Chapter 14, CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS

14-101. Change in classification of city from city of third class to city of second class; governor's proclamation; when change effective; division of city into wards; registration of voters. (a) All cities now organized and acting as cities of the second class, by virtue of the …

14-103. Division of city into wards; elections and terms of council members. The city council shall divide the city into wards, which shall be as equal in population as practicable, establish the boundaries thereof, and number the same, and when the population of any city exceeds…

14-109. Council; qualifications of members. The council of each city governed by this act shall consist of not less than four (4) nor more than twelve (12) citizens of said city, who, together with the mayor, shall be qualified electors therein under the constitution of the state…

14-111. Meetings of council; quorum. Regular meetings of the council shall be held at such times, not less than once in each month, as shall be prescribed by ordinance. Special meetings may be called by the mayor or acting mayor, on the written request of any three members of the…

14-201. Elective and appointive officers; terms; compensation. Except as provided in K.S.A. 12-1028a, and amendments thereto, there shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year a mayor, council members and city treasurer. Subject to the provisions of K…

14-204. Council members, election, residence, vacancies in offices of mayor or council member, how filled; president of council. Each ward of each city governed by this act shall have two council members, who shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their respective wards. No…

14-205. Qualifications of officers; appointment of nonresidents; removal of officer, effect; oaths and bonds. All officers elected or appointed shall be qualified electors of said city, except that the city may appoint nonresidents as city attorney, municipal judge and as law enf…

14-207. Precincts; change by governing body, when. In any city of the second class, whenever the number of registered voters in any ward exceeds one thousand (1,000) the governing body of such city may divide said ward into precincts, and whenever the number of registered voters …

14-301. Powers of mayor. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the city council, and shall have a casting vote when the council is equally divided and none other, and shall have the superintending control of all the officers and affairs of the city, and shall take care that …

14-302. Signing commissions, appointments, and approval of bonds. The mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all the officers elected or appointed in the city, and endorse the approval of all official bonds by the governing body. History: L. 1872, ch. 100, § 22; Mar…

14-305. Messages and recommendations to council. The mayor shall from time to time communicate to the city council such information and recommend such measures as in the mayor's opinion may tend to the improvement of the finances, the police, health, security, ornament, comfort a…

14-306. Reports by officers. The mayor shall have power, when he or she deems it necessary, to require any officer of the city to exhibit his or her accounts or other papers, and to make report to the council in writing touching any subject or matter he or she may require pertain…

14-307. Enforcement of laws and ordinances; jurisdiction. The mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws and ordinances for the government of the city, and the mayor shall cause all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect or violation of duty,…

14-308. Vacancy in office of mayor or council member, how filled; president of council. When any vacancy shall happen in the office of mayor by death, resignation, removal from the city, removal from office, refusal to qualify, or otherwise, the president of the council for the t…

14-309. Call for aid to enforce laws. The mayor is hereby authorized to call on every male inhabitant of the city over eighteen years of age and under the age of fifty years, to aid in enforcing the laws. History: L. 1872, ch. 100, § 29; March 13; R.S. 1923, § 14-309. Source or p…

14-310. Remission of fines; reprieves and pardons. The mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the ordinances of the city, by and with the consent of the council; but no such fine or forfeiture shall be …

14-409. Reassessment and relevy of taxes. In case the corporate authorities of any city have attempted to levy any assessments or taxes for improvements, or for the payment of any bonds or other evidence of debt, which assessments, taxes or bonds are or may have been informal, il…

14-423. Improving and vacating streets and alleys; reversion of land; recording of ordinance. The governing body of any city of the second class shall have power to open, widen, extend or otherwise improve any street, avenue, alley, or lane, and also to vacate or discontinue the …

14-423a. Same; vacation order to be reasonable; determination. Any vacation ordinance authorized by this act shall be reasonable, and any taxpayer or any other person having an interest in property affected, may have such reasonableness determined by bringing an action, in the di…

14-434. Levees; depot grounds; railway crossings; running of trains; regulation of speed. The council shall have power to regulate levees, depots, depot grounds, and places of storing freight and goods, and to provide for the passage of railways through the streets and public gro…

14-440. Contracts; estimates. Before the city council shall make any contract for building bridges or sidewalks or for any work on streets, or for any other work or improvement, an estimate of the cost thereof shall be made by the city engineer and submitted to the council; and n…

14-516. Main or intercepting sewers; districts. Whenever it shall be the judgment of the governing body of any city of the second class that in addition to the sewer districts to be carved out of the territory embraced within the corporate limits thereof, as now provided by law, …

14-517. Same; contracts for main and lateral sewers. Whenever the governing body of a city of the second class shall by ordinance declare and establish a sewer district composed of the territory as in K.S.A. 14-516 provided necessary, they shall at the same time as far as may be …

14-518. Same; laws applicable; cost of plans for main sewer. The other provisions of law relating to the construction of sewers shall govern any city of the second class in the construction of the lateral sewers herein referred to, in the manner as by law provided, but the said m…

14-519. Same; bonds for main sewer. For the purpose of paying for such main sewer herein provided for, the municipal authorities of cities of the second class may issue bonds and sell and dispose of the same in any sum not exceeding forty thousand dollars, in addition to the auth…

