the federal government or any agency thereof for rent or as reimbursement for the cost of use of any space in said building, the amount so received from the federal government or any agency thereof shall be paid into the county treasury and the county treasurer shall credit the same to the bond and interest fund of said county and the same shall be applied to the payment of the principal and interest upon the bonds issued hereunder.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 151, § 2; April 10.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,108 Urban area counties; acquisition of sites for county buildings, parking and improvements; bonds, limitation.

19-15,108.
Urban area counties; acquisition of sites for county buildings, parking and improvements; bonds, limitation.
The board of county commissioners of any county designated as an urban area as permitted by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas, is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or by right of eminent domain, site or sites for county buildings and related parking or for additional parking related to existing county buildings and to make parking improvements on such sites as may be acquired for parking purposes. For such purposes said board of county commissioners is authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds of the county in an amount not exceeding one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) of the total assessed tangible valuation of the county, subject, however, to the restrictions and conditions hereinafter contained in this act.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 201, § 1; May 14.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,109 Resolution for acquisition of sites in urban area counties; protest petition; election.

19-15,109.
Resolution for acquisition of sites in urban area counties; protest petition; election.
Such board of county commissioners shall by written resolution unanimously adopted find that the acquisition of such site or sites is necessary and shall set out therein the location of the site or sites, the improvements to be made thereon, if any, and the total amount of bonds proposed to be issued. The resolution shall be published for three consecutive weeks in the official county paper. In the event a protest petition is signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified voters of the county, as determined by the vote for secretary of state at the last general election, and is filed with the county clerk within thirty (30) days following the last publication of said resolution, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of such counties to submit the question of acquiring such sites and making such improvements, if any, and paying for the cost thereof by the issuance of bonds to the voters of such counties at an election called for such purpose or at the next general election. If no such protest petition is filed within the time limitation contained herein, the board of county commissioners may proceed as authorized by this act. If an election is held pursuant to a protest petition and a majority vote is cast in favor of the proposition, the board of county commissioners shall have authority to proceed under this act.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 201, § 2; May 14.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,110 Disposition of improvements on acquired sites in urban area counties.

19-15,110.
Disposition of improvements on acquired sites in urban area counties.
Any improvements located on any site acquired by said board of county commissioners may be disposed of at public sale after first causing a publication for three consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper of the date and place of such sale.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 201, § 3; May 14.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,111 Bond provisions for urban area counties.

19-15,111.
Bond provisions for urban area counties.
The bonds issued for the purposes herein provided shall not exceed the aggregate amount fixed and stated in said resolution hereinabove referred to and adopted by the board. All such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law and shall be subject to any limitations of bonded indebtedness of such county.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 201, § 4; May 14.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,114 Definitions.

19-15,114.
Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
(a) "Public building" shall mean and include any building or structure determined by the board of county commissioners to be necessary to the county for any public county purpose.
(b) "Improve" shall mean and include alteration, repair, reconstruction, remodeling, furnishing, equipping, extending, adding to, enlarging or any other work which will enhance, extend or restore the value or utility of the public building.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 198, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,115 Acquisition and construction of county public buildings; improvements; exercise of authority jointly with other municipalities.

19-15,115.
Acquisition and construction of county public buildings; improvements; exercise of authority jointly with other municipalities.
The board of county commissioners of any county may when it deems necessary erect or construct, acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation in fee simple or lease, a public building or buildings and may acquire any necessary site therefor by gift, purchase or condemnation in fee simple, or make use of any site or sites previously acquired by the county under authority of any other statute and may improve any existing public building. The authority herein conferred may also be exercised jointly or in cooperation with any other political subdivision of this state so empowered, upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon by the board of county commissioners of the county and the governing body of such cooperating political subdivision.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 198, § 2; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,117 Lease of county public buildings, when; terms and conditions.

19-15,117.
Lease of county public buildings, when; terms and conditions.
Any county owning or hereafter acquiring any public building may, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, lease any such building or any part thereof, when the board of county commissioners shall by resolution determine that the same is not required for county purposes, for a period not exceeding one (1) year at a time, upon such terms and conditions as the board of county commissioners may deem to be in the best interest of the county.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 198, § 4; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,118 Sale of county public buildings and site; terms; use of moneys.

