Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-3620. Operation of department; powers of governing body. The governing body shall have full direction and control over the operation of such district fire department. The governing body shall have the power to: (1) Select regular employees, provide for their compensation and f…

19-3621. Contracts with other municipalities to provide fire protection. The governing body of the fire district may enter into contracts with cities and other fire districts, townships, or duly organized and incorporated volunteer fire departments whether within or without the c…

19-3622. Budget notice, hearing, approval by board of county commissioners; tax levies. (a) The governing body of the fire district shall prepare an annual budget for the operation of the fire district. Prior to the adoption of its budget, the governing body shall meet for the pu…

19-3623. Inclusion of new territory in district; procedure. New territory may be included in any fire district created under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3613 through 19-3622, and amendments thereto, in like manner as provided by K.S.A. 19-3604 or 19-3605, and amendments thereto, …

19-3623a. Detachment of territory located within certain cities and consolidation of remaining area with adjoining fire district; procedure; outstanding bond issues; tax levies; governing board of district. Whenever any of the area of a fire district created under the provisions …

19-3623b. History: L. 1961, ch. 220, § 1; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 261, § 48; April 14. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

19-3623c. Certain districts with territory in cities of more than 50,000 population; attachment of territory; alternative methods. Any fire district which is created under K.S.A. 19-3613 et seq. having territory located within a city of the first class having a population in exce…

19-3623d. Bonded indebtedness of area or district. The bonded indebtedness of any area, fire district or portion of a fire district affected by this act existing on the effective date of attachment by such city shall remain a charge upon the attached area as it existed immediatel…

19-3623e. Fire protection reserve fund; source of revenue; limitations. The governing body of any fire district organized under K.S.A. 19-3613 et seq., and amendments thereto, is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer, annually, by resolution, from the general fund of the di…

19-3623f. Annexation of district property by cities; procedure; agreements; when effective; outstanding obligations. (a) If any land included in a fire district created under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3613, and amendments thereto, is thereafter annexed by any city, such land sh…

19-3624. Creation; procedure. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, whenever 51% of the resident property owners of territory located in two or more counties, as determined by an enumeration taken and verified for this purpose by the county election officers of the counties…

19-3624a. 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 am…

19-3625. Governing body; powers; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants. The board of county commissioners adopting the resolution establishing the benefit district shall be and constitute the governing body of such benefit district; and is authorized to contract for fire protect…

19-3626. Budgets; certification of valuations; tax levies. The governing body of a fire district established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3624, shall annually file the budget of the benefit district with the clerk of the county in which the greater portion of the district is located; an…

19-3627. Transmittal of tax moneys; expenditures. The county treasurer of any county in which any part of the benefit district lies, except the county treasurer of the county in which the governing body is located, shall upon collection of the tax moneys provided for in K.S.A. 19…

19-3628. History: L. 1959, ch. 149, § 5; L. 1965, ch. 192, § 1; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 75, § 17; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sch…

19-3629. Attachment of territory; petition; notice to county clerk; budget; tax levies; expenditures. Territory adjacent to a fire district established pursuant to the provisions of this act and not a part of any other organized fire district may be attached to such district as h…

19-3630. Attachment of territory outside county by district organized within county; laws applicable. Whenever a fire district has been organized within any county as authorized by law and thereafter, territory adjacent thereto, but located in another county and not a part of any…

19-3631. Detachment of territory; petition; certification of boundaries; bonded debt. Territory which is a part of a fire district organized in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3624 to 19-3630, and amendments thereto, may be detached therefrom as herein provided. Upon …

19-3631a. District board of trustees; appointment; powers. Whenever a benefit district for the purpose of providing fire fighting service has been established under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3624 et seq., and the governing body thereof determines that it is in the best interest…

19-3632. History: L. 1967, ch. 97, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 87, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 104, § 1; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 261, § 48; April 14. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

19-3636a. History: L. 1971, ch. 95, § 1; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 261, § 48; April 14. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

19-3637. Fire districts in counties designated as urban areas; insurance for employees; payment of premiums. The provisions of this act shall apply to any fire district in any county designated as an "urban area" within the provisions of section 17 of article 2 of the constitutio…

19-3638. Fire districts; audits; costs. The board of county commissioners of any county may order an audit of any fire district located within the county created under article 15 of chapter 80 or article 36 of chapter 19 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. T…

19-3701. Sanitary codes in certain counties; definitions. The term "sanitary code" as used in this act shall mean rules and regulations designed to minimize or control those environments and environmental conditions that may adversely affect the health and well-being of the publi…

19-3702. Adoption of code by county commissioners; contents; fees. For the purpose of promoting the public health, comfort and well-being of the public, the county commissioners of any county in this state which is served by a local health department may by resolution adopt a san…

