Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-2651. Tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election. In order to provide funds to carry out the provisions of this act and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, a…

19-2652. Issuance of no-fund warrants in certain counties to repair or replace water lines serving county park. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) which has established a county public park and recreatio…

19-2653. Issuance of warrants to repair or replace certain water lines; tax levies to pay warrants; surplus funds. Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority provided by this act, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying perio…

19-2654. Johnson county, Sedgwick county; designated as urban area. (a) The area comprising Johnson county is hereby designated as an urban area as permitted by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas. (b) The area comprising Sedgwick county is hereby d…

19-2655. Counties of more than 180,000 population; long-term leases of land to sheriff's posses. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) is hereby authorized to enter into long-term leases, not to exce…

19-2656. City of Overland Park and Oxford township in Johnson county designated urban area. The territory within the boundaries of the city of Overland Park in Johnson county and the territory within the boundaries of Oxford township in Johnson county is hereby declared to be and…

19-2657. Annexation of certain land located in urban area; ordinance. (a) As used in this section, the word "city" means the city of Overland Park in Johnson county which is located in an area which has been designated by law as an "urban area." (b) Whenever the owner or owners o…

19-2658. Disposal of refuse; acquisition of lands; improvements and equipment; contracts with city. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to acquire by lease, condemnation or purchase, lands to be used as a site for the disposal of refuse. "Refu…

19-2659. Costs of disposal of refuse; bonds; election, when; exemption from county bonded debt limitations. For the purposes of paying the cost of acquiring any lands or making any improvements thereon or the acquisition of any equipment for the purposes hereinbefore authorized, …

19-2660. Refuse disposal facility; operation; contracts with political subdivisions. The board of county commissioners of any county establishing a refuse disposal facility under the provisions of this act may provide for the employment of necessary employees and may provide for …

19-2661. Fees and charges for refuse disposal; fund, use; expenses from general fund, when. If no revenue bonds are outstanding the board of county commissioners may establish a schedule of fees and charges for the use of such facility and all moneys received therefrom shall be p…

19-2662. Disposition of lands acquired for refuse disposal; use of moneys received from sale. If the county shall have acquired title to any lands for the purposes hereinbefore authorized and the board of county commissioners shall determine that such property is no longer useful…

19-2663. Museum and cultural center in counties with a population between 10,000 and 15,000 with $45,000,000 valuation. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) and less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and having an ass…

19-2664. Election for museum and cultural center; amount of bonds. Any county voting to establish a steam and oil museum and cultural center may erect, restore, maintain and equip museum buildings and building and grounds of cultural interest and procure and own sites therefor, a…

19-2665. Museum board. Upon the establishment of a museum under this act the board of county commissioners shall appoint a museum board of six (6) members for such museum. Two of the original members of such museum board shall serve for a one (1) year term from appointment, two (…

19-2666. Name of museum board; limitation on powers. The museum board of a museum established under, or governed by the provisions of this act shall constitute a body corporate and politic, possessing the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes, under the name and style…

19-2667. Organization and meetings of museum board. The members of a museum board shall, immediately after their appointment and annually thereafter, meet and organize by the election of a chairman, a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as they may deem necessary. T…

19-2668. Specific powers of museum board. Museum boards shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To make and adopt rules and regulations for the administration of a museum or cultural center; (b) with the approval of the board of county commissioners, to purchase or lease …

19-2669. Treasurer of museum board. The treasurer of the museum board shall give bond, in an amount fixed by said board and approved by the board of county commissioners, for the safekeeping and due disbursement of all funds that may come into his hands as such treasurer. Said bo…

19-2670. Citizens commission on local government in counties with a population between 170,000 and 200,000; membership; qualifications. There may be created and established a citizens commission on local government in every county in this state having a population of more than 17…

19-2671. Meeting to select appointive members of citizens commission on local government; officers; rules of procedure; meetings; vacancies. The ex officio members of such commission shall meet forthwith at a time and place designated by the chairman of the board of county commis…

19-2672. Duties of commission on local government. It shall be the duty of such commission to: (a) Investigate and study the existing structure and operation of the units of local government within such county; (b) Investigate and study the needs and requirements of the citizens …

19-2673. Commission contracts; receipt and expenditure of moneys. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act such commission may enter into contracts and may receive and expend funds and moneys from the federal government or from any other source. History: L. 1968…

19-2674. Minutes of commission meetings; report and recommendations to legislature. The commission shall keep complete minutes of its meetings and shall at least thirty (30) days prior to any regular session of the legislature make a report, together with its recommendations, to …

19-2675. Building fund; transfer of unexpended balance. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) and not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) and having an assessed valuation of more than thirty million dollars…

