Chapter 13, CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS

13-1245. Same; act supplemental. The powers herein granted shall be supplemental with relation to the issuance of bonds, to the provisions of K.S.A. 10-102 and 12-673, and not a modification thereof. History: L. 1933, ch. 43, § 8 (Special Session); November 21. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1…

13-1246. Retirement pension plan for employees and dependents in cities of more than 120,000 population; agreement. The governing body of any municipality of the state of Kansas having a population of more than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) and owning and operating a publ…

13-1246a. Board of pension trustees in certain cities of more than 120,000 population; composition; contributions for operation of plans; costs of increased pensions; agreements between pension board and public utilities board as to assets and property; powers of pension board; p…

13-1249. Same; rules and regulations. The governing body of any municipality having a population of over 120,000 and owning and operating a public utility or utilities, or any board of public utilities or managing board having the management and control of such utility or utiliti…

13-1250a. Federal old-age and survivors insurance for employees in cities of over 120,000 population; referendum. The governing body of any municipality having a population of over one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) and owning and operating a public utility or utilities, or an…

13-1250b. Same; contributions. The contributions for the cost of the protection which is provided in K.S.A. 13-1250a shall be paid by the employees and utility or utilities in such proportions as required by law and such utility or utilities are authorized to pay its part of the …

13-1250c. Same; agreements. Any agreement or agreements necessary to provide for and carry out the provisions of this act may be made by the governing body of any municipality having a population of over one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) and owning and operating a public util…

13-1252. Revenue bonds for water and electricity in certain cities of more than 120,000 population; definitions. "Municipality" as used in this act means municipality as defined by K.S.A. 10-101. "Utility" as used in this act means any instrumentality or facility of a revenue-pro…

13-1253. Revenue bonds for water and electricity in certain cities of more than 120,000 population; utility rates, fees and charges; refunding revenue bonds. Any municipality, having a population of more than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) and owning and operating a water …

13-1254. Same; revenue fund; use. Revenues derived from the operation of any water and light utility financed in whole or in part by revenue bonds authorized by this act shall be paid into the treasury of the municipality or into the treasury of its board of public utilities and …

13-1255. Same; liens on revenues of utility; recitals; negotiability. Such revenue bonds are hereby made a lien on the revenues produced from such utility, but shall not be general obligations of the issuing municipality, and shall not contain the recitals set forth in K.S.A. 10-…

13-1257. Revenue bonds for water and electricity in certain cities; terms; limitation. Revenue bonds issued under the terms of this act shall mature not more than forty years after the date of their issuance. Said bonds shall be sold in such manner as the city determines and shal…

13-1258. Same; payment of bonds; rates, fees or charges; covenants, agreements and restrictions. Provisions shall be made, by appropriate enactment by the governing body of such municipalities or, where such water and light plants are under the control and the management of the b…

13-1259. Same; issuance of bonds; publication notice; protest; election. The governing body of any municipality, by a two-thirds vote thereof, or where the utilities are under the control and management of a board of public utilities, the board by a three-fifths vote thereof, may…

13-1260. Same; issuance of bonds; duties of city officers; election; expenses. In municipalities of the class provided for herein, if the water and light plants thereof are under the control and management of a board of public utilities as provided by law, when three-fifths of th…

13-1261. Same; repairs and improvements of utility; compliance with federal acts or rules. The governing body of such city, or where there is a board of public utilities having daily operational control of the water and light plants, then the board, is hereby authorized in its di…

13-1263. Same; act supplemental. The power herein granted to issue bonds shall be supplemental to and not amendatory of the provisions of K.S.A. 10-102. History: L. 1941, ch. 142, § 12; June 30.

13-1264. Same; invalidity of part. If any provision contained in this act shall for any reason be held invalid, it shall not affect the remainder of this act; and this act shall remain in force and effect the same as if such part held to be invalid had not been included therein. …

13-1269. Certain cities of more than 100,000 population; transfer of revenues to certain other funds; adjustment of rates. All cities of the first class of the state of Kansas having a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants, which own, manage, operate and control a municipal…

13-1270. Same; utilities having bonded indebtedness. The above power of cities to transfer funds from the gross operating revenue of the utilities, as conferred by this act, shall be exercised only as to such of their utilities, as have no general obligation bonded indebtedness. …

13-1271. Same; transfer of funds; limitation. In the cities herein designated, owning an electric-light plant and municipal water plant, where the utility or utilities are free and clear of general obligation bonded indebtedness, or where deposits in their appropriate sinking fun…

13-1272. Same; transfer of funds; determination of amount. The determination of the percentage to be transferred to funds to be used for governmental functions as provided in K.S.A. 13-1271, and amendments thereto, shall be determined by the governing bodies or operating or manag…

13-1273. Same; transfer of funds not authorized if general obligation bonds outstanding; exceptions. When any city, which has under the provisions of this act been transferring utility funds to funds used for governmental purposes in accordance with the provisions of this act, is…

13-1274. Same; allocation of transferred moneys. The governing bodies of all cities as above classified shall have the power, and are hereby authorized to allocate all or any part of the moneys which have been transferred under the provisions of this act, from the gross operating…

13-1275. Transfer of ownership and control over certain township water systems to certain cities; conditions; powers and obligations of city or board of public utilities. Whenever 65% or more of the customers of any publicly owned township water system of any township located, in…

