Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-2765b. History: L. 1955, ch. 163, § 3; L. 2004, ch. 107, § 4; L. 2005, ch. 90, § 4; Repealed, L. 2006, ch. 95, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session …

19-2765c. Investment of sewer and water expansion funds. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Improvement district" means an improvement district authorized and existing pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 to 19-2765, both sections inclusive, and amendments thereto, having a population of mo…

19-2766. Powers of the board of directors. That all the powers granted to improvement districts incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be exercised by the board of directors elected under the provisions of this act. History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 14; June 28. Attorney …

19-2766a. Enforcement of resolutions; penalties for violations. The board of directors of an improvement district organized and established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall have the power to enforce all resolutions passed pursuant to this act or t…

19-2766b. Actions for enforcement of resolutions; costs; fees and mileage for witnesses; fines and penalties, disposition of. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in all actions for the enforcement of resolutions of improvement districts the items allowable as costs shall be…

19-2766c. Appeals. Appeals in actions brought for the enforcement of improvement district resolutions may be taken in the same manner as is provided for appeals in cases for misdemeanor violations of state law. History: L. 1986, ch. 106, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE C…

19-2767. Powers and duties of board; surveys, plans and estimates; engineer's report. That the board of directors, subject to the limitations contained in this act, shall have the power and it shall be their duty to determine what public works and improvements are necessary and w…

19-2768. Election to authorize general levy, when; bond issue; notice; canvass of return. That upon filing of the engineer's report provided for in the next preceding section, the board of directors shall carefully examine and consider same; and if they approve the same and deter…

19-2769. Special assessments; assessors, appointment, report; notice; hearing; equalization; contest action, when. If the board of directors, upon examination of the report of the engineer determines that any public work or improvement ought to be constructed and that the cost th…

19-2770. Issuance of improvement bonds; request for issuance of general obligation bonds of the county; payment of bonds. (a) Whenever the board of directors of any improvement district shall under the authority vested in it by this act, cause any public work or improvement to be…

19-2771. Form of general obligation bonds. That all bonds issued under the provisions of the next preceding section shall be executed as provided by law; each of said bonds shall recite that it is issued under the provisions of this act, that it is a general obligation bond of th…

19-2772. Sale of bonds; use of proceeds. That the bonds issued under the provisions of the next two preceding sections shall be sold in the manner provided by law. No part of the proceeds thereof shall be used for any other purpose than the payment of the costs incurred in constr…

19-2773. Levy and collection of assessments to pay bonds. That when improvement bonds are or have been issued under the next preceding sections of this act for improvements the cost of which is to be charged by special assessments against specific property, the board of directors…

19-2773a. Special assessment on property owned by certain improvement districts located in counties of more than 300,000 population declared void; cancellation. Wherever any improvement district having a population of more than two thousand (2,000), and located in any county havi…

19-2774. Special road and street improvements; petition; engineer's report; notice to owners; protests; special assessments; bonds. That whenever a petition, signed by not less than majority of the owners of land abutting upon a street, road, alley, or other public traveled way w…

19-2775. Revenue producing works; rates; notice; contracts; revenue bonds. That if the board of directors upon examination of the engineer's report find that the proposed improvement will be revenue producing and should liquidate its cost within a reasonable period of time they s…

19-2776. Issuance of revenue bonds; lien. That the board of directors may issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of constructing or purchasing revenue producing works and such bonds shall be a specific lien upon such works and the revenues derived therefrom and shall, in no case…

19-2777. Terms of revenue bonds. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2776, and amendments thereto, shall mature serially or otherwise. Such bonds shall mature within a maximum period of 30 years from the date of iss…

19-2778. Power of directors to operate revenue producing works. The board of directors of any improvement district are authorized to operate and maintain any revenue producing works or to contract for the operation and maintenance of same and to do all other things necessary for …

19-2779. Failure of director to perform; penalties. That if any director of any improvement district shall willfully neglect or fail to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by the provisions of this act he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof…

19-2780. Penalties for unlawful acts. That any person who shall wrongfully injure, destroy or in any manner impair the usefulness of any work or improvement constructed under the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be …

19-2781. Liability for damages. That in addition to the penalties provided in the preceding section, the person wrongfully or purposely injuring, damaging or impairing the usefulness of any works constructed under the terms of this act shall be liable to the improvement district …

19-2782. Petition to be included by adjacent taxpayers and others. That whenever one-fourth (1/4) of the resident taxpayers in an area adjacent to an incorporated improvement district, which has been incorporated under the terms of this act, or whenever all of the owners in an ar…

19-2783. Contents of petition. That the petition provided for in the next preceding section shall describe the territory proposed for annexation to and incorporation into the improvement district by sections or subdivisions of sections, according to the government survey, or by m…

19-2784. Hearing; notice. That whenever a petition in conformity to the next preceding section and signed by not less than one-fourth (1/4) of the taxpayers residing within the area named in the petition, or signed by all of the owners within the area named in the petition if the…