14-520. Same; power of governing body. For the purpose of making the improvements aforesaid, as in this act provided, the governing body of said cities of the second class shall be the sole judges of the expediency of making said improvements provided for herein and the issuance …

14-521. Same; depth and size of main sewer. The said sewer so to be constructed shall be sunk in the ground deep enough and be large enough to carry off the sewage for the territory drained by it and the other sewerage systems that may be constructed to a connection therewith as …

14-523. Same; how paid; plans and specifications. The building and construction of the storm water sewers or drains shall be at the expense of the entire municipality and shall be upon plans and specifications of the city engineer or engineer employed by the city and may be built…

14-524. Same; bonds; not within debt limitation; protest petition on bonds in excess of $50,000. For the purpose of paying for each storm water sewer or drain ordered constructed by it under this act the governing body of any city, except cities located within a county having a p…

14-531. Special lighting system in cities of second and third class. The governing body of any city of the second or third class is hereby authorized to especially illuminate certain districts thereof and to construct, install, equip and maintain a system of artificial lights for…

14-532. Same; petition; notice and hearing. Whenever a petition is filed in the office of the city clerk of any such city, setting forth that a certain street or portion of a street, not less than one block, naming and describing it, should be specially illuminated, and that an a…

14-533. Same; hearing; installation. At the time and place set for the hearing of the petition, as provided in the next preceding section, it shall be the duty of the governing body to first ascertain and determine whether notice has been given of the time and place fixed for the…

14-534. Same; expense and operation; assessments; contracts. The cost and expense of constructing, installing, and equipping such additional system of lights shall be assessed against the lots or pieces of land abutting on the portion of street described in the petition, accordin…

14-535. Same; costs; tax levy, use of proceeds; special lighting fund. The governing body of any such city is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax on all taxable tangible property in such city to be used for the purpose of paying the cost and expenses of maintaining and operat…

14-536. Same; limitation of actions. 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 thirty days fr…

14-537. City parks commission; membership; increase in, when; powers and duties. Every city of the second class establishing city parks under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1301 to 12-1306, inclusive, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, is hereby authorized to perfo…

14-538. Same; maintenance of parks; tax levy, use of proceeds. For the purpose of maintaining such parks and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, the governing body of any city n…

14-539. Same; laws applicable. All the provisions of Laws of 1909, chapter 69, sections 1 [12-1301], 2 [12-1302] and 3 [12-1303], as amended by Laws of 1915, chapter 125, section 1 [12-1301], Laws of 1913, chapter 81, section 1, and Laws of 1915, chapter 124, section 1 [12-1306],…

14-556. Improvement of state or federal highways; eminent domain; bonds. The governing body of any city of the second class is hereby authorized and empowered to improve state or federal highways located in such city, and in order to do so may condemn or purchase land at such tim…

14-557. Same; bond election. The necessity for the condemnation or purchase of land and the improvement or widening of any state or federal highway, including the character of improvements, located in any city referred to in K.S.A. 14-556, shall be determined by the governing bod…

14-560. Repairing or resurfacing certain streets; bonds; election. Whenever the governing body of any city of the second class shall deem it necessary to resurface or repair any paved street or any portion thereof, which paved street was occupied by a street railway and along whi…

14-566. Charges for sewage disposal system; definition. Sewage disposal system, for the purposes of this act, shall include the system of sewers and the sewage disposal plant or plants of a city of the second class. History: L. 1953, ch. 117, § 1; June 30. Cross References to Rel…

14-567. Same; ordinance; collection. The governing body of any city of the second class may by ordinance fix such charges for the use of the sewage disposal system of said city as may be just, reasonable and necessary and provide for the manner of the making and collection of the…

14-568. Same; revenue, uses; sinking fund. The revenue derived from the charges for the use of the sewage disposal system shall be placed in the city treasury and kept in a separate fund, and shall not be paid out nor distributed except for the purpose of operating, maintaining a…

14-570. Bonds to carry out master plan for public improvements, when. Whenever the city engineer of any city of the second class has filed with the governing body of such city as master plan for the physical development of said city, which plan shall be limited to public improvem…

14-571. Same; election. No bonds shall be issued under the provisions of this act, unless and until the same are approved by a vote of the qualified electors of such city. History: L. 1953, ch. 115, § 2; June 30.

14-572. Same; bond limitations inapplicable. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be subject to limitation of bonded indebtedness of such city. History: L. 1953, ch. 115, § 3; June 30.

14-6,100. Certain cities between 4,500 and 6,000 population; acceptance of gifts; election; site, erection and equipment of hospital. Where in any city of the second class having a population of not less than four thousand five hundred (4,500) and not more than six thousand (6,00…

14-6,101. Same; bonds; limitation; election. Any city which has accepted a gift for hospital purposes as provided in K.S.A. 14-6,100 may issue bonds to supplement the money received by such gift to acquire a site for and construct and equip such hospital or to add to or enlarge a…

14-6,102. Same; bond limitations inapplicable. All bonds authorized by this act shall be issued, sold, delivered and retired under the provisions of article 1, chapter 10, of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, except as in this act otherwise provided and none …