Chapter 19, COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-3601a. Governing body; powers. Upon the creation of a fire district under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto, the governing body shall have the authority to: (a) Enter contracts; (b) acquire and dispose of real and personal property; (c) acquire, …

19-3601b. Issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants. The governing body of any fire district created under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq. shall have the authority to issue general obligation bonds under the provisions of the general bond law except that before any bonds ar…

19-3602. Resolution, contents; notice and hearing; abandonment or alteration of proposal; adoption of final resolution; publication, effect. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners upon its own motion or as provided in K.S.A. 19-3603, and ame…

19-3602a. 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…

19-3603. Petition; contents; resolution; adoption and publication, when. The board of county commissioners shall consider the advisability of organizing any fire district or districts within the county upon the filing of a petition with the county clerk, signed by the residents o…

19-3604. Disorganization or alteration of district; inclusion of new lands; procedures. (a) Any fire district may be disorganized by the board of county commissioners at any time after four years from the date of the publication of the final resolution for the first organization …

19-3605. Inclusion of certain cities within district; procedure. If the governing body of any city which lies within or adjoins the boundaries of any proposed or organized fire district shall deem it advisable that all or a part of the city be included within the territory of any…

19-3606. Districts not to be organized or altered after July 1; budget; tax levy. No fire district shall be organized in any county, or the boundaries thereof altered, in any year after the first day of July and in every such case it shall be the duty of the board of county commi…

19-3608. Agreements with cities or townships for fire protection service; terms; resolution or ordinance. The board of county commissioners, as the governing body of any fire district organized by virtue of this act, may enter into agreements (and may modify or alter the same) wi…

19-3608a. Contracts with rural fire districts of adjoining county of another state; terms; limitation of liability. The board of county commissioners, as the governing body of any rural fire protection district organized, named and numbered under the provisions of article 36 of c…

19-3609. Agreements with cities providing for buildings; funds. Any fire district organized by virtue of this act and any city may enter into agreements for the joint construction, equipping and maintenance of any building or buildings, or for additions to existing city buildings…

19-3610. Tax levies; use of proceeds, limitations. The board of county commissioners each year shall levy an ad valorem tax on the taxable tangible property within each fire district in the county organized by virtue of this act, including or excluding such property within any ci…

19-3612. Existing contracts not abrogated; termination by mutual consent, when; funds. Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter or abrogate any existing fire protection contract between any city and county or any city and any township, but all such contracts may be, by mut…

19-3612a. Establishment of district board of trustees; powers. (a) Whenever a fire district has been established under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3601 through 19-3606, and amendments thereto, and the board of county commissioners determines, by resolution, that it is in the best…

19-3612b. Supervisor and employees of district. The board of county commissioners of any such county or the fire district board of trustees, if one has been appointed, may employ a supervisor and such other persons as may be necessary to properly operate and manage such fire dist…

19-3612c. Fire protection reserve fund; source of revenue; limitations. The governing body of any fire district organized under K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto, is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer, annually, by resolution, from the general fund of the di…

19-3612d. Tax levies in certain counties; use of proceeds; limitation; election. The governing body of a fire district created under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq., located in any county having a population of less than one hundred thousand (100,000) and an assessed tan…

19-3612e. Tax levies for fire districts in Reno and Sedgwick counties. (a) The governing body of Reno county fire district No. 2 and the governing body of Sedgwick county fire district No. 1, both created under K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall have the power …

19-3613. Fire districts in Johnson county; creation; petition; notice and hearing; territory; protest, when; final resolution; publication. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of Johnson county, hereinafter referred to as the county board…

19-3613a. 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…

19-3614. Governing body; terms; vacancies; removal; expenses. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and K.S.A. 19-3614a, and amendments thereto, within 60 days following the creation of the fire district the board of county commissioners shall appoint the governing body of the…

19-3614a. Governing body of certain consolidated districts in Johnson county; terms. Whenever an agreement of consolidation between Johnson county consolidated fire district no. 2 and Mission fire district no. 1 is filed in the office of the county clerk, the county board shall a…

19-3615. Election of officers; oaths; bond. Within thirty (30) days after the first appointment, the governing body shall meet and organize by the election from its membership of a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary and treasurer. All members and officers of the governing bo…

19-3616. Powers. Upon the creation of a fire district pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3613, and amendments thereto, the governing body of the fire district shall have the authority to: (a) Enter contracts; (b) acquire, by lease or purchase, and dispose of real and personal property; (c) ac…

19-3617. Furnishing of fire protection services; contracts for services; tax levy. The governing body may provide for the furnishing of fire protection services or may contract with any other fire district, city or township or private entity within the vicinity of the fire distri…

19-3619. Consolidation with adjoining district; outstanding bonds; approval of consolidation agreement; findings; designation; governing body of consolidated district, terms. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, and amendments thereto, the fire district may be consolidated…

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 …

19-3623c. 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…

19-3629. 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…

19-3637. 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…