19-2676. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall, for the purpose of this act, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section. (a) "Solid waste" means garbage, refuse and other discarded materials including, but not limited to sol…

19-2677. Franchises for the operation of solid waste management systems; conditions and procedure for granting. All counties in the state of Kansas are hereby authorized and empowered to grant franchises, subject to the following conditions, to persons to engage in the business o…

19-2678. County recreational, community service and social programs for the aging; payment of cost. The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to establish and maintain recreational, community service and social programs for the aging which may include b…

19-2679. Central motor pools in counties authorized; use charges. The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a central motor pool to be used by county agencies. Said board of county commissioners may by resolution establish a se…

19-2680. County charters in counties declared to be urban areas; adoption and amendment; charter to govern local legislation and administration; authorized provisions; limitations. Any county which has been declared to be an urban area under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2654 is he…

19-2681. Charter commission, establishment. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county which has been declared to be an urban area under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2654, and amendments thereto, may establish a charter commission for such county for the purpose of studyi…

19-2682. Charter commission membership; appointment. (a) A charter commission established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2681, and amendments thereto, shall consist of 25 members and shall be appointed as follows: (1) (A) Three members shall be appointed by the members of the senate of th…

19-2683. Charter commission; organization, rules and meetings; compensation; office space; expense of operation. Within fifteen (15) days following the appointment of such members, the county clerk shall call a meeting of such commission. At such meeting the commission shall orga…

19-2684. Proposed charter; public hearings; reports to county commissioners; contents of reports; legal opinion; dissolution of commission. It shall be the duty of the charter commission to draft a proposed charter for the government of the county and to submit the same to the el…

19-2685. Submission of proposed charter to electors; adoption. The proposed charter shall be submitted by the charter commission to the board of county commissioners and the board of county commissioners shall submit the proposed charter to the electors of the county at the gener…

19-2686. Eligibility of charter commission members to election to county commission. No member of the charter commission shall be eligible for election to the office of county commissioner in the first election for county commissioner under the charter if adopted by the electorat…

19-2687. Inventory and record of county property; duty of officers; delegation of commissioners' duties authorized. For the purpose of preserving records of the amount and kind of personal property owned by each county in this state, each county officer and head of a department o…

19-2688. Action to recover. Whenever any personal property referred to in K.S.A. 19-2687 shall be claimed by any person or persons, the county attorney or district attorney of said county shall investigate such claim and, if satisfied that said property is being claimed without l…

19-2689. Kansas association of counties; participating employer in KPERS. (a) From and after January 1, 1976, the Kansas association of counties shall be a participating employer in the Kansas public employees retirement system for all purposes under said system. (b) Within thirt…

19-2690. Instrumentality of member counties; powers; liability of members; disposition of property if dissolved. From and after January 1, 1976, the Kansas association of counties is hereby constituted an instrumentality of the member counties of the association. The member count…

19-2691. Coliseum events fund in certain counties; payment of expenses of shows or events. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand may establish and maintain, in a bank located in such county, not to exceed ten thous…

19-2692. Coliseum concessions fund in certain counties; payment of expenses of concessions operation. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand may establish and maintain, in a bank located in such county, not to excee…

19-2692a. Special recreation facilities fund. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand may establish a special recreation facilities fund into which shall be deposited moneys derived from the operation of a county col…

19-2693. Reports, documentation and controls relating to coliseum funds; approval of contracts; bond. Reports and documentation relating to all expenses paid by the director from the funds established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2691 and 19-2692 shall be filed with the county controlle…

19-2694. History: L. 1978, ch. 55, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 284, § 16; Repealed, L. 2024, ch. 1, § 22; July 1. Revisor's Note: * Section expired July 1, 1982, see L. 1981, ch. 59, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived…

19-2695. Conveyance of land forming part of Lone Star Lake to Douglas county. Laws 1947, chapter 218. Included by reference. [The title to the act is, "An act conveying certain lands in Douglas county, Kansas to Douglas county." Act omitted as not of general application]. History…

19-2696. Leasing of lands by Hodgeman county to Santa Fe Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America. Laws 1959, chapter 150. Included by reference. [The title to the act is, "An act relating to and authorizing the leasing by the board of county commissioners of Hodgeman county, Kansa…

19-2697. Sanitary land fill; Haskell county. The board of county commissioners of Haskell county may issue general obligation bonds of the county to finance the costs of purchasing land for a site to be used and developed as a sanitary land fill or a sand or gravel pit. The bonds…

19-2698. Services for persons with physical disability; tax levy; procedure to authorize levy. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county may levy a tax not to exceed 1/2 mill on all taxable tangible property within the county for the purpose of assisting in the provisio…

19-2699. History: L. 1987, ch. 94, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 47, § 1; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 11, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…