13-1276. Same; determination as to customers and outstanding bonds. For the purposes of this act, a certified public accountant appointed by the governing body of such city shall determine the percent of customers of any such system annexed by the city and the amount of revenue b…

13-1277. Same; transfer of properties and funds to city. Whenever the title to the properties of any township water system shall be transferred to and shall vest in any city of the first class under the provisions of this act, the township board of such township shall forthwith t…

13-1278. Same; township tax for bond and debt service cost. During the time that the revenue bond and debt service cost, including principal and interest, assumed by the city at the time of taking control of such system, are being paid the township board of any such township shal…

13-13,100. Same; terms. Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto.…

13-13,101. Same; contracts, powers of board of park commissioners; notice of bond issue; protest petition; election, when. The board of park commissioners of any such city, by a two-thirds vote of the members thereof, and with approval of the governing body of the city, may contr…

13-1324. Assessments for sidewalks and sodding; plans and specifications; scrip to contractor. To pay for the construction and repair of sidewalks, sodding sidewalk spaces on boulevards, special assessments may be levied on all lots and pieces of land fronting thereon according t…

13-1325. Sodding; scrip to contractors; special assessments. The board of park commissioners shall have power to provide for the sodding of sidewalk spaces upon all public streets, avenues, boulevards, alleys, and other public grounds of the city, and it shall be its duty so to d…

13-1326. Change of grade; eminent domain proceedings. Before the grade of any road, parkway, boulevard, or street, or part thereof, under the control and management of the board of park commissioners, which has been established, shall be changed, if the property owners affected t…

13-1327. Assessments for change of grade. Whenever the board of park commissioners of any city shall by resolution declare and order that the whole or any part of the cost of changing the grade of any street, avenue, parkway, or boulevard, or the cost of widening or extending any…

13-1328. Notice of assessment; correction. Within ten days after the report of the assessors has been filed, the clerk of the board shall cause a notice to be published once in the official paper of said board, stating, in substance, that a report of assessors has been filed appo…

13-1329. Cost paid from fund of district. The cost of improving and maintaining parks, parkways and boulevards established in any park district or districts within the city limits shall be paid from the park fund of the district in which such park, parkway or boulevard is situate…

13-1330. Reimprovements; construction of bridges. The board of park commissioners shall have power to cause any parkway, boulevard, or street, or part thereof, under its control or management, to be regraded, repaved, recurbed, reguttered, remacadamized or otherwise improved or r…

13-1331. Contracts, bids, plans and specifications; time for levy. All contracts for improvements costing more than one thousand dollars shall be in writing, and there shall be no liability to any contractor or his or her assignees for the construction of any improvement costing …

13-1332. When bonds may be issued; notice. No board of park commissioners shall issue any bonds on account of the grading, curbing, guttering, paving or macadamizing of any street or the construction of any sidewalk or building until such improvement has in fact been constructed …

13-1333. Limitation of action to contest assessment. No suit or action of any kind shall be maintained in any court to set aside or in any way contest or enjoin the levy or collection of any tax or special assessment levied under the provisions of this act after the expiration of…

13-1334. Streets through parks; railroads; transmission lines. No roads nor streets shall be laid out or constructed through any park except said board of park commissioners shall lay out and construct or permit the laying out and construction of the same; and any road, highway, …

13-1335. Grants of property for parks; management. Real or personal property may be granted, bequeathed, devised and conveyed to the city for the purpose of the improvement or ornamentation of parks, parkways, or boulevards, or for parks, or for the establishment or maintenance, …

13-1336. Changes at intersections. When the construction or improvement of any boulevard shall necessitate a change of grade or a reconstruction of sidewalks, curbing or pavement upon the streets or alleys intersecting any boulevard, the board of park commissioners shall have pow…

13-1337. Duty of city officers to assist board. It shall be the duty of the city attorney, city counselor, city engineer and their deputies and assistants to at all times assist and advise the board of park commissioners in all matters pertaining to the duties or affairs of such …

13-1338. Duty of city treasurer. The city treasurer shall keep a complete and accurate record of all money raised by taxation or received in any way for the acquiring or maintenance of public parks, streets, and boulevards, and shall pay said funds upon and in accordance with war…

13-1339. Police power of city; police officers. Nothing in this act contained shall take away the power or duty of the governing body with reference to the police power of the city, but it shall be and remain the duty of the governing body to appoint and maintain such police offi…

13-1340. Bridge over navigable river. Nothing in this act shall be held to authorize or require any board of park commissioners to erect, maintain or repair any bridge over any navigable river. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 51; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1340.

13-1341. Lights. It shall be the duty of the governing body to provide, erect and maintain such lights as may be reasonably necessary for the lighting of public parks, parkways, and boulevards, upon the making, by the board of park commissioners, of an order prescribing the locat…

13-1342. Sewers. It shall be the duty of the governing body to provide for the construction and maintenance of such sewers as may be reasonably necessary to be constructed or maintained in or upon all public parks, parkways, and boulevards, and nothing in this act contained shall…

13-1343. Contractor's bond. All contractors shall give bond for the performance of contracts entered into with the board of park commissioners of any city for the performing of any work or the furnishing of any materials amounting to more than one hundred dollars in a sum equal t…