82a-601. Rural water-supply districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall have power and it shall be their duty upon a proper petition being presented, to incorporate and organize rural water-supply districts within their respective counties […]
82a-602. Petition for organization of water-supply district. Any two or more owners of adjacent lands within any county may file with the county clerk a petition addressed to the board of county commissioners praying for the incorporation of a water-supply district. The petition shall (1) describe by section, or fraction thereof, and by township and […]
82a-602a. Rural water-supply districts; 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 […]
82a-603. Time fixed for consideration of petition. Whenever a petition as provided in the preceding section is filed with the county clerk, the county clerk shall thereupon give notice to the county commissioners of the filing and pendency of such petition and the county commissioners shall forthwith fix a time within 30 days from date […]
82a-604. Consideration of petition by county commissioners. At the time set for the hearing and consideration of the petition as provided in the preceding section, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to ascertain (1) whether proper notice of the hearing has been given to the signers of the petition and […]
82a-605. Government of district. The owners of land within said district shall constitute the governing body of each water-supply district incorporated under this act within their respective counties and shall constitute a board of directors who shall immediately following the granting of incorporation by the board of county commissioners, meet in the office of the […]
82a-606. Powers of water-supply districts. Every water-supply district incorporated under this act shall have perpetual succession, subject to dissolution as provided by this act; shall be empowered to sue and be sued; shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with; shall be authorized and empowered to hold such real and personal property as may […]
82a-607. Employment of labor and services. The board of directors of any such district in this state acting in its capacity as the governing body of water-supply districts within their respective counties, may employ such common and skilled labor, and professional and other services as may be necessary to the proper performance of such work […]
82a-608. Assessment of benefits and costs. Plans, specifications, estimates of cost and amount of benefits to each tract in such district for any proposed improvement authorized by this act shall be filed with the chief engineer of the division of water resources and with the secretary of the water-supply district, and the total benefits of […]
82a-609. Payment of costs. The board of directors of any water-supply district as provided shall have power to cause to be constructed within such district such works as are authorized by this act and to issue bonds to pay the cost thereof, the outstanding amount at any time of such bonds not exceeding ten percent […]
82a-610. Operations and maintenance of improvements. The officers of the board of directors shall hold their office for a period of one year, and thereafter at the pleasure of the board of directors until a successor is elected; it shall be the duty of the president of said board of directors to keep in repair […]
82a-611. Dissolution. Whenever a petition signed by three-fourths of the landowners in any water-supply district organized under provisions of this act, and acts amendatory and supplemental thereto, is presented to the board of county commissioners of the county wherein said district is located, and it shall appear from said petition that said district owns no […]
82a-612. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) “District” means a rural water district organized pursuant to this act; (b) “board” means the governing body of a district; (c) the terms “board of county commissioners” and “county clerk” shall mean, respectively, the board of county commissioners and county clerk […]
82a-613. Rural water districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall have power and it shall be their duty, upon a proper petition being presented, to incorporate and organize rural water districts in the manner hereinafter […]
82a-614. Petition for organization; contents. A petition addressed to the board of county commissioners may be filed with the county clerk, praying for the incorporation of a district. Such petition shall be signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of the owners of land within the proposed district, or signed on behalf of the owners […]
82a-614a. Rural water districts; 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 […]
82a-615. Time for hearing petition; election of director; bylaws; notice of hearing. Whenever a petition as provided in the preceding section is filed with the county clerk, the clerk shall give notice to the county commissioners of the filing of the petition. The county commissioners shall forthwith fix a time and place within 30 days […]
82a-616. Consideration of petitions; findings; incorporation, when. (a) At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to ascertain (1) whether proper notice of the hearing has been given to the persons and in the manner provided by K.S.A. […]
82a-617. Board of directors; qualifications; election; bylaws; adoption. Immediately following the granting of incorporation by the board of county commissioners, and at the time and place set out in the notice of hearing, the owners of land within any such district shall select from their number a board of directors. The number of members on […]
82a-618. Board; governing body of district; meetings; vacancies; rules and regulations; duties of secretary. The board shall be the governing body of the district and shall meet annually on the same day the annual meeting of participating members of the district is held pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-626, and such annual meeting of the board of […]
