Chapter 80, TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS

80-1535. Townships and cities of third class in certain counties authorized to purchase fire truck and equipment; garage; no-fund warrants; tax levies. Any township located in a county having a population of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) and less than twenty thousand (20,00…

80-1536. Same; fire department or company, organization; agreements, conditions. Said township and city may by agreement organize a fire department or company. The agreement shall provide the rules and regulations governing the fire department or company and such other matters as…

80-1537. Same; tax levies; aggregate levy limitations inapplicable. Annual tax levies may be made by such township on all the taxable tangible property of the township, including such property of the city which is a party to such agreement. History: L. 1961, ch. 467, § 3; L. 1970…

80-1538. Township boards in counties between 75,000 and 155,000. As used in K.S.A. 80-1539: The term "township board" means the township trustee, township clerk and township treasurer of any township located in a county having a population of not less than seventy-five thousand (…

80-1539. Same; contracts with other township for fire protection, procedure. The township board of any such township maintaining a fire department may contract with any township board to furnish fire fighting service to such township upon such terms and for such compensation as m…

80-1540. Fire district; creation; procedure; creation of new fire districts. The township board of any township may create a fire district as provided by this act. Such fire district may include a part or all of the township and may include all or a part of any other township. No…

80-1540a. 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…

80-1541. Township fire districts; powers and authority; territory, limitations. (a) Upon the creation of a fire district by the township board or boards, the governing body of the fire district as hereinafter provided may: (1) Levy taxes and assessments; (2) enter into contracts;…

80-1542. Same; governing body. If a fire district includes land located in less than four townships, the members of the township boards shall be the governing body of such fire district. If such fire district includes land located in four or more townships, the governing body of …

80-1543. Same; purchase of land, buildings and equipment from township; use of proceeds. If any such township, upon the creation of a fire district as provided herein, already owns fire fighting equipment, land and buildings, by virtue of previously operating a fire department, s…

80-1544. Fire districts; governing body and auditing board; powers; compensation. (a) The governing body of such fire district shall have full direction and control over the operation of such fire department and may select regular employees, provide for their compensation and fur…

80-1545. Same; contracts with cities, townships or other fire districts. The governing body of such fire district may enter into contracts with cities, and other fire districts or townships whether within or without the county or state for cooperation between the fire departments…

80-1546. Tax levies; limitation; use of proceeds; protest and election, when. The governing body of the fire district shall have the power to levy a tax not to exceed three mills upon the dollar of the assessed valuation of all property, real and personal, having a tax situs in t…

80-1547. Consolidation of certain fire districts in urban areas; resolution of county commissioners; petition of electors; election, when; effective date of consolidation. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of any county which has been d…

80-1547a. 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…

80-1548. Same; governing body; meetings; powers; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants. Upon the consolidation of any such areas the board of county commissioners shall appoint a governing body composed of seven members who shall represent, as nearly as may be possible, the geog…

80-1549. Same; transfer of records, equipment, property. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1550, the books, papers, equipment, and other real and personal property belonging to the areas being consolidated shall be transferred to and shall become the property of the new cons…

80-1550. Same; funds in fire district's treasury. All funds in the treasury of any such fire district at the time of consolidation shall be applied to the payment of any outstanding indebtedness, including bonded indebtedness, of such fire district. History: L. 1967, ch. 513, § 4…

80-1551. Same; tax levy for payment of outstanding indebtedness; duty of county clerk. If any fire district at the time of such consolidation shall have any outstanding indebtedness, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of the county to provide for the paymen…

80-1552. Same; no effect upon fireman's rights. The consolidation of any fire district under the provisions of this act shall in no way affect the rights of any fireman serving in the department of such district to benefits under any retirement or relief association program. Hist…

80-1553. Same; certain tax levies prohibited; powers and duties of consolidated district. No levy for the payment of the cost of providing fire protection shall be assessed against any property located within the boundaries of any district consolidated under the provisions of thi…

80-1554. Territory of township becoming part of two or more districts; transfer of unexpended balance from tax levy. Any township which shall have heretofore made a levy for fire protection and thereafter a part of the territory of such township is attached to and made a part of …

80-1555. Certain townships may contract with fire district for purchase of equipment. The township board of any township located in a county having a population of more than twelve thousand (12,000) and less than fourteen thousand (14,000), with an assessed valuation of more than…

80-1556. Certain townships may contract with certain fire districts for furnishing of fire-fighting services. The township board of any township located in a county having a population of more than twenty-two thousand five hundred (22,500) and less than twenty-three thousand five…

80-1557. Emergency medical service; establishment, operation and maintenance; definitions. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Rescue service" means a service that provides emergency care by qualified personnel through a township or fire district fire department. (2) "Emergency car…

80-1558. Township special fire protection reserve fund; source of revenue; limitations. (a) The governing body of any township, by resolution, is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer, annually, from the fire fund of such township not to exceed 25% of the amount of money cr…

