12-1276. Leavenworth and Leavenworth county library district; creation; powers and duties of board; tax levy; budget; payments to certain libraries. (a) When used in this section:
(1) "County" means Leavenworth county;
(2) "city" means the city of Leavenworth, Kansas;
(3) "library district" means all territory located within Leavenworth county except that territory located within the corporate limits of the city of Tonganoxie and Linwood community library district No. 1 and Basehor community library district No. 2;
(4) "board" means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;
(5) "library" means a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money and shall be called the Leavenworth county library;
(6) "governing body" means the governing body of a city or the board of county commissioners of a county;
(7) "maintenance and support" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library.
(b) The proposition to establish a library district in Leavenworth county may be submitted to the qualified electors of the proposed library district. The proposition shall be submitted in the same manner and subject to the conditions provided in K.S.A. 12-1261.
(c) Except as provided by subsections (d) and (e), if the proposition to establish a library district is approved, the library district and board shall have the powers, duties and functions of a library district created pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1261.
(d) The board of a library district created pursuant to this section shall not have the power to issue general obligation bonds as authorized by K.S.A. 12-1270.
(e) (1) The board of a library district created pursuant to this section shall prepare, publish and approve an annual budget for the maintenance and support of the library and may levy a tax not to exceed 3 3/4 mills on all taxable tangible property in the library district. At least 10 days prior to filing the adopted budget with the county clerk, the board shall submit the budget to the governing body for review thereby.
(2) Whenever the board determines that the tax levy of 3 3/4 mills authorized by paragraph (1) is insufficient to maintain and support the library, the board shall adopt a resolution declaring it necessary to increase the annual levy by an additional amount not to exceed 1/4 mill in any one year up to a total amount which shall not exceed an amount equal to eight mills in any year.
(3) Any such resolution adopted under paragraph (2) shall state the total amount of the tax to be levied for library purposes and shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. Whereupon such annual levy in an amount not to exceed the amount stated in the resolution may be made for the ensuing budget year and each successive budget year unless a petition, signed by at least 5% of the qualified electors of the library district, requesting an election upon the proposition to increase the tax levy in excess of the current tax levy is filed with the county election officer within 60 days following the date of the last publication of the resolution. In the event a valid petition is filed, no such increased levy shall be made without such proposition having been submitted to and having been approved by a majority of the electors of the library district voting at an election called and held thereon. All such elections shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law. Such taxes shall be levied and collected in like manner as other taxes, which levy the board shall certify, on or before August 25 of each year, to the county clerk who is hereby authorized and required to place the same on the tax roll of the county to be collected by the county treasurer and paid over by the county treasurer to the treasurer of such board.
(4) The levy authorized by this section shall not be deemed a levy of the city or county, and shall be in addition to all other levies authorized or limited by law.
(f) (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of K.S.A. 12-1266, the board shall pay annually to the city of Tonganoxie the sum of money equal to 35% of the amount of money such city has budgeted for the annual operation and maintenance of such city's library. The first such payment shall be made payable and delivered to the city on or before the 31st day of December first following approval of the creation of the district at the election conducted pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1261, and each year thereafter. Such payments shall be in lieu of annual grants such township libraries receive from the northeast Kansas library system.
(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of K.S.A. 12-1266, the board shall pay annually to Basehor community library district No. 2 the sum of money equal to 25% of the amount of money such district has budgeted for the annual operation and maintenance of such district's library. The first such payment shall be made payable and delivered to such library district on or before the 31st day of December first following approval of the creation of the district at the election conducted pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1261, and each year thereafter. Such payments shall be in lieu of annual grants such township libraries receive from the northeast Kansas library system.
(3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of K.S.A. 12-1266, the board shall pay annually to Linwood community library district No. 1 the sum of money equal to 30% of the amount of money such district has budgeted for the annual operation and maintenance of such district's library. The first such payment shall be made payable and delivered to such library district on or before the 31st day of December first following approval of the creation of the district at the election conducted pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1261, and each year thereafter. Such payments shall be in lieu of annual grants such township libraries receive from the northeast Kansas library system.
