12-105a. Uniform procedure for payment of claims and other indebtedness by municipalities; definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein, unless the context shall otherwise require:
(a) "Municipality" means and includes county, township, city, school district of whatever name or nature, community junior college, municipal university, city, county or district hospital, drainage district, cemetery district, fire district, and other political subdivision or taxing unit, and including their boards, bureaus, commissions, committees and other agencies, such as, but not limited to, library board, park board, recreation commission, hospital board of trustees having power to create indebtedness and make payment of the same independently of the parent unit.
(b) "Governing body" means and includes the board of county commissioners, the governing body of a city, the township board (trustee, clerk and treasurer), board of education or other governing body of a school district, board of trustees of a community junior college, board of regents of a municipal university, the body of a special district (such as a drainage, cemetery, fire or other) which has the power to create indebtedness and is charged with the duty of paying the same, and the board, bureau, commission, committee or other body of an independent agency of a parent unit.
(c) "Claim" means the document relating to and stating an amount owing to the claimant by a municipality for material or service furnished to the municipality, or some action taken by or for the municipality and for which the municipality may or may not be responsible in a liquidated or an unliquidated amount. A claim is liquidated when the amount due or to become due is made certain by agreement of the parties or is fixed by law.
(d) "Warrant" means an instrument ordering the treasurer of a municipality to pay out of a designated fund a specified sum to a named person or party who or which has filed a claim against the municipality.
(e) "Check" means an ordinary check drawn on a depository bank of a municipality by the treasurer of such municipality and payable to the holder of a warrant or warrants issued by the municipality.
(f) "Warrant check" means a combination of warrant and check. It is a negotiable instrument which orders a depository bank to pay to the order of the payee therein named. A warrant check authorizes the bank upon which drawn to charge the municipality's account with the amount stated therein.
(g) For the purposes of this act the term "audit" shall be construed to mean to examine and render an opinion as to allowance or rejection in whole or in part.
(h) "Employee" means any officer, employee, servant or member of a board, commission, committee, division, department, branch or council of a governmental entity, including elected or appointed officials and persons acting on behalf or in service of a governmental entity in any official capacity, whether with or without compensation.
"Employee" does not include an independent contractor working for a municipality under contract.
History: L. 1968, ch. 375, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 67, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 186, § 17; L. 2007, ch. 171, § 5; L. 2015, ch. 28, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities
Article 1 - General Provisions
12-101 Corporate powers; home rule of local affairs and government.
12-101a Authority to levy tax for general fund.
12-104 "Governing body" defined.
12-104a Cities, consolidated cities and counties; procedure for filling prolonged vacancies.
12-104b City governing body members; volunteer activities.
12-111 Fire fighting beyond territorial limits of city or township; privileges and immunities.
12-111b Application of 12-111a, 13-14a10, 14-10a10 and 74-4978g.
12-120 Destruction of certain records.
12-121 Same; application of act.
12-122 Reproduction of records on film.
12-123 Same; evidence in courts or administrative agencies.
12-138 Same; election procedure; notice of election.
12-138a Initiative election on levying tax or other revenue measure.
12-138b Continuation in effect of tax or other revenue measures.
12-138c Taxes levied under home rule; prohibition under certain circumstances.
12-140 Cities prohibited from levying taxes on income; exception.
12-143 City vehicle tax authorized; tax situs; amount of tax.
12-144 Same; approval by election required.
12-146 Same; use of tax proceeds.
12-148 Same; contract provisions; apportionment of revenues.
12-149 Same; budgeting of revenues.
12-151 Property of city exempt from levy, execution and sale; judgments not lien on property.
12-156 Same; form of proposition; notice; expenses.
12-157 Same; canvass; approval of proposition, effect.
12-158 Election supplemental and alternative to other procedures.
12-183 Hospitals; maintenance and improvement; tax levies, use of proceeds.
12-184a Form of government continued.
12-186 Same; use of moneys by school district.
12-187a Same; power conferred to impose tax outside of boundaries.
12-189a Same; certain sales exempt from state sales tax subject to local tax.
12-189d Sales of bingo cards, faces and instant bingo tickets; exempt.
12-195 Same; use of proceeds for payment of bonds prohibited; exceptions.
12-195a Same; allotment of county proceeds to townships.
12-195b Same; pledge of proceeds for payment of bonds; conditions.
12-196 Same; transfer of revenue to road and bridge fund.
12-197 Same; pledging of revenue received; procedure.
12-1,105 Same; penalty for refusal or failure to file return.
12-1,106 Same; time of payment; collection.
12-1,107 Same; disposition of tax receipts.
12-1,108 Same; inspection of returns; unlawful acts, penalty.
12-1,110 Same; rules and regulations.
12-1,115 Collection of certain unpaid special assessments; action in district court for debt.
12-1,117 Municipal equipment reserve fund; purpose; investment and transfer of moneys in fund.
12-1,118 Multi-year capital improvement fund; purpose; investment and transfer of moneys in fund.
12-1,119 Consolidated street and highway fund; transfer of moneys; use of moneys.