80-1559. Same; fire districts; source of revenue; limitations. (a) The governing body of any township fire district created pursuant to K.S.A. 80-1540 et seq., and amendments thereto, by resolution, is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer, annually, from the fire fund of s…

80-1601. Water supply; acquisition in certain townships. Whenever there shall be presented to the township board of any township located, in whole or in part, within fifteen (15) miles of the limits of any city of the first class located in the same county in which such township …

80-1602. Revenue bonds; purposes for which bonds may be issued; extension of system; condition, sale or pledge of bonds to federal government. Such township board may issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of constructing, reconstructing, repairing, or improving such water syste…

80-1603. Sell or pledge bonds to federal government. Such township board may sell said bonds as provided by law, or may, if deemed advisable, pledge or sell any of such bonds, issued for the construction of said water mains, to the federal government as provided in the said natio…

80-1604. Terms of bonds. Any bonds issued under the terms of this act shall mature serially or otherwise within a maximum period of forty (40) years from the date of issue and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009 an…

80-1605. Contracts to supply water; tax levies for rental of fire hydrants and water. The board of township trustees of any township to which this act applies is expressly authorized to contract with any school district, any state department, or any state institution, board of co…

80-1606. Fixing rates, fees or charges to pay bonds; restrictions; notice and hearing; publication. The board of township trustees of any township authorized to issue waterworks revenue bonds under K.S.A. 80-1601 to 80-1605, inclusive, or any amendments thereto, and which said to…

80-1607. Election to pledge payment or to refund revenue bonds; general obligation bonds. The township board of any township maintaining and operating or proposing to maintain and operate a water system under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1601 to 80-1605, inclusive, may submit to a…

80-1608. Tax levies for principal and interest on bonds where deficiency in revenue; limitation on bonds outstanding; provisions governing township where state institution located. To make up any existing or prospective deficiency in revenue from the operation of such water syste…

80-1609. Same; power granted is supplemental. The power herein granted to issue bonds shall be supplemental to and not amendatory of the provisions of chapter 125 of the Laws of 1933 Special Session, the same being K.S.A. 80-1601 to 80-1605, inclusive, and chapters 378 and 379 of…

80-1610. Refunding of water utility revenue bonds. The board of township trustees of any township authorized to issue water utility revenue bonds under K.S.A. 80-1601 to 80-1605, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and which said township board has heretofore authorized or issued,…

80-1611. Same; surrender of outstanding bonds. No refunding revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be exchanged with the holder of the previously outstanding indebtedness refunded until the outstanding revenue bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness to be re…

80-1616. Creation of joint water district; governing body; election; transfer of assets and liabilities. (a) The governing body of the city of Lansing, Kansas, and the governing body of Delaware township shall establish a joint water district. The joint water district shall be go…

80-1617. Water district board; general manager, treasurer; duties; meetings. (a) At the first meeting of the joint water district board following January 1, 1985, and annually thereafter, the board shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary-treasurer for a term of …

80-1618. Same; powers. (a) Every district incorporated under this act shall have perpetual succession, subject to dissolution or consolidation pursuant to law and shall have the power to: (1) Exercise eminent domain within the boundaries of such district; (2) sue and be sued; (3)…

80-1806. Tax levy to pay township or townships of urban class share of registration and election expense. Any township or townships of the urban class in the state of Kansas is hereby authorized and empowered to make a tax levy in such amount as may be necessary in order to provi…

80-1901. Township board defined. As used in this act, the phrase "township board" means the township trustee, township clerk and the township treasurer acting as a board. History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 1; February 23. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Discussed; term hydrant rental as used in K.…

80-1902. Creation of department in counties having a city of the first class between 60,000 and 200,000. The township board of any township located in any county in which there is a city of the first class having a population of not less than sixty thousand (60,000) nor more than…

80-1903. Fire department; tax levies; use of proceeds. The township board of any such township shall have power to levy a tax upon all taxable tangible property within such township, for the purpose of paying the expense of providing rescue service and equipping, operating and ma…

80-1904. Operation of department; employees; volunteer members; compensation; insurance. The township board shall have full direction and control over the operation of such township fire department. The governing body shall have the power to: (1) Select regular employees, provide…

80-1905. Contracts with cities and townships; conditions. The township board of any such township may enter into contracts with cities and other townships for cooperation between the fire departments of the respective townships and cities, and may include in such contracts provis…

80-1906. Right of way on highways; siren. Township fire departments shall have the right of way on public highways, both inside and outside city limits, when going to or returning from a fire when operating under this act: Provided, The vehicle is equipped with a fire siren in go…

80-1908. Prior contracts; transfer of balances. Any township within the provisions of this act which has heretofore entered into a contract with any city under the provisions of article 15 of chapter 80 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, which contract has been terminated or expir…

80-1909. Bonds for buildings and equipment; election; tax levy limitations not to apply, when; election expenses. In any township where a township fire department has been created under the provisions of this act, the township board shall have authority, subject to an election as…