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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2692 Coliseum concessions fund in certain counties; payment of expenses of concessions operation.

19-2692.
Coliseum concessions fund in certain counties; payment of expenses of concessions operation.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand may establish and maintain, in a bank located in such county, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in an imprest fund, known as the coliseum concessions fund, from which the expenses of the various concessions operated by the coliseum may be paid. The coliseum director of any such county shall have authority to pay moneys from such fund for expenses incurred by the coliseum in the operation of concessions, by check drawn on the fund and signed by the coliseum director. All receipts from concession operations, after payment of expenses, shall be deposited in the fund, and the balance in excess of the maximum amount authorized in such fund shall be transferred by the county treasurer to the special recreation facilities fund created under K.S.A. 19-2692a for the purposes of budgeting for and operating a coliseum.
History: L. 1978, ch. 98, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 89, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2692a Special recreation facilities fund.

19-2692a.
Special recreation facilities fund.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand may establish a special recreation facilities fund into which shall be deposited moneys derived from the operation of a county coliseum including any excess moneys from the coliseum events fund provided for in K.S.A. 19-2691 and the coliseum concessions fund provided for in K.S.A. 19-2692. The moneys deposited in the special recreation facilities fund may be carried over from year to year and used for the operation of the county coliseum.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 89, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2693 Reports, documentation and controls relating to coliseum funds; approval of contracts; bond.

19-2693.
Reports, documentation and controls relating to coliseum funds; approval of contracts; bond.
Reports and documentation relating to all expenses paid by the director from the funds established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2691 and 19-2692 shall be filed with the county controller at least monthly. The county department of administration shall devise adequate internal controls and procedures for administering the funds, and such controls and procedures shall be reviewed by an independent auditor. Each such fund shall be audited at the same time as funds of the county are audited and a report thereon shall be prepared for the county commissioners.
All contracts of the director with independent shows or promoters shall be approved by the board of county commissioners before the same are valid and binding on either party.
The director shall secure a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in Kansas in an amount required by the board of county commissioners, but the amount of such bond shall not be less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
History:
L. 1978, ch. 98, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2694 Apportionment and distribution of local ad valorem tax reduction fund based on county population; duties of state treasurer.

19-2694.
Apportionment and distribution of local ad valorem tax reduction fund based on county population; duties of state treasurer.
In each year, the state treasurer shall determine the amounts to be distributed to each county, as apportioned on the basis of population of the counties, from the local ad valorem tax reduction fund, as provided in K.S.A. 79-2959, as follows:
(a) Determine the amounts distributed to all of the counties as apportioned on the basis of population of the counties under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2959 in the calendar year immediately preceding the effective date of this act.
(b) Determine the amounts to be distributed to all of the counties as apportioned on the basis of population of the counties under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2959 in the current year.
(c) Subtract the amounts determined in (a) above from the amounts determined in (b) above.
(d) Determine the amounts of the difference in (c) above and apportion such amounts to each county on the basis of the population of the county as ascertained from the most recent population figures available from the United States bureau of the census and published by the division of the budget of the department of administration, or as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 11-203*.
(e) Determine the amounts distributed to the county on the basis of population of the county under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2959 in the year immediately preceding the effective date of this act.
(f) Determine the amounts the county would receive in the current year under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2959 as apportioned on the basis of the population of the county as published by the division of the budget, or as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 11-203*.
(g) Add the amounts determined in (d) above for the county to the amounts determined in (e) above for the county.
(h) (1) If the amounts of the sums determined in (g) above are greater for every county than the amounts determined in (f) above, the amounts to be distributed to the county, as apportioned on the basis of population of the county under the provisions of said K.S.A. 79-2959 are the amounts determined in (g) above.
(2) If the amounts determined in (f) above are greater for every county than the amounts of the sums determined in (g) above, the amounts to be distributed to the county, as apportioned on the basis of population of the county under the provisions of K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 79-2959, are the amounts determined in (f) above.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 55, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 284, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2695 Conveyance of land forming part of Lone Star Lake to Douglas county.

