19-3517. Procedure for purchase or acquisition of existing water supply and distribution system; assumption of indebtedness. In any water district so created and established as provided for in this act, the water district board may by resolution, declare it necessary for the benefit and interest of the water district to negotiate a purchase or otherwise […]
19-3518. Same; certificate of convenience and necessity canceled. Upon the payment of the purchase price or condemnation award by which the district acquires any water utility system which is operating under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the state corporation commission, such certificate shall immediately be canceled by operation of law and such […]
19-3519. Payment of claims, accounts and necessary expenses; penalty for fraudulent claim; surety bonds. (a) All claims, accounts and necessary expenses of the water district lawfully incurred and approved shall be paid from appropriate available funds in bank accounts of the water district by voucher check supported by an appropriate purchase order or statement of […]
19-3520. Meetings of board; keeping and inspection of records; quorum. (a) From and after May 1, 1991, every water district board shall meet in regular session at a place to be designated by the board and on the same regular day each month during the year, as determined by the water district board for the […]
19-3521. Annual financial statements; publication of summary; copies available. Within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, the water district board shall publish or cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the township or townships in which such water district is located, a summary which shows totals for categories […]
19-3521a. Chlorination and fluoridation of water supply of district, when; notice; election provisions; fluoridation standards. The governing body of any water district created and operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3501 to 19-3521, and amendments thereto, may provide for the chlorination and fluoridation of the public water supply of such water district and such other […]
19-3521b. Grant of easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county; conditions; purposes; costs. (a) The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to grant an easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county, Kansas, on a tract of land owned by the state of Kansas along the south and north banks […]
19-3522. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: “District” means the water supply district organized pursuant to this act; “board” means the board of county commissioners of Johnson county; “general manager” means the general manager of the water supply district appointed by the board as provided in this act; “county” […]
19-3523. Purpose of act. The purpose of this act is to provide for the establishment of a quasi-municipal body corporate of the state within and embracing all of Johnson county, Kansas, to be known as “Johnson county wholesale water supply district.” The said county contains a heavy concentration of population with a large number of […]
19-3524. Johnson county designated as urban area. Johnson county is hereby designated as an “urban area” within the provisions of section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas. History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 3; July 1.
19-3525. Proceeding to incorporate; notice of public hearing. As a condition precedent to the organization of a water district under the provisions of this act and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board shall cause to be published in the official county paper once each week for two consecutive weeks a notice of […]
19-3526. Declaration of district organization, when; resolution; publication; name of district; quasi-municipality. Upon the hearing, if it appears to the satisfaction of the board that the general welfare of the inhabitants of Johnson county will be promoted by the organization of a public wholesale water supply district embracing the whole area of the county and […]
19-3527. Records relating to incorporation; filing. Within thirty (30) days after the publication of the resolution of the board which has declared the district a quasi-municipal body corporate, the board shall transmit to the secretary of state and to the register of deeds of Johnson county, copies of such resolution incorporating such district. History: L. […]
19-3528. Governing body of district. The board of county commissioners of Johnson county shall be the governing body of the district. History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 7; July 1.
19-3529. Organization of the board. The governing body of the district shall elect one of its members as president of the district. The county clerk and county treasurer of Johnson county shall be secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the district. History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 8; July 1.
19-3530. Meetings of the board; annual audit. The board shall meet at the office of the board of county commissioners of said county as often as the needs of the district require. The board shall cause to be made an annual audit of the receipts and expenditures of the district, by a certified public accountant, […]
19-3531. Powers of the board. For the purpose of providing a water supply for the public water supply districts, municipalities, and publicly and privately owned water distribution companies within the said county, the district, and on its behalf the board shall have the following powers, authorities and privileges: (1) To have perpetual existence; (2) To […]
19-3532. Issuance of revenue bonds; conditions; limitations; fixing rates, fees and charges; agreements, covenants and restrictions. The water district may issue and sell revenue bonds without an election to finance the cost of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement, extension or enlargement of the water supply system. Such revenue bonds are hereby made a lien […]
19-3533. Issuance of no-fund warrants; tax levies; limitations inapplicable. In order to provide such funds as may be necessary to pay preliminary engineering, financial and legal services to determine the advisability of proceeding with the acquisition or construction of a water supply system or to pay the expenses of the district during the acquisition or […]
19-3534. Title of act. This act may be known and cited as the Johnson county wholesale water supply act. History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 13; July 1.