19-15,118.
Sale of county public buildings and site; terms; use of moneys.
Any county owning any public building and site is, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, hereby authorized to sell such building or building and site, when the board of county commissioners shall by resolution determine that such building or building and site is no longer of benefit to the county, upon such terms and in such manner as the board of county commissioners may deem to be in the best interest of the county. Moneys received from the sale of any such building or building and site may be placed in a special building fund and used without regard to the limitations prescribed by the budget law, for any of the purposes authorized by this act and may be used in combination with other funds as hereinbefore provided by this act.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 198, § 5; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,120 Counties designated urban areas; acquisition of building sites; general obligation bonds; limitations.

19-15,120.
Counties designated urban areas; acquisition of building sites; general obligation bonds; limitations.
The board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated an urban area by the legislature is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire a building site or sites for the rendering of county services by county officials subject to the limitations prescribed by K.S.A. 19-1586: Provided, however, That general obligation bonds may be issued by such county in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to pay all or part of the cost of such acquisition without an election but subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-15,122.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 94, § 1; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,121 Courtrooms and facilities in urban area counties; general obligation bonds; limitations.

19-15,121.
Courtrooms and facilities in urban area counties; general obligation bonds; limitations.
The board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated an urban area by the legislature is hereby authorized and empowered to issue general obligation bonds of such county to pay all or any part of the cost of providing additional district court rooms and court facilities at the county seat. The courthouse may be improved, altered, repaired, reconstructed, furnished, equipped, extended, added on to, enlarged or subjected to any other work which will enhance, extend or restore the value or utility of the courthouse as a site for district court facilities. District court facilities shall include but are not limited to courtrooms, jury rooms, witness rooms, work and storage space for judges, clerk of the district court, bailiffs and court reporters, witness rooms and necessary furnishings. Such bonds may be issued by such county in an amount not to exceed six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000) without the same being authorized by election but shall be issued subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-15,122.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 94, § 2; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,122 General obligation bonds for court facilities in urban area counties; resolution; publication; petition; election.

19-15,122.
General obligation bonds for court facilities in urban area counties; resolution; publication; petition; election.
The board of county commissioners shall first determine the total amount necessary to be expended for the purposes enumerated in K.S.A. 19-15,120 and 19-15,121 and the amount so determined shall be included in the resolution and publication hereinafter provided for.
Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, the board of county commissioners may issue and sell in the manner provided by the general bond law, bonds of the county in an amount which will not exceed the total amount stated in said resolution and publication and authorized by this act: Provided, That no contract shall be let or bonds issued under this act until a resolution is adopted by the board of county commissioners stating (a) that they deem it advisable to acquire a site or build district court facilities, (b) the total amount determined necessary to pay for such items or both, (c) that it is necessary to issue and sell bonds, stating the amount thereof, in payment therefor. Such resolution shall be published for three (3) successive issues in the official county paper. Whereupon, the board of county commissioners may advertise for proposals for the doing of such work, award contracts therefor in the manner now provided by law, contract for sites or institute eminent domain proceedings therefor, and issue bonds of such county in payment thereof, unless a petition protesting the adoption of such plan signed by at least five percent (5%) of the qualified electors of such county as certified to the county commissioners by the county election commissioner, is filed with the county clerk of such county within thirty (30) days following the date of the last publication of such resolution. In such event, the board of county commissioners shall submit the question of issuance of the bonds to the voters of such county at an election called and held, in the manner provided for the calling and holding of elections upon the question of issuing bonds, under the general bond law, for such purpose or at the next general election.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 94, § 3; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,123 Additional courtrooms and facilities for probate and juvenile matters in counties of more than 300,000 population; no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds; tax levies.

