Benefits assessment commission; compensation, duties

24-519. Benefits assessment commission; compensation, duties. The board of directors shall appoint, at such a salary as they shall determine, a benefits assessment commission, consisting of three disinterested members, one of whom shall be an engineer, who shall serve during the pleasure of the board of directors. The members of said commission shall receive pay for such time only as they may spend in the actual performance of their duties. It shall be the duty of this commission to assess the costs of improvements made against the separate tracts of land and other real property in proportion to the benefits derived therefrom. History: L. 1911, ch. 170, § 19; R.S. 1923, 24-519; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 62; L. 1975, ch. 52, § 10; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Assessment of railway property held excessive; commission to determine proper amount. Straight Creek Drainage Dist. v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co., 36 F.2d 650. 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