Chapter 13, CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS

13-13a13. Powers of regents to receive and hold property; endowments. The board shall have power to receive, hold, purchase, sell, rent and lease property, real, personal or mixed, and may enter into any legal and necessary contract in the discharge of its functions as a fully in…

13-13a14. Use of university property for other than university purposes; rules governing. The board of regents of said municipal university shall have power to prescribe rules, regulations, compensation and charges, if any, for the use; and to prescribe the purpose and manner of …

13-13a16. Courses of study and degrees; regulation by regents; disposition of fees. The board of regents of said municipal university shall have the power to determine all questions of departments or schools to be established within said municipal university, all courses to be of…

13-13a17. Cooperation between governmental agencies and board of regents. The board of regents of such municipal university is authorized to cooperate with any board of education and with all agencies of the city, state or federal government for the furtherance of education. The …

13-13a18. Tax levy for support of university; pensions; retirement of bonds; tax sheltered annuities; sinking fund; limitations; tax levy additional to K.S.A. 13-13a23. (a) The board of regents of a municipal university which has not levied a retailers' sales tax under the provis…

13-13a19. Additional powers and authority; construction of act. All other powers and privileges necessary for the discharge of the functions of said municipal university which are not herein prescribed or limited are hereby granted, providing they are not in conflict with other s…

13-13a20. Annual report of regents. The board of regents of the municipal university shall make a written report, as soon after July 1 of each year as is possible, to the governor and to the governing body of the city in which the university is located and submit a copy thereof t…

13-13a20a. Invalidity of part. If any section or provision of this act shall be found invalid by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such individual section or provision, and the act as a whole shall not be …

13-13a21. Property to be held in name of university. All property, whether real, personal or mixed, heretofore or hereafter acquired by any municipal university to which this act applies shall be taken and held in the name of the said municipal university. History: L. 1927, ch. 1…

13-13a23. Bond issues authorized; limitations; sinking fund; tax levies; accumulation of fund for buildings; permanent improvements or capitalized equipment; expenditures. (a) The board of regents of any municipal university heretofore or hereafter created and established under t…

13-13a24. Extension of taxing district; petition; election; eligible voters. (a) The taxing district of any municipal university which has heretofore been established under the provisions of article 13a of chapter 13 of Kansas Statutes Annotated may be extended to include the ent…

13-13a35. Regulations and control of traffic and parking at Washburn university of Topeka; control under board of regents; issuance of permits and allocation of space; fees; removal and impounding of vehicles, when; lien. All roads, streets, driveways, and parking facilities for …

13-13a36. Same; rules and regulations; posting speed limits. The board may adopt and enforce rules and regulations governing the parking of motor vehicles upon the roads, streets, driveways and parking facilities of the university and also rules and regulations prescribing speed …

13-13a37. Same; fees; use. The board may provide for the charging and collection of fees for the use of parking facilities at the university, and these and all fees for misuse of parking areas so collected shall be placed in a separate account and may be used by the university fo…

13-13a38. Imposition of countywide sales tax. (a) The board of regents of Washburn University of Topeka may adopt a resolution imposing a countywide retailers' sales tax within Shawnee county. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the Shaw…

13-13a39. Imposition of countywide sales tax; additional sales subject to tax. Sales subject to the countywide and city retailers' sales tax pursuant to K.S.A. 12-189a, and amendments thereto, shall also be subject to the taxes levied by Washburn University of Topeka under the pr…

13-13a40. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "University" means Washburn university of Topeka; (b) "state board" means the state board of regents; and (c) "state grant" means the operating grant provided for under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 13-13a41, and amendments thereto, and …

13-13a41. Grants; eligibility and amount; determination of FTE enrollment; limitation on use. (a) Except to the extent provided in subsection (4), in each fiscal year, the university is entitled to an operating grant from the state general fund in an amount to be determined by th…

13-13a42. Certification of credit hours; reports; forms; residence requirements; rules and regulations. (a) On or before November 1 and on or before April 1 of each year, the president and treasurer of the university shall certify under oath to the state board the total number of…

13-13a43. Payment of grants; disposition and use of grant moneys. The payment to the university of the total amount of its state grant shall be made in substantially equal amounts on August 1 and January 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible. The state board shall cer…

13-13a44. State board of regents member on Washburn board. At its regular meeting in September of each year, the state board shall select one of its members who shall serve as a member of the board of regents of the university for the ensuing calendar year. History: L. 1961, ch. …

13-13a45. Limitations on university while receiving grants. The university shall be eligible to receive payments of state grants from the state general fund to continue and further its traditional program of operating a liberal arts college, a school of business, a school of law,…

13-13a46. Eligibility for grants; current membership in accrediting agency or association recognized by the United States department of education required. The university shall not be eligible to receive payments of state grants from the state general fund unless it is currently …

13-13a47. Mission and goal statement, review; core indicators of quality performance, identification and approval; compliance effectiveness. (a) The state board shall: (1) Review the university's mission and goals statement, strategies for achieving mission focus and attaining id…

13-14,100. Same; tax levy, use of proceeds; employee benefits contribution fund. In all cities coming under the provisions of this act there shall be levied annually at the time for the levying of taxes for city purposes, for the purpose of paying such pensions and to pay a porti…

13-14,101. Same; employee's duties. Any elective or appointive officer or employee, at any time subsequent to the time this act takes effect, who shall refuse or omit to perform the duties of his or her employment, shall not be entitled to receive any of the payments herein provi…

13-14,102. Same; exemptions. Any payments made or to be made, as provided in this act, shall not be assignable or subject to sale or execution and shall not be subject to garnishment or attachment. History: L. 1939, ch. 121, § 6; April 10.