19-15,123. Additional courtrooms and facilities for probate and juvenile matters in counties of more than 300,000 population; no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds; tax levies.
The board of county commissioners of any county in this state having a population of more than 300,000 may provide additional courtrooms, offices and other facilities as are required by the district court judge to carry out probate and juvenile matters. The quarters and facilities shall be constructed and furnished in available space of the courthouse. The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to issue no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds for the purpose of paying all costs incurred in providing additional quarters and facilities. Before such warrants shall be issued the board of county commissioners shall have received from the chief judge of the district court a resolution certifying to the necessity of additional quarters. Such no-fund warrants shall be issued in the manner and form, bear interest and be redeemed as prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, except that warrants may be issued without approval of the state board of tax appeals, and without the notation required by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto. The board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued, sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon. In lieu of making only one tax levy, the board of county commissioners may, if it deems it advisable, make a tax levy each year for not to exceed five years in approximately equal installments for the purpose of paying the warrants and the interest thereon. All such tax levies shall be in addition to all other levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to or within the aggregate tax levy limitation prescribed by article 19 of chapter 79 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. None of the provisions of the state budget law shall apply to any expenditure which has been provided for by the issuance of warrants under this act. General obligation bonds issued under the authority of this act shall be issued in the manner prescribed by the general bond law but shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limitation prescribed by any other law of this state and shall not be considered or included in applying any other law limiting bonded indebtedness.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 146, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 71; L. 1977, ch. 92, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 4; L. 2008, ch. 109, § 44; L. 2014, ch. 141, § 38; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,124 Courthouses and jails in certain counties; site and building; tax levy, use of proceeds.

19-15,124.
Courthouses and jails in certain counties; site and building; tax levy, use of proceeds.
The board of county commissioners of any county which was making an annual levy for the purpose of creating a special fund to be used for acquiring a site for, and building, equipping and furnishing a courthouse and jail or any one or more of such purposes, under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1563 or 19-1569 at the time of the repeal of such statutes, is hereby authorized to continue to make such annual tax levies upon all taxable tangible property in such county for such purposes and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county in an amount not to exceed one mill for a period of years which, together with the number of years in which a levy was actually made under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1563 or 19-1569, shall not exceed the total number of years stated in the resolution providing for the making of such annual tax levies under the provisions of such statutes and the total amount collected shall not exceed that set forth in the original resolution authorizing such tax levies.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 107, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 90; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,125 Use of proceeds from tax levies and sale of bonds for courthouse and jails in certain counties.

19-15,125.
Use of proceeds from tax levies and sale of bonds for courthouse and jails in certain counties.
The board of county commissioners of any county which levied a tax under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1563 or 19-1569 prior to the repeal of either of said statutes is hereby authorized to use the proceeds of such levy or levies together with the proceeds of the sale of general obligation bonds, and tax levies made under the provisions of this act and the proceeds of the sale of general obligation bonds and the levy of taxes under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-15,116, for the purpose of building or constructing, equipping and furnishing a courthouse and jail or for any one or more of such purposes for such county and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 107, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 91; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,126 General obligation bonds for courthouse and jails in certain counties; issuance where authorized prior to repeal of authorizing statute; limitations.

19-15,126.
General obligation bonds for courthouse and jails in certain counties; issuance where authorized prior to repeal of authorizing statute; limitations.
The board of county commissioners of any county which commenced the levy of a tax under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1563 or 19-1569 prior to the repeal of such statutes is hereby authorized to issue and sell in the manner provided by the general bond law, general obligation bonds of such county in an amount which would, together with the amount raised by the levies made under K.S.A. 19-1563 or 19-1569, not exceed the amount stated in the resolution under which such tax levy was originally made. Any bonds issued hereunder shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limitation prescribed by any other law of this state and shall not be considered or included in applying any other law limiting bonded indebtedness.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 107, § 3; March 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,127 Issuance of general obligation bonds for courthouse and jails where formerly authorized by supplemental resolution; outside bond debt limitation.

19-15,127.
Issuance of general obligation bonds for courthouse and jails where formerly authorized by supplemental resolution; outside bond debt limitation.
In the event any board of county commissioners has heretofore made a tax levy under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1563 or 19-1569, now repealed, and in the further event that a supplemental resolution was adopted under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1569 or 19-1572a, now repealed, and no protest petition was filed against said increased levy or such supplemental resolution, or if so filed an election was held and said increased amount was approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting at a special election held thereon and in the further event that there are insufficient moneys in said special fund, such boards of county commissioners are hereby authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds of said county in the manner provided by the general bond law in an amount which, together with the amount collected under said special tax levy under such original resolution, together with the amount collected under said special tax levy under said supplemental resolution will not exceed the amount stated in said supplemental resolution as authorized by K.S.A. 19-1569 or 19-1572a, now repealed. Any bonds issued under this act shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limitation prescribed by any other law of this state and shall not be considered or included in applying any other law limiting bonded indebtedness.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 107, § 4; March 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,128 Issuance of general obligation bonds for courthouse and jails in certain counties where special tax levy authorized under former law; limitations; validation of certain levies; election.

