Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-11a01. Law enforcement services in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than twenty-one thousand (21,000) and an …

12-11a02. Same; special law enforcement fund; use of proceeds from tax levy. All moneys derived from taxes levied under the authority of K.S.A. 12-11a01, except for an amount to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A.…

12-11a03. Law enforcement services in certain cities; tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of ordinance; protest petition and election. Whenever any city of the first class located in any county having a population of more than twenty-one thousand (21,000) and an a…

12-11a04. Same; special law enforcement fund; use of moneys. All moneys derived from taxes levied by a city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-11a03 shall be placed in a special law enforcement fund and shall be used only for the purpose of providing additional law enforcement pers…

12-11a05. Tax levies and expenditures not subject to limitations of tax lid. Taxes levied by counties and cities under the authority of this act shall not be subject to or within the limitations upon the levy of taxes and the expenditure of funds imposed under the provisions of a…

12-11a06. Special police or law enforcement protection in certain cities of the third class and townships; contracts for protection; joint law enforcement department. Whenever the township board of any township and the governing body of any city of the third class located therein…

12-11a07. Same; tax levies by townships; election. For the purpose of paying the cost of contracting for or joining in the establishment of a department for the purpose of providing such special law enforcement, the township board is hereby authorized to levy a tax of not to exce…

12-11a08. Same; use and disposition of revenue by townships. All moneys derived from taxes levied under the authority of K.S.A. 12-11a07 shall be placed in a special law enforcement fund and shall be used only for the purposes authorized under K.S.A. 12-11a06. History: L. 1973, c…

12-11a09. Same; tax levy by city, use of proceeds; election required. For the purpose of paying the cost of providing special law enforcement services under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-11a06 under contract or in the establishment of a joint department with such township, the gove…

12-11a10. Same; joint department, qualification of law enforcement officers. All officers appointed in any joint department created under the provisions of this act or employed by any city or township pursuant to any contract under the provisions of this act shall be subject to t…

12-11a11. Same; use and disposition of revenue by cities. All moneys derived from taxes levied by a city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-11a09 shall be placed in a special law enforcement fund and shall be used only for the purposes authorized under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1…

12-11a12. Tax levies and expenditure of funds by cities exempt from certain limitations. Taxes levied by cities under the authority of this act shall not be subject to or within the limitations upon the levy of taxes and the expenditure of funds imposed under the provisions of ar…

12-12,100. Library district; powers. The Eudora community library district shall constitute a body corporate and politic and shall have the power to: (a) Enter into contracts; (b) sue, and be sued; (c) acquire, hold and convey real and personal property; (d) make and adopt rules …

12-12,101. Use of library facilities by district residents; nonresidents, charge. (a) The library facilities shall be free for the use of the residents of the library district, subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the library district board may adopt. The library d…

12-12,102. Library district bonds; election. (a) The library district board may issue general obligation bonds of the library district for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing, reconstructing, repairing, remodeling, furnishing and equipping any library building or addit…

12-12,103. Annual budget, tax levy; protest petition, election. (a) The library district board shall prepare and publish an annual budget for the maintenance and support of the library. (b) The board is authorized to levy a tax of not to exceed 5 mills on all tangible property in…

12-12,104. Definitions. When used in this act and unless otherwise specifically provided therein: (a) "Board of education" means the board of education of unified school district No. 470; (b) "city" means the city of Arkansas city, Kansas; (c) "county" means Cowley county; (d) "l…

12-12,105. Procedure to create district; transfer of assets and liabilities. (a) The board of trustees of the Arkansas city public library may adopt a resolution proposing to create a library district and stating the proposed tax levy amount for the library district. Copies of th…

12-12,106. Governing body of district; appointment; term; vacancies; payment of actual expenses of members for attendance at meetings. (a) Any library district created pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be governed by a board of trustees. The board shall consist of seve…

12-12,107. Organization of board; officers; meetings; treasurer's bond; treasurer's reports. (a) Each year, the members of the library district board shall meet and organize by the election of a chairperson, a secretary, a treasurer and such other officers as they may deem necess…

12-12,108. Use of library; rules and regulations. The library shall be free for the use of the residents of the library district, subject to reasonable rules and regulations as the library district board may adopt. The library district board may exclude from the use of the librar…

12-12,109. Powers and duties of board. The library district board shall constitute a body corporate and politic, possessing the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes and may contract, sue and be sued and acquire, hold and convey real and personal property in accordanc…