19-2695.
Conveyance of land forming part of Lone Star Lake to Douglas county.
Laws 1947, chapter 218. Included by reference. [The title to the act is, "An act conveying certain lands in Douglas county, Kansas to Douglas county." Act omitted as not of general application].
History:
L. 1947, ch. 218, § 1; April 11.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2696 Leasing of lands by Hodgeman county to Santa Fe Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America.

19-2696.
Leasing of lands by Hodgeman county to Santa Fe Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Laws 1959, chapter 150. Included by reference. [The title to the act is, "An act relating to and authorizing the leasing by the board of county commissioners of Hodgeman county, Kansas, to the Santa Fe Trail Council of the Boy Scouts of America ... certain described tracts of real estate ...." Act omitted as not of general application].
History:
L. 1959, ch. 150, § 1; March 31.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2697 Sanitary land fill; Haskell county.

19-2697.
Sanitary land fill; Haskell county.
The board of county commissioners of Haskell county may issue general obligation bonds of the county to finance the costs of purchasing land for a site to be used and developed as a sanitary land fill or a sand or gravel pit. The bonds shall be authorized, issued, registered and sold in the manner provided by the general bond law and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009. Any bonds issued pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the bonded debt limit of the county.
Prior to any issuance of such bonds, the board of county commissioners shall publish notice of its intent to issue such bonds once in the official county newspaper. If within 30 days following the publication of the notice a petition signed by not less than 10% of the qualified electors of the county requesting an election on the question of issuing such bonds is filed with the county clerk, an election on the question shall be called and held in the manner prescribed under the general bond law. If a majority of the qualified electors of the county voting at such election vote in favor of the issuance, the bonds shall be issued in the manner provided by the general bond law.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 110, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2698 Services for persons with physical disability; tax levy; procedure to authorize levy.

19-2698. Services for persons with physical disability; tax levy; procedure to authorize levy.
(a) The board of county commissioners of any county may levy a tax not to exceed 1/2 mill on all taxable tangible property within the county for the purpose of assisting in the provision of services for persons with physically handicapping conditions, but such tax shall not be used for the purposes for which a tax is authorized under K.S.A. 12-1680, 19-4004, 19-4011, 65-212 and 65-215, and amendments thereto. The board shall adopt a resolution stating its intent to levy the tax and the purpose therefor. The resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. If a petition signed by at least 5% of the qualified voters of the county is filed with the county election officer, the board shall submit the proposition for approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election thereon. The election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law.
(b) If a petition signed by not less than 5% of the registered voters of any county is filed with the county election officer requesting an election on the question of whether a tax levy not to exceed 1/2 mill on all taxable tangible property within the county shall be made for the purpose of assisting in the provision of services for persons with physically handicapping conditions, the board of county commissioners shall submit the proposition for approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election thereon. The election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law. If such proposition is approved, the board of county commissioners shall levy such tax for such purpose. No such tax shall be used for the purposes for which a tax is authorized under K.S.A. 12-1680, 19-4004, 19-4011, 65-212 and 65-215, and amendments thereto.
(c) As used in this section, "physically handicapping condition" means the physical condition of a person, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease that constitutes a substantial disability, including but not limited to blindness and hearing loss.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 311, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 66, § 28; L. 2022, ch. 75, § 4; April 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2699 Cloud county fair board; membership; qualifications; election; term; vacancies; officers.

19-2699.
Cloud county fair board; membership; qualifications; election; term; vacancies; officers.
The county fair board of Cloud county shall consist of 12 members. An annual meeting for appointment of members of the fair board to succeed members with expiring terms shall be conducted in December by the presiding county commissioners. At the annual appointment meeting, one member of the board shall be appointed, if possible, from each county commissioner district and one member shall be appointed from the county at large. Any person of legal voting age and residing in the county shall be eligible for membership on the board.
Except as hereinafter provided the term of office of each member shall be three years commencing January 1 and ending December 31. Members of the board shall be eligible to serve unlimited consecutive terms. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board for the unexpired term of office. Members of the board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 94, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 47, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,100 Tax levy for arts program in Wyandotte county.