19-15,128.
Issuance of general obligation bonds for courthouse and jails in certain counties where special tax levy authorized under former law; limitations; validation of certain levies; election.
The board of county commissioners of any county which has heretofore made a tax levy under provisions of K.S.A. 19-1569, now repealed, shall have the further right and authority by resolution without further publication and without the necessity of an election to revise the total amount determined as being necessary for such improvements and to issue general obligation bonds of such county in the manner provided by the general bond law. The amount of such special tax levy collected, together with the amount of general obligation bonds issued shall not exceed the amount originally determined or redetermined by resolution, nor exceed two and one-half percent (21/2%) of the assessed taxable tangible value of such county at the time of the issuance of such bonds. If any such county shall have made a tax levy in the year 1969 to finance the 1970 budget and included within such levy was the special tax levy contemplated by K.S.A. 19-1569, that notwithstanding such repeal such levy is hereby validated.
If the board of county commissioners of any such county deems it advisable to issue bonds which, together with the amount of such special tax levy collected, will exceed two and one-half percent (21/2%) of the assessed taxable tangible valuation of the county it may by resolution cause a proposition to issue such bonds in such amount as it deems advisable to be submitted to the electors of such county in the manner provided in the general bond law. If approved by a majority of the electors voting on such proposition such bonds may be issued in the manner provided in the general bond law and shall not be subject or within any bonded debt limitation prescribed by any law of this state and shall not be considered or included in applying any law limiting bonded indebtedness.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 107, § 5; L. 1971, ch. 88, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,135 Sale of county farm or home property in certain counties with a population between 35,000 and 50,000; election.

19-15,135.
Sale of county farm or home property in certain counties with a population between 35,000 and 50,000; election.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than thirty-five thousand (35,000) and not more than fifty thousand (50,000) and an assessed valuation of more than one hundred and ten million dollars ($110,000,000) owning a county farm or county home may after having submitted the proposition to and having received the approval of a majority of the electors voting at an election called and held as required by K.S.A. 19-211, sell all or any portion of the county farm or home.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 118, § 1; March 22.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,136 Disposition of moneys received from sale of county farm or home property; use; budget law inapplicable.

19-15,136.
Disposition of moneys received from sale of county farm or home property; use; budget law inapplicable.
Whenever the board of county commissioners of such county shall sell county home or farm property as provided in K.S.A. 19-15,135, all moneys received from the sale of such property shall be placed in a special building fund and shall be used for the construction, reconstruction or repair of county buildings or for the retirement of any outstanding indebtedness of the county incurred in paying the cost of constructing, reconstructing or repair of county buildings. Moneys in such fund shall not be subject to and may be used for the purposes herein authorized without regard to the limitations prescribed by the budget law.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 118, § 2; March 22.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,137 Transfer of balance in certain fund to special county hospital and home for aged fund in certain counties with a population between 3,600 and 4,500 authorized.

19-15,137.
Transfer of balance in certain fund to special county hospital and home for aged fund in certain counties with a population between 3,600 and 4,500 authorized.
Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three thousand six hundred (3,600) and not more than four thousand five hundred (4,500) and an assessed valuation of more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) and not more than forty million dollars ($40,000,000) which has established a building fund and levied a tax therefor for the purpose of constructing a courthouse in such county but which has prior to the effective date of this act made improvements in the existing courthouse, shall by resolution determine that the purpose for which such levy was made has been fulfilled by such improvements and that all indebtedness and obligations of such fund have been fully paid and cancelled, and the unexpended balance, stating the amount, is not presently and will not in the future be required for such purpose by reason of the fact that the purpose has been fulfilled, such unexpended balance may be transferred to a special county hospital and home for the aged fund and used only for the purpose of constructing and furnishing enlargements or additions to the county hospital and home for the aged established and operated by such county.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 120, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,138 Issuance of bonds for remodeling and restoration of courthouses in certain counties.

