Powers of counties or groups of counties under act

75-5295. Powers of counties or groups of counties under act. For the purposes of this act and to provide for the correctional services described in K.S.A. 75-5291 and amendments thereto, a county or group of cooperating counties, through their boards of county commissioners, or administrative bodies established by cooperating counties, may: (a) Acquire by any lawful means, including purchase, lease or transfer of custodial control, the lands, buildings and equipment necessary and incidental to such purposes; (b) enter into contracts, which are necessary and incidental to such purposes; (c) determine and establish the administrative structure best suited to the efficient administration and delivery of such correctional services; (d) employ a director and such other officers, employees, and agents as deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; (e) make grants in accordance with the comprehensive plan of funds provided by grant payments under K.S.A. 75-52,105 and amendments thereto to corporations organized not for profit, for development, operation and improvement of such correctional services; and (f) use unexpended funds, accept gifts, grants and subsidies from any lawful source, and apply for, accept and expend federal funds. History: L. 1978, ch. 364, § 6; L. 1989, ch. 92, § 8; January 1, 1990. Attorney General's Opinions: Public officers and employees prohibited from making certain contracts; county community corrections program director. 90-4. Community correctional officer held not a law enforcement officer under law enforcement training act. 96-33. Community corrections act; authority for additional county fee. 96-54. Community correctional officer is not a "law enforcement officer" under private investigative or security operations act. 98-27. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. No credit allowed toward controlling sentence (K.S.A. 21-4614a) for time spent under house arrest (K.S.A. 21-4603b); inpatient drug treatment issue remanded. State v. Williams, 18 Kan. App. 2d 424, 429, 856 P.2d 158 (1993).