19-26,100.
Tax levy for arts program in Wyandotte county.
The board of county commissioners of Wyandotte county is hereby authorized to levy a tax not to exceed 1/3 of one mill for the purpose of providing funding for an arts program or projects.
History:
L. 1988, ch. 101, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,101 Conveyance of land in Wichita county to city of Leoti.

19-26,101.
Conveyance of land in Wichita county to city of Leoti.
(a) The board of county commissioners of Wichita county is hereby authorized to convey to the city of Leoti the following property, and any improvements thereon: A tract of land beginning 50 feet west of the northeast corner of lot 4 block 4; then west 150 feet; then south 168 feet; then east 150 feet; then north 168 feet to the point of beginning.
(b) The board of county commissioners may convey such property without waiting for the expiration of the redemption period provided pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2401a, and amendments thereto.
(c) Prior to conveying such property, the board of county commissioners shall obtain a quitclaim deed from any person having the right to redeem such property pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2401a, and amendments thereto.
(d) The city shall not be liable for the payment of any delinquent property taxes and special assessments and interest thereon or other costs assessed against such property at the time of the conveyance.
History:
L. 1990, ch. 88, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,102 Vacation of certain property in Lyon county, procedure; reversion of property.

19-26,102.
Vacation of certain property in Lyon county, procedure; reversion of property.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "County" means Lyon county.
(2) "Land" means land dedicated to public purpose located in Lyon county and which is located within the unincorporated area of the county or land dedicated to public purpose located within the corporate limits of a city which has no elected governing body.
(3) "Public loss or inconvenience" or "private right" shall not be construed to extend to the taxes which may be levied upon the land.
(b) The board of county commissioners may vacate land as defined in subsection (a) as provided herein. The board shall give public notice of the same by a publication for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of such place sought to be vacated or in the official county newspaper. Such notice shall state the board's intention to vacate such land and describe the property fully, and give the time, date and location of the hearing to be held on the proposed vacation.
(c) On the day of the hearing, the board shall hear such testimony as may be presented before it, and such other testimony as required in order to determine the advisability of such vacation. If the board determines from the proofs and evidence presented that due and legal notice has been given by publication as required in this act, and that no private rights will be injured or endangered by such vacation, and that the public will suffer no loss or inconvenience thereby, the board shall order that such vacation be made. Any order approving such vacation shall provide for the reservation to the county and the owners of any lesser property rights for public utilities, rights-of-ways and easements for public service facilities originally held in such public reservation then in existence and use. An order of vacation shall be entered at length on the records of the proceedings of the board. Thereupon the county clerk shall certify a copy of such order to the register of deeds of the county. The register of deeds shall record in the deed records of the county and write on the margin of the recorded plat of such land, the words "canceled by order" or "canceled in part by order," as the case may be, giving reference thereon to the page and book of records where such order is recorded in the register's office.
(d) Any land vacated pursuant to this section shall revert to the owners of the real estate immediately abutting thereon, according to the frontage of such real estate thereon. All lands so reverting shall revert to the owners of abutting lands holding the same by title derived directly or indirectly from the owners of such lands from which such reservation was originally platted.
History:
L. 1995, ch. 161, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,103 County land banks; definitions.

19-26,103.
County land banks; definitions.
As used in K.S.A. 19-26,103 through 19-26,113:
(a) "County" means any county.
(b) "Board" means the board of trustees of the county land bank.
(c) "Bank" means the county land bank established pursuant to this act.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 12; L. 2010, ch. 116, § 29; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,104 Establishment; governance; authorities and duties of county commissioners.