13-14,103. Same; contributions; record. All elective or appointive city officers or employees under the provisions of this act shall pay to the city three percent of their salary to be used by the city in connection with amounts levied by the city under the provisions of K.S.A. 1…

13-14,104. Same; refund of contributions upon termination of employment, when; extension of benefits to certain employees. Elective or appointive officers or employees who desire to withdraw from such city pension or retirement plan or who leave the employment of the city at any …

13-14,105. Same; credit for prior years' service. All elective and appointive officers and employees of cities of the first class, coming under provisions of this act, shall be credited with the number of years of service with said city prior to the taking effect of this act in d…

13-14,106. Retirement system for employees in certain cities of more than 175,000 population; salary deductions; monthly retirement allowance. The governing body of any city of the first class, having a population of more than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) inhabitan…

13-14,107. Same; tax levy, use of proceeds; miscellaneous funds; employee benefits contribution fund. For the purpose of defraying a portion of the cost of such retirement system, the governing body of any such city having provided by ordinance for a retirement plan, as herein pr…

13-1407. Security for costs or stay or supersedeas bond. The city shall not be required in any proceeding in any court to give security for costs on appeal, or any stay or supersedeas bond, where the city is plaintiff or defendant. History: L. 1903, ch. 122, § 179; March 18; R.S.…

13-1410. Council meetings. Regular meetings of the council shall be held at such times, not less than once each month, as shall be prescribed by ordinance. In all cases it shall require a majority of the councilmen elected to constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller numb…

13-1417. Abatement of nuisances. Any city may bring an action to enjoin and abate or prevent any nuisance that exists or is about to be created within the city or within three miles of its corporate limits. History: L. 1903, ch. 122, § 189; March 18; R.S. 1923, § 13-1417. Law Rev…

13-1425. Indebtedness of second-class city upon change to first class. Every city of the second class which shall become a city of the first class under and by virtue of the provisions of this act is hereby authorized and empowered to continue and consummate, in the manner provid…

13-1497. Pension funds for certain employees in cities between 120,000 and 200,000 population. Any city having a population of not less than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) nor more than two hundred thousand (200,000) is hereby authorized to provide funds for the pensioning…

13-1497a. Same; federal old-age and survivors insurance for such employees; referendum; exception. The governing body of any city operating under the provisions of this act is hereby authorized, at its option, to extend and provide for its elective and appointive city officers an…

13-1498. Same; retirement, when; amount. The governing body of any city operating under the provisions of this act may at any time it desires to do so, retire any elective or appointive officer or employee, other than members of the police department, fire department, water and l…

13-1499. Same; persons eligible for retirement; application; ordinance; amount. Any elective or appointive officer or employee having served an aggregate of twenty (20) years or more as an elective or appointive officer or employee, other than members of the police department, fi…

13-1499a. Same; modification of benefits upon extension of federal social security act. In the event the protection and benefits provided for by the social security act is extended to the elective and appointive city officers and employees, other than members of the police depart…

13-14a01. Definition. The word "duty" or "duties" as used in this act means any act performed by a policeman or fireman for the protection of life or property regardless of time or place. History: L. 1945, ch. 111, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Plan cited; increasing employee …

13-14a02. Pension fund for each police and fire department required; creation, maintenance and funding standards; payment from tax levy or employee benefits contribution fund. The governing body of all cities of the first class, maintaining an organized police department and a fi…

13-14a03. Benefit and disability benefit rights under prior laws saved. This act shall not affect the rights nor decrease the pension or disability or retirement benefits of any officer or member of any fire or police department, or his or her dependent or dependents, who has bee…

13-14a04. Board of trustees for each fund; term; president and secretary; treasurer; attorney. The pension funds established under the provisions of this act shall be administered as follows: Each fund shall be administered by a board of trustees which shall consist of the mayor …

13-14a05. Pension funds; designation; tax levies, when; investment of funds. (a) The amount of money derived from taxes levied and all money received from assessments, dues and donations for the benefit of such funds shall constitute pension trust funds to be known and designated…

13-14a06. Membership fee and contributions by officers and members of department; refunds; limitations. Every new officer and member of such police and fire departments shall be required to pay to the treasurer of such board a membership fee of $5. There shall be deducted from th…

13-14a07. Payment to spouses or children of deceased policemen or firemen. (a) If any officer or member of a police or fire department, while in the performance of such officer's or member's duties, is killed or dies as a result of an injury received, or dies of any disease contr…

13-14a08. Payments upon retirement or discharge from police or fire department. Any officer or member of any such police department or fire department who has served 22 years or more on such department and has reached the age of 50 years may make application to be retired, and if…

13-14a09. Permanent disability benefits. Any officer or member of any such police department or fire department who shall, while a member of such department and while engaged in the performance of his or her duties as such, be permanently injured or disabled, and upon an examinat…