Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

[Repealed or reserved.]

12-1901. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 80, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Joint commission established under act; dissolved pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1912; city legal successor; substituted in litigation. Flanigan v. Leavenworth Recre…

12-1902. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 65, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

12-1903. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 3; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

12-1904. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 4; L. 1963, ch. 88, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 65, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 80, § 2; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATU…

12-1904a. History: L. 1945, ch. 59, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

12-1905. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 5; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

12-1906. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 6; L. 1957, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

12-1907. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 7; L. 1957, ch. 97, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 296, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 80, § 3; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STAT…

12-1908. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 8; L. 1963, ch. 88, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 333, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 65, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 65, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 27; L. 1982, ch. 77, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 68, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 74, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 75,…

12-1909. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 9; L. 1965, ch. 110, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sch…

12-1910. History: L. 1945, ch. 108, § 10; L. 1947, ch. 125, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 141, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

12-1911. History: L. 1965, ch. 110, § 2; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 64, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

12-1912. History: L. 1965, ch. 110, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 94, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 77, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 494, § 11; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 50; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Joint commission dissolved; city held legal successor; substituted in litigation. Flan…

12-1913. History: L. 1965, ch. 121, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Construed and applied; joint commission dissolved under K.S.A. 12-1912; city legal successor; substituted in litigation. Flanigan v. Leavenworth Recreation Commission, 219 Kan. 7…

12-1916. History: L. 1965, ch. 121, § 4; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

12-1917. History: L. 1965, ch. 121, § 5; L. 1970, ch. 69, § 11; L. 1975, ch. 494, § 12; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 51; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF S…

12-1918. History: L. 1971, ch. 50, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 67, § 1; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 65, § 6; April 8. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

12-1919. History: L. 1975, ch. 50, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 82, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 65, § 5; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 52; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATU…

12-1920. History: L. 1978, ch. 163, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 65, § 4; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 65, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

12-1921. History: L. 1978, ch. 163, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 65, § 5; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 71, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

12-1922. Recreation systems; definitions. When used in this act: (a) "City" means any city in the state of Kansas. (b) "School district" means any unified school district in the state of Kansas. (c) "Recreation system" means any system of public recreation and playgrounds establi…

12-1922a. Consolidation of school districts; effect on recreation system. Unless the boundaries of a taxing district are expanded as provided by K.S.A. 12-1922b, and amendments thereto, whenever a school district which has established a recreation system or which is part of a joi…

12-1922b. Same; petition procedure. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply only to those recreation systems with taxing districts as defined in K.S.A. 12-1922a, and amendments thereto. (b) Whenever a petition signed by at least 5% of the qualified voters of a school distr…

12-1923. Continuation of existing systems. Any recreation system created under the provisions of article 19 of chapter 12 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated prior to the effective date of this act shall continue in existence but shall be operated under the provisions of this act. H…

12-1924. Establishment of system of public recreation; joint systems; operation of system. Any city or school district may establish a system of public recreation in the manner provided by this act. Any city or school district may establish, independently or jointly, a recreation…

12-1925. Establishment by petition or by action of city or school district; election. (a) Whenever a petition signed by at least 5% of the qualified voters of the city or school district is filed with the clerk thereof, requesting the governing body of the city or school district…

12-1926. Recreation commission; membership; selection; terms; removal; vacancies; existing commissions; treasurer. (a) Except as provided by subsection (c), recreation commissions shall consist of five members to be appointed as follows: (1) Upon the adoption of the provisions of…

12-1927. Annual budget; hearing; notice; submission to district board of education; tax levy; increase in levy, subject to protest; annual audit, when required. (a) (1) The recreation commission shall prepare an annual budget for the operation of the recreation system. Prior to t…

12-1928. Powers of recreation commission. Every recreation commission appointed pursuant to this act shall have the power to: (a) Make and adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the recreation system; (b) conduct the activities of the recreation system on any property u…

12-1929. Combining operation of park system and public recreation system; protest election; jointly operated systems; transfer of property. (a) Whenever the governing body of any city which has established a recreation system deems it advisable to combine the operation and admini…

12-1930. Same; park and recreation advisory board; membership; appointment; term. The governing body of any city which exercises the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1929, by ordinance, shall provide for the creation of a park and recreation advisory board to be appointed by the governing…

12-1931. Same; reference of matters to board; reports and recommendations; action by city governing body. The governing body of any city having established a park and recreation advisory board pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1930 shall refer all major proposals and propositions for the con…

12-1932. Same; transfer of funds; tax levy, use of proceeds. Upon the establishment of a combined park and recreation department, the current operating fund of or budgeted for the two systems shall be transferred to the credit of the combined park and recreation department but sh…

12-1933. Termination of joint recreation commission by agreement; establishment of recreation department; protest; tax levy. As an alternative to the procedure provided by K.S.A. 12-1929, and amendments thereto, the governing body of any city may authorize by ordinance that an ag…

12-1934. Issuance of no-fund warrants in operating joint recreation system, when. The board of education of any unified school district previously authorized and making an annual tax levy pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1925, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of establishing, maintai…

12-1935. History: L. 1994, ch. 150, § 4; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 176, § 9; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Voter approval required to levy tax for capital improvement fund for recreation district. 2001-01. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026…

12-1936. Termination of school recreation system; conversion to city recreation system; mill levy; governing body. (a) The governing body of any school district the boundaries of which are located entirely within the corporate limits of a city that previously established a recrea…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

12-2001. Granting of franchises; purposes; conditions; limitations; assessment of fees; certain provisions declared void. (a) The governing body of any city may permit any person, firm or corporation to: (1) Manufacture, sell and furnish artificial or natural gas light and heat; …

12-2002. Same; act not to affect K.S.A. 12-824. This act shall not be construed either to affect the jurisdiction of the corporation commission or to prevent any electric or gas utility from obtaining a franchise under the terms of K.S.A. 12-824, or any amendments thereto. Histor…

12-2003. Franchise provision for billing and collection of sewer service charges by water corporation; compensation; obligation of company. The governing body of any city may, in the granting of a franchise to a private corporation furnishing water service to its inhabitants, in …

12-2004. Same; obligations of city. If a city shall impose the provisions authorized by K.S.A. 12-2003, the city shall thereby be deemed to have agreed to hold and save harmless the water corporation from any loss or liability not occasioned by the negligence of such corporation …

12-2005. Same; application of act. This act shall apply to the granting of an original franchise or any renewal or extension of any existing franchise. History: L. 1959, ch. 88, § 3; March 6. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Docu…

12-2006. Cable television service; regulation. The furnishing of cable television service by means of facilities in place in the public ways, streets and alleys is hereby declared to be a private business affected with such a public interest by reason of its use of the public way…

12-2007. Franchises; installation; term. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation acting in its own behalf or under a lease with or pole contract from any public utility to construct, install, operate or maintain a cable television service in, on, over, under, upo…

12-2008. Rates, charges, delinquency fees. (a) Every applicant for a franchise, upon request of the city, shall file with the city a schedule of its proposed rates and charges for its proposed services. Such rates and charges may be established as maximum rates for such services …

12-2009. Cables and equipment; map required to be filed. Cities may by ordinance require the filing with the city by the person, firm or corporation providing cable television service of a proper map showing and describing the exact location of all of its facilities within the ci…

12-2010. Compensation and levies by cities. Cities, may, by ordinance, levy a franchise fee or tax, including annual fixed charges as may be prescribed in the franchise ordinance. Such fixed charge may consist of a percentage of the gross receipts derived from the service permitt…