Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-2867. Acquisition of real estate; eminent domain. The park board in the name of the district shall have power to accept by gift or devise or to purchase or to condemn real estate lying within or without the park district but not outside Johnson county. The park district is her…

19-2868. Johnson county park and recreation district; powers of board. The board shall have power to: (a) Finance, operate, improve and maintain the parks and playgrounds of the district as provided in this act; (b) accept by gift or devise; purchase, lease and condemn real estat…

19-2869. Supervisory personnel; surety bonds. Supervisory personnel appointed by the park and recreation board shall serve at the pleasure of the board and their duties shall be prescribed by resolution. The board may obtain and pay for a surety bond for supervisory personnel and…

19-2870. Deposit of moneys by treasurer. All money coming into the hands of the treasurer of the board shall be deposited in one or more banks designated by the board and be protected as provided by article 14 of chapter 9 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.…

19-2871. Addition of certain areas to district; petition by park board; notice and hearing; resolution; tax levies. If the district, as from time to time enlarged, does not include all of Johnson county, and thereafter areas within said county not included within the district are…

19-2871a. Enlargement of district to include entire county; notice and hearing; determination; resolution; tax levies; bonded debt; protest petition; election, conduct of. If the board of county commissioners, on its own motion and order determine that it may be in the interest o…

19-2871b. Inapplicability where countywide district exists. Enlargement of such district shall not be authorized if prior to the adoption of the resolution of enlargement a countywide district exists and has authority to levy taxes for its operation. From and after the effective …

19-2872. Improvements authorized. The park board shall have authority to make all improvements necessary to any land acquired or leased by it for park or playground purposes to make the park, parks, playground or playgrounds a place of recreation, amusement, enjoyment and relaxat…

19-2873. Rules and regulations; conduct, fees, leases. (a) The board may by resolution adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the park and recreation district and rules and regulations applying to any particular park or playground and prescribe penalties for violation o…

19-2873a. Conveniences or amusements operated by board; revolving fund; petty cash funds; rules; budget law inapplicable. In the event the board determines to operate food, soft drinks or other conveniences or amusements as authorized by K.S.A. 19-2873, it shall adopt a resolutio…

19-2873b. Land acquisition fund; use; transfers; budget laws inapplicable. The board may by resolution provide for the establishment of a land acquisition fund and any moneys therein at any time may be expended for acquisition of land and improvements and/or construction of impro…

19-2874. Bonds; election; limitations; tax levies. The park district may issue bonds to acquire real estate and may issue bonds to improve the park system or any part thereof. The board may submit the question of the issuance of bonds to acquire real estate and for the improvemen…

19-2875. Elections, procedures. (a) All elections shall be called by the park board by adoption of a resolution. The county election officer shall conduct and supervise all elections. Except for bond elections, all elections held under this act shall be conducted in accordance wi…

19-2876. Tax levies; funds, uses; budgets, approval by county commissioners; cash-basis law applicable; claims, presentment and payment. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2876c, the board may levy annually a tax upon the assessed taxable tangible property within the district…

19-2876a. Investment of county building funds in district recreation funds anticipation notes. The board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated an urban area pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2654 is hereby authorized and empowered to invest any moneys in the special…

19-2876b. Recreation fund anticipation notes; interest; proceeds; redemption on maturity. Whenever the moneys in the general fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2876 are insufficient to carry out the purposes for which the expenditure of the moneys in said fund is authorized, …

19-2876c. Approval of electors for increased levy required; submission of proposal. The board of commissioners of the Johnson county recreation district shall not levy the additional one-half (1/2) mill authorized in this act by the amendment to K.S.A. 19-2876, until the same sha…

19-2877. History: L. 1953, ch. 170, § 19; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 158, § 8; 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 …

19-2878. History: L. 1953, ch. 170, § 20; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 136, § 1; 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 …

19-2879. History: L. 1953, ch. 170, § 21; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 102, § 1; 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 …

19-2880. Invalidity of part. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional clause, …

19-2881. Contracts for improvements; plans and specifications; bids; purchases through a public agency. (a) Before the board of any park district created under K.S.A. 19-2859 to 19-2880, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall let any contract for any improvement which is estima…