History: L. 1992, ch. 133, § 12; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities
12-1215 Budgets and tax levies in certain cities; increase in levy; petition; election.
12-1216 Same; tax levies separate from city and in addition to other levies; no city library levy.
12-1218 City, county and township libraries; definitions.
12-1219 Same; establishment and maintenance; existing libraries.
12-1221 County or township bonds for site, building and equipment; election.
12-1223 Same; Johnson county; corporate status of library board.
12-1224 Same; officers of board; meetings; notice.
12-1225 Powers and duties of board.
12-1225a Johnson county library board; duties of county treasurer.
12-1225b Same; powers and duties.
12-1225c Johnson county librarian; duties.
12-1226 Treasurer of board; bond; duties; Johnson and Wyandotte counties library board treasurer.
12-1227 Use of library; rules and regulations.
12-1228 Penalties as to library property authorized.
12-1229 Use of privately owned books or collections.
12-1230 Contracts for library service; tax levy, use of proceeds.
12-1232 Same; appointment of board; terms; vacancies; eligibility.
12-1233 Same; powers and duties.
12-1234 Same; tax levies; allocation of costs.
12-1235 Same; withdrawal of county or township; election; division of property.
12-1237 Same; election canvass; annual tax levy.
12-1238 Same; election of directors; notice.
12-1239 Same; annual meeting; time of.
12-1240 Same; notice of annual meeting.
12-1241 Same; persons entitled to vote; officers of board; terms of directors; vacancies.
12-1242 Same; powers of board of directors.
12-1243 Same; regular and special meetings.
12-1244 Same; election on building, equipment and site; bonds.
12-1245 Same; powers and duties.
12-1246 Same; bond of treasurer; records and reports.
12-1247 Library districts; tax levy, procedure to increase levy; certification to county clerk.
12-1248 Same; acceptance of grants.
12-1250 Same; cooperation between library board and county commissioners; use of library.
12-1251 Same; gifts and assistance; federal aid.
12-1253 Same; acceptance of gift; terms.
12-1255 Same; investment of moneys in building fund.
12-1258 Public libraries; capital improvement fund.
12-1259 Topeka public library; issuance of bonds; purpose; election; tax levy.
12-1260 Topeka and Shawnee county library district; definitions.
12-1261 Same; procedure to create district; election; transfer of assets and liabilities.
12-1262 Same; governing body; appointment; term; vacancies; expenses of members.
12-1263 Same; board a municipal corporation.
12-1264 Same; organization of board; officers; meetings; treasurer's bond; treasurer's reports.
12-1265 Same; use of library; rules and regulations.
12-1266 Same; powers and duties of board; annual payments to certain libraries.
12-1267 Same; annual budget; tax levy to support library; procedure to increase levy.
12-1268 Same; capital improvement fund.
12-1269 Same; contracts with other municipalities for library services.
12-1270 Same; issuance of bonds; purpose; election; tax levy.
12-1281 Independence area library district act; definitions.
12-1282 Same; procedure to create district; election; existing contracts and obligations.
12-1283 Same; library board; terms; expenses.
12-1284 Same; library board, powers.
12-1285 Same; library board, organization; treasurer's bond.
12-1286 Same; use of library; rules and regulations.
12-1287 Same; library board; powers and duties.
12-1288 Same; budget; tax levy; financial records, audit.
12-1289 Same; citation of act.
12-1294 Eudora community library district act.
12-1296 Library district creation; appointed board as provided by joint resolution.
12-1297 Existing contracts, debt obligations.
12-1298 Library district board membership appointed; no compensation; expenses allowed.
12-1299 Meetings; bond for treasurer required.
12-12,100 Library district; powers.
12-12,101 Use of library facilities by district residents; nonresidents, charge.
12-12,102 Library district bonds; election.
12-12,103 Annual budget, tax levy; protest petition, election.