19-26,104.
Establishment; governance; authorities and duties of county commissioners.
(a) The board of county commissioners may establish a county land bank by adoption of a resolution.
(b) The bank shall be governed by a board of trustees. The board of county commissioners may appoint the board. Commissioners may serve on or as the board of trustees. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
(c) The board of county commissioners may advance operating funds to the bank to pay expenses of the board of trustees and the bank. Members of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation, but shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings and in carrying out their duties as members of the board.
(d) The bank may be dissolved by resolution of the board of county commissioners. In such case, all property of the bank shall be transferred to and held by the board of county commissioners of the county and may be disposed of as otherwise provided by law.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 13; L. 2010, ch. 116, § 30; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,105 Budgets; accounts and records; annual reports.

19-26,105.
Budgets; accounts and records; annual reports.
(a) The bank shall be subject to the provisions of the cash-basis law, K.S.A. 10-1101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(b) The budget of the bank shall be prepared, adopted and published as provided by law for other political subdivisions of the state. No budget shall be adopted by the board until it has been submitted to, reviewed and approved by the board of county commissioners.
(c) The board shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the board shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the board.
(d) All records and accounts shall be subject to public inspection pursuant to K.S.A. 45-216 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(e) Any moneys of the bank which are not immediately required for the purposes of the bank shall be invested in the manner provided by K.S.A. 12-1675, and amendments thereto.
(f) The bank shall make an annual report to the board of county commissioners on or before January 31 of each year, showing receipts and disbursements from all funds under its control and showing all property transactions occurring in each year. Such report shall include an inventory of all property held by the bank. A copy of such inventory also shall be published in the official county newspaper on or before January 31 of each year.
(g) The bank shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 9-1401 et seq., and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,106 Composition of board; authorities and duties; conflicts of interest; suits.

19-26,106.
Composition of board; authorities and duties; conflicts of interest; suits.
(a) The board shall select annually, from its membership, a chairperson, a vice-chairperson and a treasurer. The treasurer shall be bonded in such amounts as the board of county commissioners may require.
(b) The board may appoint such officers, agents and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties, and shall determine the qualifications and duties and fix the compensation of such officers, agents and employees.
(c) The board shall fix the time and place at which its meetings shall be held. Meetings shall be held within the county and shall be subject to the provision of K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto. Public notice shall be given of all meetings.
(d) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No action of the board shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least a quorum is present.
(e) The members of the board shall be subject to the provisions of the laws of the state of Kansas which relate to conflicts of interest of county officers and employees, including but not limited to K.S.A. 75-4301 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(f) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto, if any action at law or equity, or other legal proceeding, shall be brought against any member of the board for any act or omission arising out of the performance of duties as a member of the board, such member shall be indemnified in whole and held harmless by the board for any judgment or decree entered against such member and, further, shall be defended at the cost and expense of the bank in any such proceeding.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 15; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,107 Powers of board.

19-26,107.
Powers of board.
The board may:
(a) Sue and be sued;
(b) enter into contracts;
(c) appoint and remove staff and provide for the compensation thereof;
(d) acquire, by purchase, gift or devise, and convey any real property, including easements and reversionary interests, and personal property subject to the provisions of this act;
(e) rebate all, or any portion thereof, the taxes on any property sold or conveyed by the bank;
(f) exercise any other power which may be delegated to the land bank by the board of county commissioners and the governing bodies of the cities and other taxing subdivisions located in the county by interlocal agreement and other lawful means; and
(g) exercise any other incidental power which is necessary to carry out the purposes of the land bank and this act.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,108 Transfers of property.

19-26,108.
Transfers of property.
(a) Any property acquired by a county, city or other taxing subdivision within such county may be transferred to the bank. The board may accept or refuse to accept any property authorized to be transferred pursuant to this subsection. The transfer of any property pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to any bidding requirement and shall be exempt from any provision of law requiring a public sale.
(b) The fee simple title to any real estate which is sold to the county in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2804, and amendments thereto, and upon acceptance by the board of trustees may be transferred to the bank by a good and sufficient deed by the county clerk upon a written order from the board of county commissioners.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 17; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,109 Administration of property, duties of board.