19-15,138.
Issuance of bonds for remodeling and restoration of courthouses in certain counties.
The board of county commissioners of any county which submitted a proposition to issue bonds of the county under the authority of K.S.A. 19-15,116 for the remodeling and restoration of the courthouse of the county to the electors of such county at the general election held in November in 1974, which proposition was approved by a majority of the electors of the county voting thereon, is hereby authorized to issue such bonds in addition to any other bonds issued by such county prior thereto. Such bonds shall be exempt from any statutory limitation upon bonded indebtedness and shall not be included in computing the total bonded indebtedness of such county.
History: L. 1976, ch. 115, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 92, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,138a Bonds issued for construction and furnishing of jail and law enforcement center in certain counties exempt from limitations on bonded indebtedness.

19-15,138a.
Bonds issued for construction and furnishing of jail and law enforcement center in certain counties exempt from limitations on bonded indebtedness.
Bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 19-15,116 by any county having a population of not less than twenty-six thousand (26,000) and not more than twenty-eight thousand (28,000) and having an equalized, assessed, taxable, tangible valuation of not less than one hundred forty-six million dollars ($146,000,000) and not more than one hundred sixty million dollars ($160,000,000) for the purpose of the construction, furnishing and equipping of a county jail and law enforcement center shall be exempt from any statutory limitation on bonded indebtedness and shall not be included in computing the total bonded indebtedness of such county.
History: L. 1978, ch. 96, § 1; February 4.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,139 Civic centers in certain counties; acquisition, construction, operation.

19-15,139.
Civic centers in certain counties; acquisition, construction, operation.
The board of county commissioners of Seward, Shawnee and Wyandotte counties may acquire by condemnation, gift, bequest, purchase or lease from public or private sources and may plan, construct, reconstruct, repair, remodel, furnish, equip, operate and maintain, and may lease to others for operation and maintenance, civic and other multi-use public facilities for the benefit of the people of the county. The facilities shall include all necessary buildings, access roads to connect with existing thoroughfares or interstate highways, parking facilities, concessions and other improvements deemed necessary by the board. The board may do all things incidental or necessary to establish public or private facilities, located upon, above or below the ground, for the types of functions and activities deemed suitable by the board.
History:
L. 1977, ch. 81, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 96, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 97, § 1; April 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,140 General obligation bonds for civic centers in certain counties; election.

19-15,140.
General obligation bonds for civic centers in certain counties; election.
In order to carry out the authority granted in K.S.A. 19-15,139, and for no other purpose, the board of county commissioners of Shawnee and Wyandotte counties may issue general obligation bonds of the county in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000. The board of county commissioners of Seward county may issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. No bonds shall be issued until the question of their issuance has been submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the county at any county general election, school board election or special election called and held for that purpose, and a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon votes in favor thereof. The election shall be called and held and the bonds shall be issued, sold, delivered, registered and retired in the manner provided by the general bond law.
History: L. 1977, ch. 81, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 93, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 96, § 2; February 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,141 Bonds for civic centers in certain counties not subject to debt limitations, exception.

19-15,141.
Bonds for civic centers in certain counties not subject to debt limitations, exception.
Bonds issued pursuant to K.S.A. 19-15,140, and amendments thereto, by Seward and Wyandotte counties shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limitation fixed by any other law of this state. Any bonds issued pursuant to K.S.A. 19-15,140, and amendments thereto, by Shawnee county shall be subject to the bonded debt limit of the county unless the proposition to exceed such bonded debt limitation has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the electors voting in favor thereof at an election called and held thereon. Such proposition shall state the amount of the county's total bonded indebtedness which is outstanding at the time of such election and the amount by which the bonds proposed to be issued will exceed the bonded debt limit of the county. Elections upon such proposition shall be noticed, called and held in the manner prescribed by the general bond law.
History:
L. 1977, ch. 81, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 96, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 97, § 2; April 26.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,142 Coliseums in certain counties; operation and maintenance; tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election.