19-2785. Hearing; decision. That at the time set for the hearing the board of county commissioners shall first ascertain whether notice has been given of the time of hearing as is required by this act and if it shall determine that such notice has been given to make a declaration…

19-2786. Petition by directors of an existing drainage district for incorporation; notice and hearing; proceedings. That whenever a petition signed by the duly elected and qualified directors of a drainage district now in existence shall be presented to the board of county commis…

19-2786a. Consolidation of adjoining districts; petition; joint meeting. Whenever a petition signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the legally qualified electors of either of two of adjacent improvement districts is presented to the board of county commissioners of…

19-2786b. Resolution of proposed consolidation; publication; election; resolution of consolidation. Following such joint meeting the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution, which resolution shall set forth the terms of such proposed consolidation, the effective da…

19-2786c. Terms of consolidation; effect. The terms of such consolidation shall require the payment of all outstanding bonded indebtedness and other indebtedness of each of such improvement districts, and no order of consolidation shall in any way reduce or impair the security of…

19-2786d. Annexation of district by city; inclusion of district in newly incorporated city; liability of city; special assessments. (a) When all of the territory within an improvement district is annexed by an incorporated city, such city shall take over all properties and assets…

19-2786e. Annexation of part of district by city or inclusion of part of district in newly incorporated city; agreements as to liabilities and obligations; special assessments; failure to contract, effect. When less than all of the territory within any such improvement district i…

19-2786f. District revenue producing utility taken over by city; distribution of cash to subscribers, when. When any improvement district revenue producing utility is taken over by the city annexing such improvement district, and no contract is entered into between such improveme…

19-2786g. Disorganization of district, when; procedure; outstanding bonds; surplus fund, disposition. Any improvement district organized under the act of which this act is amendatory which has not elected officers at its last statutory required election time and has not operated …

19-2786h. Tax levies for additional police protection; contracts with sheriff. The governing body of any improvement district may annually levy a tax, which shall be in addition to all other levies or taxes authorized by law, in an amount not to exceed three mills, to be used for…

19-2786i. Tax levy for maintenance of district; protest petition and election. The governing body of any improvement district which is located in any county having a population of more than 6,000 and less than 7,500 and having an assessed tangible valuation of more than $28,000,0…

19-2786j. Detachment of land from district, procedure. Whenever a petition signed by the owners of at least 25% of the land in a defined area located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753, and amendments thereto, is filed with the county clerk of the c…

19-2791. History: L. 1953, ch. 162, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 122, § 23; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 24; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 99, § 30; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Sewer district bond elections governed by this act not other laws. Bishop v. Sewer District No. 1, 184 Kan. 376, 381, 336 P.2d 815…

19-2792. History: L. 1953, ch. 162, § 6; L. 1967, ch. 149, § 17; L. 1969, ch. 157, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 58; L. 1974, ch. 122, § 24; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 99, § 30; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived L…

19-2793. History: L. 1953, ch. 162, § 7; L. 1959, ch. 140, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 149, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 186, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 170, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 153, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 59; L. 1974, ch. 122, § 25; L. 1981, ch. 120, § 5; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 99, § 30; July 1. CASE ANNOTATI…

19-2796. History: L. 1953, ch. 162, § 10; L. 1967, ch. 153, § 2; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 99, § 30; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

19-2797. History: L. 1953, ch. 162, § 11; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 99, § 30; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

19-2798. History: L. 1953, ch. 162, § 12; L. 1967, ch. 149, § 18; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 99, § 30; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Private individuals cannot maintain action challenging legality of sewer district. Bishop v. Sewer District No. 1, 184 Kan. 376, 378, 336 P.2d 815. Previ…

19-2799. History: L. 1953, ch. 162, § 13; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 99, § 30; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

19-27a01. Sewer districts in any county; definitions. Whenever used in this act, the following words shall have the following respective meanings unless different meanings clearly appear from the context: (a) "Governing body" or "board" means the board of county commissioners of …

19-27a02. Board of county commissioners serves as governing body of district; powers and duties. The board of county commissioners shall be the governing body of any sewer district it creates and, as provided by this act, shall have the power to: (a) Create, construct, reconstruc…

19-27a03. Creation of district by petition; contents; unsanitary conditions. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of any county shall have the power to create a sewer district in the manner hereinafter provided whenever: (1) A petition…

19-27a03a. Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts. Any land located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any land located within an industrial district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3801 et seq., and a…

19-27a04. Preliminary survey required; cost of survey; creation of district to conduct survey; cost paid from county general fund. (a) After a sufficient petition is filed with the board, but prior to creating a sewer district, the board of county commissioners shall have a preli…

19-27a05. Notice; hearing; district extending into city limits. (a) Prior to the creation of a sewer district, the board of county commissioners shall publish a notice stating: (1) Its intent to create a sewer district; (2) a description of the area of the proposed district or th…