19-26,109.
Administration of property, duties of board.
The board shall assume possession and control of any property acquired by it under this act and shall hold and administer such property. In the administration of property, the board shall:
(a) Manage, maintain and protect or temporarily use for a public purpose such property in the manner the board deems appropriate;
(b) compile and maintain a written inventory of all such property. The inventory shall be available for public inspection and distribution at all times;
(c) study, analyze and evaluate potential, present and future uses for such property which would provide for the effective reutilization of such property;
(d) plan for and use the board's best efforts to consummate the sale or other disposition of such property at such times and upon such terms and conditions deemed appropriate;
(e) establish and maintain records and accounts reflecting all transactions, expenditures and revenues relating to the bank's activities, including separate itemizations of all transactions, expenditures and revenues concerning each individual parcel of property acquired; and
(f) thirty days prior to the sale of any property owned by the bank, publish a notice in the official county newspaper announcing such sale.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 18; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,110 Sale of property by board; conditions; consolidation.

19-26,110.
Sale of property by board; conditions; consolidation.
(a) The board, without competitive bidding, may sell any property acquired by the board at such times, to such persons, and upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such restrictions and covenants deemed necessary or appropriate to assure the property's effective reutilization. The sale of any real property by the board under the provisions of this act on which there are delinquent special assessments to finance public improvements shall be conditioned upon the approval of the governing body of the municipality which levied the special assessments.
(b) The board, for purposes of land disposition, may consolidate, assemble or subdivide individual parcels of property acquired by the bank.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 19; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,111 Exemption of property from taxation; exceptions.

19-26,111. Exemption of property from taxation; exceptions.
(a) Until sold or otherwise disposed of by the bank and except for special assessments levied by a municipality to finance public improvements, any property acquired by the bank shall be exempt from the payment of ad valorem taxes levied by the state and any other political or taxing subdivision of the state.
(b) Except for special assessments levied by a municipality to finance public improvements, when the board acquires property pursuant to this act, the county treasurer shall remove from the tax rolls all taxes, assessments, charges, penalties and interest that are due and payable on the property at the time of acquisition by the board.
(c) Property held by the bank shall remain liable for special assessments levied by a municipality to finance public improvements, but no payment thereof shall be required until such property is sold or otherwise conveyed by the bank.
(d) The governing body of any municipality which has levied special assessments on property acquired by the bank may abate part or all of the special assessments, and the bank and governing body may enter into agreements related thereto. Any special assessments that are abated shall be removed from the tax rolls by the county treasurer as of the effective date of the abatement.
(e) The governing body of any municipality which has levied special assessments on property acquired by the bank may enter into an agreement with the bank to defer or reamortize part or all of the special assessments. The governing body of the municipality shall provide for such deferral or reamortization by passage of an ordinance, if a city, and by passage of a resolution by any other municipality. Any special assessments that are deferred or reamortized shall be corrected on the tax rolls by the county treasurer as of the effective date of the ordinance or resolution providing for such deferral or reamortization.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 20; L. 2015, ch. 99, § 18; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,112 Use of moneys received from sale of property.

19-26,112.
Use of moneys received from sale of property.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any moneys derived from the sale of property by the bank shall be retained by the bank for the purposes and operations thereof.
(b) The board may use all or any part of the proceeds from the sale described in paragraph (a) to reimburse any municipality for delinquent special assessments due on such property.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,113 Advisory committees, establishment.

19-26,113.
Advisory committees, establishment.
The board may establish separate neighborhood or city advisory committees consisting of persons living or owning property within the county, city or neighborhood. In the case of neighborhood advisory committees, the board shall determine the boundaries of each neighborhood. In the absence of a resolution by the board providing otherwise, each advisory committee shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine persons, to be appointed by the board for two-year overlapping terms. The board shall consult with each advisory committee as needed to review the operations and activities of the bank and to receive the advice of the members of the advisory committee concerning any matter which comes before the committees.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 264, § 22; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,114 Counties; certain resolutions void as against public policy.