12-12,110. Annual budget; tax levy to support library; procedure to increase levy; financial record audit; participation in south central Kansas library system. (a) The library district board shall prepare an annual budget for the maintenance, support and operation of the library…

12-12,111. Citation of act. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-12,104 through 12-12,111, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Arkansas city area public library district act. History: L. 2024, ch. 107, § 8; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Gener…

12-12,112. Definitions. When used in this act and unless otherwise specifically provided therein: (a) "Board of education" means the board of education of unified school district No. 463; (b) "city" means the city of Udall, Kansas; (c) "county" means Cowley county; (d) "library" …

12-12,113. Procedure to create district; transfer of assets and liabilities. (a) The board of trustees of the Udall public library may adopt a resolution proposing to create a library district and stating the proposed tax levy amount for the library district. Copies of the resolu…

12-12,114. Governing body of district; appointment; term; vacancies; payment of actual expenses of members for attendance at meetings. (a) Any library district created pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be governed by a board of trustees. The board shall consist of seve…

12-12,115. Organization of board; officers; meetings; treasurer's bond; treasurer's reports. (a) Each year, the members of a library district board shall meet and organize by the election of a chairperson, a secretary, a treasurer and such other officers as they may deem necessar…

12-12,116. Use of library; rules and regulations. The library shall be free for the use of the residents of the library district, subject to reasonable rules and regulations as the library district board may adopt. The library board may exclude from the use of the library any and…

12-12,117. Powers and duties of board. The library district board shall constitute a body corporate and politic, possessing the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes and may contract, sue and be sued and acquire, hold and convey real and personal property in accordanc…

12-12,118. Annual budget; tax levy to support library; procedure to increase levy; financial record audit; participation in south central Kansas library system. (a) The library district board shall prepare an annual budget for the maintenance, support and operation of the library…

12-12,119. Citation of act. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-12,112 through 12-12,119, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Udall area public library district act. History: L. 2024, ch. 107, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Poli…

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12-1201. History: L. 1919, ch. 112, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-1201; L. 1927, ch. 101, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 106, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 101, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 118, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 119, § 1; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 485, § 24; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1886, ch. 72, § 1; L. 1901, ch. 250,…

12-1211. History: L. 1911, ch. 78, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-1211; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 485, § 24; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duty to approve treasurer's bond and turn over funds. The State, ex rel., v. Bentley, 96 Kan. 344, 345, 150 P. 218. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING…

12-1214. History: L. 1915, ch. 122, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-1214; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 485, § 24; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Resolution hereunder cannot be rescinded; duty of city commission considered. The State, ex rel., v. Bentley, 96 Kan. 344, 345, 150 P. 218. Previous | Next…

12-1215. Budgets and tax levies in certain cities; increase in levy; petition; election. (a) In the cities of Topeka, Salina and Hutchinson, Kansas, in which a free public library has been established as provided by law, in addition to the powers and duties conferred by law, the …

12-1216. Same; tax levies separate from city and in addition to other levies; no city library levy. The tax levy provided in K.S.A. 12-1215, shall not be included in and shall not constitute a part of the tax levy of any city to which this act is applicable, and shall be in addit…

12-1217. Maintenance and support of library; certain capital improvements or major equipment purchases. As used in this act, the words "maintenance and support" shall include the general and usual cost and expense of operating such free public library but shall not include the co…

12-1218. City, county and township libraries; definitions. As used in this act unless the context requires a different meaning, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section: (a) "Municipality" shall mean a county, township or inco…

12-1219. Same; establishment and maintenance; existing libraries. A municipality may establish and maintain a library in the manner provided in this act. Any library heretofore established and being maintained by a municipality shall be maintained in accordance with the provision…

12-1220. Same; election to establish; tax levy, use of proceeds; library fund established; territory of existing library excluded, when. The governing body of any municipality may by resolution, and shall, upon presentation of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualifi…

12-1221. County or township bonds for site, building and equipment; election. Any county or township which is maintaining, or has voted to establish a library may erect and equip a library building and procure a site therefor, and may issue the bonds of such county or township fo…

12-1222. City, county and township libraries; board; appointment; terms; eligibility; vacancies; expenses. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,128, and amendments thereto, upon the establishment of a library under this act the official head of a municipality shall appoint, …

12-1223. Same; Johnson county; corporate status of library board. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the library board of a library established under, or governed by the provisions of this act shall constitute a body corporate and politic, possessing the usual powers of a …