19-3703. Administration. Unless otherwise provided by the board of county commissioners, the local health department shall have the authority and responsibility for administering all sanitary codes. The board of county commissioners may designate a county agency other than the lo…

19-3704. Submission to secretary of health and environment; notice; hearing; resolution; publication. Whenever the county commissioners of such a county as set forth in this act deems it necessary to adopt a sanitary code, they shall prepare such sanitary code and submit it to th…

19-3705. Adoption of changes or amendments. Any change or amendment of a sanitary code shall be adopted by following the same procedure as set forth in this act for the initial adoption of the sanitary code. History: L. 1955, ch. 292, § 5; June 30. Attorney General's Opinions: Re…

19-3706. Inapplicability of act or codes. This act or any sanitary codes adopted as provided in this act shall not apply to incorporated cities or to any premises under one ownership which exceeds 10 acres in area, unless such code specifically provides for a greater acreage limi…

19-3707. Sanitary code; penalties; prosecution. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any violation of any provision of a sanitary code shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not to exceed $200 for each offense, and each day's violation shall constitute …

19-3708. Invalidity of part. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or subsection of this act shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction, to be unconstitutional and invalid, such judgment shall not affect, repeal or invalidate the remainder the…

19-3709. Septic tank cleaning and hauling of sewage; licensing; fees; regulations; penalties for violation. In any county where any person, firm, corporation or association is engaging in the business of the cleaning of septic tanks and the hauling of sewage the board of county c…

19-3801. Incorporation or enlargement; petition; limitation. For the purpose of encouraging development in this state and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of any county shall have the power, upon a proper petition being presented for t…

19-3801a. Inclusion of land located in another benefit district. Any land located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall not be included within the boundaries of any industrial district created pursuant to K.S.A. 1…

19-3802. Petition by landowners for incorporation; contents of petition; notice and hearing; land excluded. The owners of 100 or more contiguous acres of land located outside the limits of an incorporated city in any county and which lands are accessible to railroad or highway tr…

19-3803. Conduct of hearing; incorporation, when; corporate name; first board of directors. At the time of the hearing provided for in the next preceding section, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners first to ascertain and determine whether the required notic…

19-3804. Records of organization; filing. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners incorporating any industrial district under the provisions of this act to cause an entry to be made upon its records showing all of its declarations, findings, decisions and orders…

19-3805. Enlargement of district; petition; notice and hearing; filing order. Any industrial district incorporated pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3801 et seq., and amendments thereto, may be enlarged by the extension of its boundaries to include additional contiguous land of any size whic…

19-3806. Dissolution on petition of county attorney, when; notice and hearing. If, after five years from the date of creation of an industrial district under the provisions of this act, the land therein is not being used for the intended purpose, such district may be dissolved by…

19-3807. Dissolution upon petition of owners of three-fourths of land in district; notice and hearing; filing orders; records to county clerk; tax levy, when. Whenever the owners of three-fourths of the land comprising an industrial district shall file a petition with the board o…

19-3808. Powers of industrial districts; limitations. Subject to the prior and superior jurisdiction of the federal, state, county, city and township governments over public roads and their responsibility therefor, and also subject to the prior or superior rights of any public or…

19-3809. Construction of facilities; powers of directors. The board of directors of such districts shall regulate the kind and type of buildings constructed in the district in accordance with acceptable standards of construction in the interest of protecting public health and saf…

19-3810. Board of directors; powers; qualifications; meetings; officers; rules and bylaws; seal; contracts; records, public; bond of treasurer; quarterly statements; duties of county treasurer. All powers granted to an incorporated industrial district shall be exercised by a boar…

19-3811. Regular and special meetings, quorum of board; majority vote; vacancies. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held on the first Monday of January, April, July and October of each year, unless such regular meeting day falls on a legal holiday in which event…

19-3812. Rules and regulations, publication. The board of directors of such district shall have power to make all reasonable rules and regulations as in its discretion may be necessary in the exercise of the powers and authority vested in said board by this act. Before any rules …

19-3813. Compensation of directors; term of office. The compensation of directors of industrial districts is hereby fixed at one dollar ($1) per year and all directors, excepting those first designated as hereinbefore provided, shall be elected to their offices for two (2) years …

19-3814. Election of directors; notice; conduct of election; persons entitled to vote; declaration, certification and filing of election results. Election of directors shall be held at the office of the district fixed by the board of directors on the second Tuesday in March at 10…

19-3815. Powers and duties of board; surveys, plans and estimates; engineer's report. 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, utilities, and improvements are necessar…

19-3815a. General obligation bonds; resolution; publication; action affecting validity of bonds, limitation. Upon the filing of the engineer's report, the board of directors shall examine and consider the same, and, if they approve the report and determine that the proposed work,…