19-26,114. Counties; certain resolutions void as against public policy.
The administration, enactment or enforcement of any county resolution which conflicts with K.S.A. 12-16,130 or 12-16,131, and amendments thereto, is hereby declared to be void and against the public policy of this state.
History:
L. 2013, ch. 86, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,115 Sedgwick county urban area nuisance abatement act; powers of board of county commissioners.

19-26,115. Sedgwick county urban area nuisance abatement act; powers of board of county commissioners.
(a) K.S.A. 19-26,115 through 19-26,120, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Sedgwick county urban area nuisance abatement act.
(b) Sedgwick county has been declared an urban area under K.S.A. 19-2654, and amendments thereto, as permitted by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.
(c) Before any nuisance abatement process shall be commenced under this act, Sedgwick county first shall have obtained a conviction for a county code violation resulting from such nuisance within the 12-month period prior to the issuance of any order as provided in K.S.A. 19-26,116, and amendments thereto.
(d) (1) The board of county commissioners may order the removal or abatement of any nuisance from any lot or parcel of ground within the unincorporated area of the county. The board may order the repair or demolition of any structure, or the removal or abatement of any other type of nuisance.
(2) The order shall provide that all costs associated with the abatement shall be paid by the owner of the property on which the nuisance is located.
History:
L. 2021, ch. 30, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,117 Motor vehicle nuisance; abatement process.

19-26,117. Motor vehicle nuisance; abatement process.
Sedgwick county may remove and abate from property, other than public property or property open to the use by the public, a motor vehicle determined to be a nuisance. Disposition of such vehicles shall be in compliance with the procedures for impoundment, notice and public auction provided by K.S.A. 8-1102(a)(2), and amendments thereto. Following any sale by public auction of a vehicle determined to be a nuisance, the purchaser may file proof with the division of vehicles, and the division shall issue a certificate of title to the purchaser of the motor vehicle. If a public auction is conducted, but no responsible bid is received, the county may file proof with the division of vehicles, and the division shall issue a certificate of title of the motor vehicle to the county. Any person whose motor vehicle has been disposed of pursuant to this section shall be eligible for a refund of the tax imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 79-5101 et seq., and amendments thereto. The amount of the refund shall be determined in the manner provided by K.S.A. 79-5107, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2021, ch. 30, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,118 Board of county commissioners; adoption of policies and procedures by resolution.

19-26,118. Board of county commissioners; adoption of policies and procedures by resolution.
The board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution to establish any policies, procedures, designated body or other related matters for hearings that property owners or their agents may request pursuant to this act.
History:
L. 2021, ch. 30, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,119 Agricultural activity excluded.

19-26,119. Agricultural activity excluded.
Nothing in the Sedgwick county urban area nuisance abatement act shall apply to land, structures, machinery and equipment or motor vehicles used for an agricultural activity. For purposes of this section, the term "agricultural activity" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 2-3203, and amendments thereto, except such term shall also include real and personal property, machinery, equipment, stored grain and agricultural input products owned or maintained by commercial grain elevators and agribusiness facilities.
History:
L. 2021, ch. 30, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-26,120 Expiration of act, July 1, 2024.

19-26,120. Expiration of act, July 1, 2024.
The Sedgwick county urban area nuisance abatement act, K.S.A. 19-26,115 through 19-26,120, and amendments thereto, shall expire on July 1, 2024.
History:
L. 2021, ch. 30, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2716 Formation of taxing district for fire protection and street lighting; petition; enlargement of boundaries, when.

