80-1501. Townships and counties contracting with cities for fire protection; procedure; reorganization as a consolidated district. (a) Any township or county may join with a municipality in the maintenance of a fire department for the prevention and fighting of fires within their boundaries. The cost of equipment and maintenance, the payment of compensation to employees […]
80-1502. Contracts by cities with counties, townships, individuals, firms or corporations to furnish fire-fighting service. (a) The governing body of any municipality may contract with any county, township or individual or group of individuals, firm or corporation whose property is situated outside the city limits, to furnish fire-fighting service to such county, township, individual, group […]
80-1503. Same; tax levy. (a) Townships are hereby authorized and empowered to levy a special tax not to exceed one mill on all tangible property in the township not including a corporate city in a sufficient amount to join with a municipality or township for the purposes as provided in K.S.A. 80-1501, and amendments thereto, […]
80-1504. Municipal firemen on regular duty outside of city; compensation; pension. All municipal firemen, full paid or volunteer, attending and serving at fires outside the limits of the city, as provided by K.S.A. 80-1502, after being ordered or requested to do so by the fire chief or person in charge of the fire department, as […]
80-1507. Benefit districts adjacent to or near cities; petition; directors; contracts. Whenever fifty-one percent of the resident property owners of any territory adjacent to, or within a radius of seven miles of a city shall petition for the creation of a benefit district for the purposes of this act, it shall be the duty of […]
80-1508. Same; contracts for fire-fighting service. Any such benefit district is hereby authorized to contract with the governing body of any municipality for the furnishing of fire-fighting service within said district by said municipality under the same terms and conditions as is provided in K.S.A. 80-1502, 80-1504, 80-1505 and 80-1506. History: L. 1937, ch. 377, […]
80-1509. Same; tax levies. The township board shall annually levy a tax upon the tangible taxable property in such benefit district and within the township sufficient to pay the compensation agreed upon in the contract with the municipality. History: L. 1937, ch. 377, § 3; L. 1949, ch. 498, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 154, […]
80-1511a. Certain townships between 14,000 and 16,500; contributions to incorporated fire fighting organizations providing service; limitation. The township board of any township located in a county having a population of not less than fourteen thousand (14,000) and not more than sixteen thousand five hundred (16,500), with an assessed taxable tangible valuation of not less than […]
80-1512. Creation of fire districts in certain townships; petition; notice and hearing; publication of resolution. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the township board of any township having a population of more than 10,000 outside the limits of any incorporated city may create a fire district as provided herein, which fire district may include […]
80-1512a. 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 amendments thereto, shall not be included within the boundaries of any fire district […]
80-1513. Same; appeal to county commissioners; notice and hearing; inclusion of new lands; annexation of territory of district. (a) In the event the township board approves the creation of the fire district either as petitioned for or as modified, any landowner within such district, within 30 days after such publication, may appeal from the action […]
80-1514. Same; governing body of fire district. The township board shall be the governing body of any fire district created hereunder except that if in any such fire district a major portion of its territory is within the limits of one or more cities and all of the territory of such fire district is located […]
80-1514a. Fire districts in certain townships; governing body, powers. Upon the creation of a fire district under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1512 et seq., the governing body shall have the authority to: (a) Enter contracts; (b) acquire and dispose of real and personal property; (c) acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, maintain and furnish buildings to […]
80-1514b. Same; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants. The governing body of any fire district created under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1512 et seq. shall have the authority to issue general obligation bonds under the provisions of the general bond law except that before any bonds are issued, the governing body shall publish once in […]
80-1516. Same; employees and volunteers; compensation; quarters; clothing and equipment; insurance. The governing body shall have full direction and control over the operation of such district fire department, and may select regular employees, provide for their compensation, and furnish quarters for such employees if deemed desirable; and may also provide for the organization of volunteer […]
80-1517. Same; contracts for fire protection; conditions; privileges, immunities and exemptions. The governing body of the 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 of the respective cities, districts and townships and may include in […]
80-1518. Same; right of way on highways; siren. District 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 good working order and the siren […]
80-1520. Fire districts in certain townships; tax levies for operation and maintenance; notice of increased levy; petition, election. The governing body of any fire district operating under the provisions of this act other than fire districts located in counties having a population of more than sixty thousand (60,000) and not more than one hundred thousand […]
80-1521. Same; existing governing body to exercise powers until new body qualified. In the event that the governing body of any existing fire district is changed by the provisions of this act, the governing body of the fire district in office at the time this act takes effect shall continue in office and continue to […]
80-1522. Purchase of fire-fighting apparatus by certain townships; resolution; bonds; election; tax levies. When any township has joined with a city in maintaining a fire department under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1501, or when any township has entered into a contract with a city whereby such city agrees to furnish fire-fighting service to the township […]
