Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-2706. Sale of water; rates; use of reimbursements; assessments; tax levies. Water from the common water supply shall be sold to the several contracting municipalities and corporations. The water shall be sold in bulk. Rates shall be fixed in such amounts that revenue therefrom…

12-2707. Municipal water supply system; resolution; plans, specifications and estimate; approval by secretary of health and environment; cost limited. If the governing body of a municipality determines it advisable and necessary to provide a water supply system or to improve the …

12-2708. Same; ordinance or resolution; election, when. (a) Before any improvement is made as provided in this act, the governing body of each participating city shall pass an ordinance and the governing body of each participating township shall adopt a resolution authorizing the…

12-2709. Common water supply; general obligation and revenue bonds, conditions and restrictions. (a) All general obligation bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law except …

12-2710. Water supply in certain cities and townships; eminent domain. The construction, acquisition, operation and maintenance of a common supply of water and a waterworks system, under the provisions of this act is hereby declared to be for a public use, and any municipality wh…

12-2711. Grants of rights-of-way by certain state and local agencies. The secretary of transportation, the board of county commissioners of any county, the governing body of any city, and the governing body of any township, may grant an easement in, respectively, any state highwa…

12-2712. Validation of certain contracts and bond issues; bonds exempted from debt limitations. If any municipality has, prior to the effective date of this act, with or without authority of law, entered into a contract or contracts to provide for a common supply of water, water …

12-2713. Jurisdiction of certain state agencies saved. Nothing contained in this act shall be held to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the secretary of health and environment or of the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture over water supply …

12-2714. Municipalities and corporations not deemed common carriers and not subject to utility regulation. Any municipality or corporation entering into an agreement under the authority of this act or validated by this act shall not be deemed to be a common carrier with respect t…

12-2715. Authority and powers conferred by act; act supplemental; invalidity of part. This act constitutes full and complete authority for the purposes set out therein, and no procedure or proceedings other than those required by this act shall be necessary for the performance of…

12-2716. Cities owning waterworks may contract for water supply. All cities of the state owning their own waterworks are hereby authorized and empowered to contract with the United States of America (or an agency or instrumentality thereof) for the furnishing to such contracting …

12-2717. Same; reimbursement agreement. Such contracting city may thereby obligate itself to reimburse the United States of America such portion of the cost of such storage and distribution facilities including interest thereon, as may be determined by such city and the United St…

12-2718. Cities of less than 200,000 population; agreements with federal or state agencies for municipal water supply and recreational areas. Any city having a population of less than two hundred thousand (200,000) is hereby authorized and empowered to contract with the United St…

12-2719. Same; reimbursement by city, limitations; tax levies; bonds. The governing body of such contracting city, pursuant to authorizing ordinances as hereinafter provided, is hereby authorized to obligate itself to reimburse the United States of America or any instrumentality …

12-2720. Same; adoption of ordinance; contents; publication; protest petition; election; effective, when. Before any such contract or contracts shall be made by the governing body of such contracting city, or bonds issued, taxes levied or improvements made, as provided in this ac…

12-2721. Same; act additional to K.S.A. 12-2716, 12-2717. This act shall be construed as an addition to and not amendatory of the provisions of K.S.A. 12-2716 and 12-2717. History: L. 1959, ch. 86, § 4; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 20…

12-2722. Same; exemption of certain cities from reimbursement limitations of K.S.A. 12-2719. Any city entering into an agreement with the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof pursuant to K.S.A. 12-2718 through 12-2721 and acts amendatory thereof or su…

12-2723. Installation of separate water meter for individual dwelling units. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Dwelling unit" means a structure or part of a structure that is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more per…

12-2801. Name and citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "metropolitan transit authority act." History: L. 1955, ch. 118, § 1; April 13. Attorney General's Opinions: Tax levied by charter ordinance is subject to limitations of tax lid law. 93-153. Previo…

12-2802. Definitions. When used in this act: (a) "Transportation system" means all plants, equipment, property and rights useful for transportation of passengers for hire except taxicabs and except all transportation facilities extending beyond the boundaries of the metropolitan …

12-2803. Actions by or against; seal. The authority may sue and be sued in its corporate name but execution shall not in any case issue against any property of the authority. It may adopt a common seal and change the same at pleasure. History: L. 1955, ch. 118, § 3; April 13. Pre…

12-2804. General powers. The authority shall have power to acquire, construct, own, operate and maintain for public service a transportation system in the metropolitan area as herein defined, and all the powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this act, inclu…

12-2805. Acquisition of properties and rights. The authority shall have power to acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease, gift or otherwise all or any part of the plant, equipment, property, rights in property, reserve funds, employees' pension or retirement funds, special funds…

12-2806. Same; sale, lease or exchange. The authority shall have power to acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease, gift or otherwise any property and rights useful for its purposes and to sell, lease, transfer or convey any property or rights when no longer useful or exchange th…