19-2716.
Formation of taxing district for fire protection and street lighting; petition; enlargement of boundaries, when.
When the resident owners of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the land located in an unincorporated town or village, which land is occupied in platted lots and blocks or in tracts consisting of five (5) acres or less, and consisting of five (5) or more such adjoining tracts, shall present a petition to the board of county commissioners of the county within which such district is located, describing such district by metes and bounds, or by block and lot numbers where platted, and asking that said district be formed into a taxing district for the purpose of furnishing fire protection or street lighting therein, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to investigate such petition and ascertain whether the same is signed by the resident owners of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the real estate within such district, and if the said board shall find that said petition complies in all respects with the provisions of this act, the said board of county commissioners shall enter an order upon its records declaring said district to have been formed into and to constitute a taxing district for the purpose of levying a tax to furnish fire protection or street lighting therein.
After the establishment of any such district as herein provided, the boundaries of same may be enlarged by the filing with the board of county commissioners of a petition signed by a majority of the resident property owners in the territory proposed to be added to such district. No land shall be included within such taxing district which consists of more than five (5) acres in any one tract, unless the owner thereof shall request in writing to the board of county commissioners that such land be included within such taxing district.
History:
L. 1927, ch. 170, § 1; L. 1938, ch. 43, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 181, § 1; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2717 Certification of tax levy by township board; limitations; certain counties between 125,000 and 165,000; election.

19-2717.
Certification of tax levy by township board; limitations; certain counties between 125,000 and 165,000; election.
(a) The township board shall determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation to furnish fire protection or street lighting or both within such taxing district, and shall certify to the board of county commissioners the said levy in the same manner and at the same time as levies are certified for township purposes. Except as provided in subsection (b), the tax to be levied shall not exceed in any event three mills upon the dollar of the assessed valuation of the property within such taxing district.
(b) The township board of any township located in a county with a population over one hundred twenty-five thousand and not more than one hundred sixty-five thousand in order to furnish fire protection or street lighting or both may levy a tax of not to exceed six mills upon the dollar of assessed valuation of the property within such taxing district. Whenever any said board proposes to levy a tax under this subsection, it shall adopt a resolution stating the amount of the proposed levy and giving notice thereof. Such notice shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. If, within sixty days next following the last publication of such notice, a petition protesting such tax levy signed by not less than five percent of the qualified electors of such taxing district, no such levy shall be made unless the proposition to levy such tax has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the taxing district voting at an election called and held thereon. Such election shall be noticed, called and held in the manner prescribed for the noticing, calling and holding of elections under the general bond law.
History:
L. 1927, ch. 170, § 2; L. 1938, ch. 43, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 90, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2718 Duties of township board.

19-2718.
Duties of township board.
The township board shall administer the funds of the said taxing district, and said taxes when collected shall be paid over to the township treasurer in the same manner as taxes levied for township purposes. The township board shall make the necessary expenditures from such funds to provide for fire protection and/or for lighting the streets within such taxing district. All moneys raised by taxation as herein provided shall be used for the purposes herein specified and for no other purpose, and such moneys shall be paid out by said township board upon orders drawn by the clerk thereof upon the treasury of such board.
History:
L. 1927, ch. 170, § 3; L. 1938, ch. 43, § 3; March 3.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2719 Disorganization of taxing district; disposition of fund.

19-2719.
Disorganization of taxing district; disposition of fund.
At any time after such taxing district shall have been formed as herein provided if the owners of two-thirds or more of the real property located within such taxing districts, shall present to the board of county commissioners of the county a petition asking that such taxing districts be disorganized as such, the board of county commissioners shall investigate such petition, and ascertain whether the same is signed by the owners of two-thirds or more of the real estate within such district, and if the said board shall find that said petition complies in all respects with the provisions of this section, the said board of county commissioners shall enter an order upon their records declaring such taxing district disorganized, and thereafter no further taxes shall be levied or collected within such district under the provisions of this act, unless the said district shall be later formed into a taxing district as herein provided.
Any funds which may remain in the hands of the township treasurer or county treasurer and which have been raised by taxation under the provisions of this act at the time of the disorganization of any such taxing district, shall become a part of the general fund of the township within which such taxing district is located.
History:
L. 1927, ch. 170, § 4; June 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2721 Street lights without city limits; contracts.

