Chapter 19, COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-4441. Death, disability and retirement benefits for agency officers; credited service; officers transferring from police or sheriff's department, rights. (a) County law enforcement agencies established under the provisions of this act are hereby declared to be "eligible employ…

19-4442. Financing of law enforcement agency; no-fund warrants; tax levies. The board of county commissioners of any county adopting the provisions of this act, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act from and after the date of the adoption of the provisions t…

19-4443. County law enforcement agency and department; cost of operation; budget; reserve fund; hearing; tax levy, use of proceeds. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) and (d), any county adopting the provisions of this act and each incorporated city within such count…

19-4443a. 1982 budget increase; purpose; resolution; protest. For fiscal year 1982 only, in addition to the annual budget increase authorized by K.S.A. 19-4443, the agency shall be authorized, by resolution, to increase its budget by a sum not to exceed $175,250. The increase aut…

19-4444. Approval of expenditures and claims; cost of medical care of prisoners paid from county general fund or by the state; reimbursement from prisoner. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the agency shall approve all expenditures to be made by and claims to be paid on b…

19-4445. Abandonment of operations under act; abolishment of agency and department, when; transfer and disposition of property, moneys and supplies; records; officers of county and cities. Any county operating under the provisions of this act may abandon such operation in the sam…

19-4468. Purpose of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the 1974 consolidated law enforcement act. It is hereby declared that the purpose of this act shall be to provide for the protection of persons and property and to promote the general welfare within the counties…

19-4469. Definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) "Agency" means the county law enforcement board and department established under the provisions of this act. (b) "Board" means the policy-m…

19-4470. Application; adoption and operation of provisions. The provisions of this act shall apply only to counties of this state having a population of more than five thousand (5,000) and less than twelve thousand (12,000) and an assessed taxable tangible valuation of more than …

19-4471. Law enforcement system board; membership; terms; elections; vacancies; compensation. There is hereby established in each county adopting the provisions of this act a county law enforcement system board. The board shall have five (5) members who must be residents of such …

19-4472. Board meetings; officers; quorum; records. Members of the board shall meet in the office of the county attorney upon the call of such officer as soon after their qualification for office as possible and shall organize by electing a chairman and vice-chairman. Thereafter,…

19-4473. General powers and duties of board. The board shall be responsible for the enforcement of law and the providing of police protection throughout the county and for this purpose is hereby authorized to: (a) Appoint and establish the salary and compensation of a law enforce…

19-4474. Law enforcement department; establishment; composition; supervision and operation. There is hereby established in all counties adopting the provisions of this act a county law enforcement department, which shall be composed of a director and such other officers and perso…

19-4475. Director, appointment, qualifications, compensation, oath, bond, and duties. The board shall appoint a law enforcement director for such agency. Persons appointed to the office of director shall be citizens of the United States, not less than twenty-five (25) years of ag…

19-4476. Law enforcement officers; appointment; qualifications; civil service or job classification and merit system; transfer of sheriff, deputies and police officers to department; suspension or removal. Subject to the requirements of this section the board shall authorize by r…

19-4477. Assumption of powers and duties by agency; investigations; transfer of records and employees. On the second Monday of January next following the adoption of the provisions of this act and thereafter, the agency shall assume and shall exercise all powers, duties and respo…

19-4478. Exercise of responsibility for law enforcement by agency; transfer of property and records; employees. On the second Monday of January next following the adoption of the board under the provisions of this act and thereafter, the law enforcement agency shall assume and sh…

19-4479. Powers and duties of sheriff and deputies and constables transferred to agency conferred on director and officers. It shall be the duty of the director and officers to keep and preserve the peace, and for such purpose, such director and officers are hereby vested with th…

19-4480. Quarters and facilities for agency. The board of county commissioners of any county adopting the provisions of this act shall provide without cost to the agency such quarters and facilities as the board of county commissioners may determine after consultation with the la…

19-4481. Sheriff relieved of powers and responsibilities on transfer of authority; abolition of office, when. The sheriff of any county adopting the provisions of this act shall be and is hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by la…

19-4482. Constable relieved of powers and responsibilities, when. All constables elected in townships located within any county adopting the provisions of this act, shall be and are hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by law for …

19-4483. City marshal and police chief relieved of powers and responsibilities, when. The city marshal or chief of police and police officers of all cities located within any county adopting the provisions of this act shall be and are hereby relieved of all power, authority and r…

19-4484. Disability and retirement benefits for agency officers and employees; credited service; officers transferring to agency from police or sheriff's department, rights. (a) Any county law enforcement agency established under the provisions of this act is hereby declared to b…

19-4485. Agency operating costs; budget; tax levy, use of proceeds; special fund established. (a) Any county adopting the provisions of this act and each incorporated city within such county shall share in the cost of operating the law enforcement agency as follows: Two-thirds of…

19-4486. Abandonment of operation under act; division of property; disposition of records; contracts; placement of officers and employees. Any county operating under the provisions of this act may abandon such operation in the same manner as that provided in K.S.A. 19-4470 for th…