19-15,142.
Coliseums in certain counties; operation and maintenance; tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than 300,000 is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax for not to exceed two years in an amount not to exceed 4/10 mill upon all of the taxable tangible property of the county for the purpose of providing funds for the operation and maintenance of a coliseum and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. No tax levy shall be made under the provisions of this section until the board of county commissioners shall have published a resolution authorizing such tax once each week for three consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. If within 60 days following the last publication of said resolution, a petition in opposition to the levy, signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the county, is filed with the county election officer, no such tax shall be levied unless a majority of the electors voting on the question of levying the tax shall approve the same at the next general election.
History:
L. 1977, ch. 83, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 92; L. 1990, ch. 66, § 24; May 31.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,143 Bond limitation exemption; Geary county jail and law enforcement center.

19-15,143.
Bond limitation exemption; Geary county jail and law enforcement center.
Bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 19-15,116 by the board of county commissioners of Geary county for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping a county jail and law enforcement center or for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping enlargements and additions thereto shall be exempt from any statutory limitation on bonded indebtedness and shall not be included in computing the total bonded indebtedness of such county.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 112, § 1; April 22.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,144 Shawnee county jail; issuance of bonds to finance purchase of land and certain improvements, furnishing and equipping.

19-15,144.
Shawnee county jail; issuance of bonds to finance purchase of land and certain improvements, furnishing and equipping.
(a) The board of county commissioners of Shawnee county is hereby authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the county in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping a county jail. The proceeds of such bonds also may be used to purchase land and any improvements thereon from the Topeka public building commission as a site for such jail. The board of county commissioners shall enter into any agreement necessary to cancel all lease agreements entered into with the Topeka public building commission concerning a county jail prior to the effective date of this act.
(b) Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be exempt from any statutory limitation on bonded indebtedness and shall not be included in computing the total bonded indebtedness of the county.
History:
L. 1986, ch. 64, § 2; April 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1601 Location or removal of county seat, when; petition; order for election.

19-1601.
Location or removal of county seat, when; petition; order for election.
When the county seat of any county has not been located by a vote of the electors of the county, and county buildings have not been erected at the county seat at a cost to the county of at least one thousand dollars, the board of county commissioners, upon the petition of a majority of the legal electors of the county, shall order an election for the location or removal of such county seat.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 1; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1601.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1601a Office at place other than county seat; validation.

19-1601a.
Office at place other than county seat; validation.
Whenever a board of county commissioners has established in any county at a place other than the county seat of said county, an office for the rendering of county services by county officials, such action of the board of county commissioners is hereby validated, confirmed and ratified.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 212, § 1; April 11.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1601b Deputy or clerks at place other than county seat; compensation; additional compensation to county officer.

19-1601b.
Deputy or clerks at place other than county seat; compensation; additional compensation to county officer.
Such board of county commissioners may require any county official to provide a deputy or such clerk or clerks as may be necessary to render services of his office at such place in the county as the board of county commissioners shall direct. Such deputies and clerks shall be allowed such compensation as the board of county commissioners shall fix which shall be paid from the county general fund. The board of county commissioners may allow any elective county officer maintaining an office at a place other than the county seat such compensation for maintaining said office as it shall deem proper, which compensation shall be paid from the county general fund and shall be in addition to any compensation or salary otherwise provided for by law.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 212, § 2; April 11.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1603 Estimate of value of lots.

19-1603.
Estimate of value of lots.
That for the purpose of ascertaining the compensation to which any person may be entitled under the provisions of section 2* of this act, the board of county commissioners of the proper county shall appoint three disinterested freeholders, electors of the county commissioners, whose duty it shall be to make a true and just estimate, under oath, of the value of all lots to which any owners thereof may be entitled, and shall file the same in the office of the county clerk of the proper county; and the full payment of the sum so estimated and reported by said commissioners, shall be made before the seat of justice of such county shall be moved.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 3; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1603.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1604 Determination of legal electors.

19-1604.
Determination of legal electors.
For the purposes of this act, the county commissioners shall be governed by the last assessment rolls of the several township and city assessors of the county, and no petitioner shall be deemed a legal elector unless he be an elector and his name appears on said rolls.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 4; L. 1883, ch. 91, § 2; April 5; R.S. 1923, 19-1604.