Resolution of proposed consolidation; publication; election; resolution of consolidation

19-2786b. Resolution of proposed consolidation; publication; election; resolution of consolidation. Following such joint meeting the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution, which resolution shall set forth the terms of such proposed consolidation, the effective date of such consolidation, the name of the proposed consolidated improvement district and all other matters related to such proposed consolidation, and shall also state a time and a place or places where an election is to be held in each of such improvement districts to determine upon such consolidation. Such resolution shall be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper, the first publication to be not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date of such election. Such election shall be conducted in all respects as provided by law, but the board of county commissioners shall name the judges and clerks of such election, shall prescribe the form of the ballot, shall canvass the result of such an election, and such consolidation shall not be declared effective unless a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon in each of said improvement districts shall vote in favor of such consolidation. Following such election the board of county commissioners shall again meet in joint meeting with the boards of directors of said two improvement districts, and following such meeting the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution declaring such consolidation to be effected, shall furnish a certified copy of such resolution to the president of each of the improvement districts concerned and shall publish said resolution once in the official county newspaper. History: L. 1959, ch. 139, § 7; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026