12-137. Limitations and procedures for exercise of constitutional home rule power of taxation or other revenue measures; ordinance; notice; referendum. Where, under the power of cities granted by paragraph (b) of section 5 of article 12 of the constitution of Kansas, the governing body of any city by ordinance proposes to levy for revenue purposes any tax, excise, fee, charge or other exaction other than permit fees or license fees for regulatory purposes, which is not limited or prohibited or a procedure for the levy of which is not otherwise prescribed by enactment of the legislature as provided by said paragraph (b), such ordinance shall require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members-elect of the governing body and shall be published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper.
No such ordinance shall take effect until sixty (60) days after its final publication, and if within sixty (60) days of its final publication a petition signed by a number of electors of the city equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the number of electors who voted at the last preceding regular city election shall be filed with the county election officer of the county in which such city is entirely or primarily located demanding that such ordinance be submitted to a vote of the electors, it shall not take effect until submitted to a referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon. The governing body of any city may submit any ordinance providing for such levy to a referendum without petition. Ordinances authorizing such levies submitted to referendum without petition may be passed by a majority vote of the governing body and shall be published once in the official city newspaper.
History: L. 1961, ch. 78, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 56, § 1; May 13.
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.
12-137 Limitations and procedures for exercise of constitutional home rule power of taxation or other revenue measures; ordinance; notice; referendum.
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.