19-2881a. Contracts with federal agencies for recreational areas and facilities on or around federal reservoirs within the district; tax levies. The board of commissioners of the Johnson county park and recreation district is hereby authorized to contract in the name of the distr…

19-2881b. Approval of electors; duties of board; application of election laws. The board of commissioners of the Johnson county park and recreation district shall not levy the tax authorized by K.S.A. 19-2881a until the same shall have been submitted to and approved by the qualif…

19-2881c. History: L. 1961, ch. 151, § 4; L. 1963, ch. 190, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 108, § 1 L. 1995, ch. 26, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 212, § 4; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 164, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC …

19-2882. County park districts; definitions. (a) The terms "board," "park board," or "governing board" means the county park district board herein provided for. (b) The terms "district," "park district," and "county park district" shall mean the county park district established a…

19-2883. Establishment; resolution, name. The board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated as an urban area by the legislature, may, upon determination, by resolution, that the establishment of a park district will promote the interests of the county, cre…

19-2884. Powers of district. The county park district shall be a body corporate with power to contract, to sue and to be sued in like manner as other public corporations; to acquire, own, lease and hold real estate for and to establish, improve, finance, operate and maintain impr…

19-2885. Park board; qualifications; terms; appointment; vacancies; compensation. The governing board of the county park district shall consist of five (5) members who shall be qualified electors of the district and reside therein at the time of appointment and during their terms…

19-2886. Officers of board; oaths; bond. Within thirty (30) days after the first appointment, the members of the board shall meet and organize by the election from its own members of a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. All members and the officers of the bo…

19-2887. Meetings; rules; records; quorum. The county park board shall at a time and place to be designated by said board meet in regular session once in each month during the year, and in special session on the call of the chairman or at the request of any two (2) members on the…

19-2888. Duties of officers of board; authentication of signatures. The chairman, and, in his absence or disability, the vice-chairman, shall preside at all meetings and sign, execute, acknowledge and deliver for the board all contracts, warrants, or documents of any kind require…

19-2889. Acquisition of real estate; eminent domain. The park board in the name of the district shall have power to accept by gift or devise or to purchase or to condemn real estate lying within the county. The county park district is hereby given the power of eminent domain and …

19-2890. Powers of board. The park board shall have power: (a) To finance, operate, improve and maintain the county park district as provided in this act. (b) To accept by gift or devise any real or personal property, and to purchase and lease and condemn real estate for use of t…

19-2891. Park superintendent; appointment, powers, duties. The county park board may select and appoint a park superintendent and his term of office shall be during the pleasure of said board. He shall manage and control the district under the general supervision of said board. T…

19-2892. Deposit of moneys by treasurer. All money coming into the hands of the treasurer of the board shall be deposited in one or more banks designated by the board and be protected as provided by article 14 of chapter 9 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto. …

19-2893. Improvements; zoning regulations, when; improvements limited; plats. The park board shall have authority to make all improvements necessary to any lands acquired or leased by the park district to provide for the enjoyment and relaxation of the inhabitants of the district…

19-2894. County park districts; rules and regulations; violations and penalties thereof; conduct, fees, leases, fishing and boating. (a) The park board may by resolution adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the park district and prescribe penalties for violation of an…

19-2895. Administrative expenses. All administrative expenses incurred by the board in the discharge of their duties in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be paid from funds allowed for such purpose by the county commissioners out of the general fund of the county. …

19-2896. Revenue bonds for capital improvements. The county park district board may issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of purchasing and constructing revenue producing capital improvements, and such bonds shall be a specific lien upon properties and facilities constructed an…

19-2897. Bonds for additional land for public park purposes; limitation. In any county having a population of more than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) and less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to issue …

19-2898. Resolution by park boards; contents; approval of county commissioners; engineering report and recommendations. Whenever, any county park board of commissioners certifies by resolution, in writing, to the board of county commissioners of any such county, that the fenced c…

19-2899. Determination as to plan; appraisers; negotiation; eminent domain. After receipt of the engineering report and recommendations about acquisition of additional park land, if any, such board of county commissioners and county park board of commissioners shall jointly confe…

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