19-4501. Department of public works; establishment; establishment of divisions within department; assignment of functions and duties; division of highways. The board of county commissioners of any county may by resolution of the board establish a department of public works to sec…

19-4502. Director of department to be county engineer; qualifications and duties. The director of the department shall be the county engineer and shall be a licensed, professional engineer or qualified under K.S.A. 68-501. The director shall have full authority to manage and dire…

19-4503. County may provide services to political subdivisions within county; agreements; compensation of county. The board of county commissioners of any county establishing a department of public works under this act is hereby authorized to provide public works service to polit…

19-4504. Financial accounts; use of moneys. Any county establishing a department of public works under this act shall maintain such financial accounts as may be necessary to assure that moneys received by any fund of the county for specified purposes shall be spent only for such …

19-4601. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Board" means a hospital board which is selected in accordance with the provisions of this act and which is vested with the management and control of a county hospital; (b) "commission" means the board of county commissioners of any …

19-4602. Existing hospitals governed by act; exceptions. (a) Any existing county hospital established under the laws of this state prior to the effective date of this act is hereby continued in existence and shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of this act and any …

19-4603. County hospitals, procedure to establish; petition and election; bonds; dissolution of certain districts; detachment of territory from certain districts. Any county, except a county having within its boundaries any territory of a hospital district operating and maintaini…

19-4604. Transfer of hospital property and facilities operated by cities and other district to county; procedure; election. (a) (1) The governing body of any city which is operating and maintaining a city hospital, upon the recommendation of the hospital board, or (2) the board o…

19-4605. Management of hospital; hospital board; procedure to elect or appoint members; petition; election; term; vacancies. (a) The commission shall provide for the management and control of any existing county hospital or any county hospital established under this act by a boar…

19-4606. Tax levy, increase; bonds; use of proceeds; limitations. (a) The commission or, in the case of an elected board, the board may annually levy a tax for the purpose of operating, maintaining, equipping and improving any hospital managed and controlled under the provisions …

19-4607. Organization of board; treasurer's bond; meetings; filing of audit report; budget preparation and approval. (a) Members of the board, within 10 days after their selection, shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of civil officers as provided in K.S.A. 54-106, and…

19-4608. County hospitals, procedure to establish; deposit of hospital moneys; gifts and other donations; investment of money; financial records; transfer of money to not-for-profit corporation. (a) All hospital moneys, except moneys acquired through the issuance of revenue bonds…

19-4609. Compensation and expenses of board members. Members of the board may be allowed compensation by the commission and, if allowed, such compensation shall be in an amount to be determined by the commission. All members may also be reimbursed for any actual and necessary per…

19-4610. Powers and duties of board; bylaws; rules and regulations; expenditures and investments; hospital administrator contracts; employees, appointment, bond and benefit plans. (a) The board shall make and adopt such bylaws and rules and regulations for the management and cont…

19-4611. Lease of hospital property; contracts for management; emergency or ambulance service; expenditures for recruitment or retention of staff; loans and scholarships for staff; authority to sue; exemption from cash-basis law. (a) The board may enter into written contracts for…

19-4612. Levy for hospital. Notwithstanding any contract entered into by the commission or the board for the management and control of the hospital with any person, corporation, association or society, the commission or, in case of an elected board, the board may make such tax le…

19-4613. Eminent domain. If the board and the owner of any real property desired by the board for hospital purposes cannot agree as to the price to be paid therefor, the board shall report the facts to the commission and condemnation proceedings may be instituted by the commissio…

19-4614. Construction projects; bids. No hospital building or addition shall be erected or constructed until the plans and specifications have been made therefor, adopted by the board and approved by the commission, and bids advertised for according to law for other county public…

19-4615. Jurisdiction over hospital located in a city. If a county hospital is located in a city, the jurisdiction of the city in which the hospital is located shall extend over all lands used for hospital purposes, and all ordinances of such city shall be in full force and effec…

19-4616. Revenue bonds; notice; use of proceeds. The commission may issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, leasing or otherwise acquiring an existing hospital building or buildings and improving, remodeling or repairing and equipping the same, or for the purp…

19-4617. Pledge of certain revenues. At or prior to the issuance of revenue bonds under authority of this act, the commission and the board shall pledge either the gross or the net income and revenues of the hospital to the payment of principal and interest of such revenue bonds …

19-4618. Not an indebtedness of county or hospital; exempt from debt limit. Revenue bonds issued under authority of this act shall not be an indebtedness of the county or the hospital or of the commission or the individual members of the commission, or the board or the individual…

19-4619. Negotiability; interest rate; terms. Revenue bonds issued under authority of this act shall have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, may bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate for revenue bonds prescribed in K.S.A. 10-1009, and a…

19-4620. Covenants and agreements. In order to secure the prompt payment of the principal and interest upon revenue bonds and the proper application of the revenue pledged thereto, the commission and the board are authorized to: (a) Covenant as to the use and disposition of the p…

19-4621. Deposit of proceeds. The proceeds derived from the sale of the revenue bonds herein authorized shall be deposited to the credit of the commission in a bank, banks or other depositories designated by the commission and kept in a separate fund and used solely for the purpo…