19-2721.
Street lights without city limits; contracts.
That the board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall have power to enter into contracts for a term not to exceed twenty years with another or others for the electric lighting of streets and/or highways or parts of streets and/or highways lying outside the limits of incorporated cities, subject to the provisions of this act, whenever in the judgment of the board of county commissioners of any county the lighting of such streets and/or highways is reasonably necessary to promote the public convenience, welfare, and safety, and if of special benefit to the property affected.
History:
L. 1931, ch. 158, § 1; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2722 Lighting to be in platted areas.

19-2722.
Lighting to be in platted areas.
The board of county commissioners may not under this act provide for the lighting of any street or highway or portion of a street or highway unless the street or highway or portion of street or highway to be lighted or the major portion thereof shall run through or abut upon lands that shall be platted or laid out in lots or blocks.
History:
L. 1931, ch. 158, § 2; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2723 Petition.

19-2723.
Petition.
No board of county commissioners shall make any contract for lighting under this act unless a petition in writing asking for such improvement shall be presented to such board of county commissioners signed by the owners of a majority of the front feet of the land abutting on the street or highway or a portion of the street or highway proposed to be lighted.
History:
L. 1931, ch. 158, § 3; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2724 Notice of public hearing.

19-2724.
Notice of public hearing.
Whenever such petition shall have been properly filed the board of county commissioners of such county shall notify each owner of land in the district to be benefited, by a notice in writing stating that such petition has been filed, and that a public hearing will be given on the same at a time and place to be fixed by the board, which shall be inserted in such notice.
History:
L. 1931, ch. 158, § 4; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2725 Service; publication; proof.

19-2725.
Service; publication; proof.
The notice provided for in the preceding section may be served by sending a certified copy thereof by mail to the usual place of residence of the person to be notified and [said board] shall publish the same for two successive insertions in some newspaper published in the county in which by law legal publications may be made, and proof of such newspaper publication shall be made by affidavit. The notice herein provided for shall be served at least ten days before the time set for the hearing of the said petition.
History:
L. 1931, ch. 158, § 5; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2726 Contracts for lighting.

19-2726.
Contracts for lighting.
If upon the hearing of such petition the board of county commissioners finds that the petition conforms to the provisions of this act, that notices have been served as herein provided, that the proposed street or highway lighting is reasonably necessary for the public convenience, welfare and safety, and that the same will be of special benefit to the property affected, it may order such lighting to be done and may enter into a contract therefor.
History:
L. 1931, ch. 158, § 6; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2727 Terms of contract; extent of liability.

19-2727.
Terms of contract; extent of liability.
When the board of county commissioners shall have ordered any lighting to be done under the provisions of this act it may enter into a contract specifying the terms thereof for such lighting with stipulations to pay for the same at a rate to be agreed upon, payable semiannually on the 15th of January and July of each year, but the board of county commissioners shall not have power to purchase or own any plant, or any of the poles, wires, lights or equipment used in furnishing the said light. The county involved shall not be liable on the said contract for any amount over and above the amount actually collected on the special assessments hereinafter provided for, but shall be liable to pay the said assessments, interest and penalties thereon to the contractor entitled thereto promptly as collected.
History:
L. 1931, ch. 158, § 7; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 27 - Public Improvements; Improvement And Service Districts › 19-2728 Special assessments.

19-2728.
Special assessments.
When the board of county commissioners shall have entered into a contract for lighting under this act it shall provide for the payment of the cost thereof, including the reasonable cost of serving notices on landowners as hereinbefore provided, by annually, at their regular July meeting, levying special assessments on all property benefited by this act, and such special assessments shall be in such amounts as shall be determined by the board of county commissioners, and as shall be lawful under the statutes of Kansas regulating and concerning rates to be charged for electric service such as that herein provided for.
History:
L. 1931, ch. 158, § 8; May 28.