12-2807. Use of street or public way; ordinance. The authority shall have the right, but not exclusive of the public right, to use any public road, street or other public way in the metropolitan area for transportation of passengers. The authority shall not have the right to use …

12-2808. Borrowing money; revenue bonds or certificates; sources of payment; conditions; trust agreements; nonliability of state or political subdivision; sale of bonds or certificates. The authority shall have the continuing power to borrow money for the purpose of acquiring any…

12-2809. Purchase of equipment; trust certificates; payment; leases. The authority shall have power to purchase equipment such as cars, trolley buses and motor buses, and may execute agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates in the form customarily used in such cases ap…

12-2810. Investment in bonds or certificates by certain public and private bodies. The state and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, and public officers of any thereof, all banks, bankers, …

12-2811. Federal grants and loans. The authority shall have power to apply for and accept grants and loans from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the purposes of the authority and to enter into any agreement with the federal gov…

12-2812. Investment of authority reserve or sinking funds. The authority shall have power to invest and reinvest any funds held in reserve or sinking funds not required for immediate disbursement, in investments authorized by K.S.A. 12-1675, and amendments thereto, in the manner …

12-2813. Insurance or indemnity contracts. The authority shall have power to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnity against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, aga…

12-2814. Tax levies; validation of election and proceedings prior to January 1, 1974; purpose of levy. (a) The metropolitan transit authority shall not have power to levy taxes for any purpose. (b) In any city in which the proposition to authorize such city to levy a tax not to e…

12-2815. Transit board; qualifications of members; salary; expenses. The governing and administrative body of the authority shall be a board consisting of five (5) members, to be known as the transit board. Members of the board shall be residents of the metropolitan area and pers…

12-2816. Transit board; appointment of board; terms. Members of the board referred to in K.S.A. 12-2815, and amendments thereto, shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the governing body of the city. Upon the expiration of the term of any member, all successor board…

12-2817. Same; resignations; removals; vacancies. Any member may resign from office to take effect when a successor has been appointed and has qualified. The mayor, with the approval of the governing body of the city, may remove any member of the board in case of incompetency, ne…

12-2818. Same; chairman and temporary secretary; qualification and salary of chairman. As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the board shall organize for the transaction of business, select a chairman and a temporary secretary from its own number, and …

12-2819. Same; meetings; action by resolution; public records. (a) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the board. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transact…

12-2820. Same; secretary; treasurer; compensation; oaths; bond of treasurer. The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be members of the board, to hold office during the pleasure of the board, and fix their duties and compensation. The secretary shall not …

12-2821. Funds of authority; deposits and expenditures. All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank shall be placed in the name of the authority and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank, signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the chairman…

12-2822. Signatures of officers valid. In case any officer whose signature appears upon any check, draft, bond, certificate or interest coupon, issued pursuant to this act, ceases to hold his or her office before the delivery thereof to the payee or the purchaser of any bond or c…

12-2823. Appointment of manager, attorney, engineer and other officers; duties; bonds; compensation. The board may appoint a general manager who shall be a person of recognized ability and experience in the operation of transportation systems. The general manager shall hold offic…

12-2824. Employment classification and regulation. The board shall classify all the offices, positions and grades of regular employment required, excepting that of the chairman of the board, the general manager, secretary, treasurer, general attorney, and chief engineer, with ref…

12-2825. Contracts with labor organizations. The board may deal with and enter into written contracts with the employees of the authority through accredited representatives of such employees or representatives of any labor organization authorized to act for such employees, concer…

12-2826. Rules and regulations; rates, fares and charges; free transportation, certain. The board shall make all rules and regulations governing the operation of the transportation system, shall determine all routings and change the same whenever it is deemed advisable by the boa…

12-2827. Property and facilities, regulations. The board shall have power to make all rules and regulations proper or necessary to regulate the use, operation and maintenance of its property and facilities, and to carry into effect the powers granted to the authority. History: L.…

12-2828. Letting of certain contracts; bids; exceptions. All contracts for the sale of property of the value of more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or for any concession in or lease of property of the authority for a term of more than one year shall be awarded to…

12-2829. Advertisements for bids; awarding of contracts. Advertisements for bids shall be published once in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the metropolitan area, at least 10 calendar days before the time for receiving bids. The advertisement shall also be p…

12-2830. Fiscal year; budget. The board shall establish a fiscal operating year. At least thirty days prior to the beginning of the first full fiscal year after the creation of the authority, and annually thereafter, the board shall cause to be prepared a tentative budget which s…

12-2831. Same; financial statements. As soon after the end of each fiscal year as may be expedient, the board shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete and detailed report and financial statement of its operation and of its assets and liabilities. A reasonable sufficient …

12-2832. Modernization of system; fund; loans. It shall be the duty of the board, as promptly as possible, to rehabilitate, reconstruct and modernize all portions of any transportation system acquired by the authority and to maintain at all times an adequate and modern transporta…