12-16,117. Municipal policies regarding the provision of assistance during times of disaster; immunity from liability. (a) When used in this act:
(1) "Municipality" means any city, county or township;
(2) "public safety agency" means any municipal fire department, law enforcement office, sheriff's department, volunteer and nonvolunteer fire protection associations, emergency management department, public works department or other similar public or private agency; and
(3) "disaster" means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made cause, including but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, epidemics, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion or riot.
(b) The governing body of a municipality may establish a policy regarding the provision of assistance to other municipalities and public safety agencies located in other municipalities located within or without the state of Kansas. Such policy shall be established by adoption of the appropriate ordinance or resolution. Such ordinance or resolution shall include the procedure for the provision of assistance during times of disaster. Any ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this section shall be consistent with the applicable local or interjurisdictional disaster plan adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 48-901 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(c) When providing assistance pursuant to an ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this section, the municipality and public safety agency shall be subject to the provisions of all laws, including those providing immunity from liability, as if such municipality or public safety agency was acting within such municipality. Any public safety agency of another state providing assistance in this state pursuant to an ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this section, shall be subject to the provisions of all laws of this state, including those providing immunity from liability, as if such public agency was a public agency within the state of Kansas.
(d) A copy of any ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this section shall be filed with the emergency preparedness officer of the county. A copy of such ordinance or resolution also shall be filed with the division of emergency preparedness as part of the local or interjurisdictional disaster plan required pursuant to K.S.A. 48-929, and amendments thereto.
(e) An ordinance or resolution adopted under the provisions of this section shall not be regarded as an interlocal agreement under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-2901 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(f) Nothing in this act shall be construed as invalidating existing mutual aid or disaster relief agreements entered into pursuant to K.S.A. 12-2901 et seq., and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1994, ch. 75, ยง 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities
Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions
12-1608 Quarterly report by treasurer.
12-1610a Kansas Government Journal subscriptions.
12-1610b Same; compilation of information.
12-1610c League of Kansas municipalities; annual dues, expenses of attending meetings.
12-1610e Same; membership in, when; instrumentality; powers; act supplemental.
12-1610f Same; city delegates; powers and duties.
12-1613 Property of dormant cities.
12-1614 Same; election of officers; delivery of property to mayor.
12-1616b Same; approval of plans by chief engineer before bonds issued.
12-1617 Farm and aquaculture products; peddler's license or permit; fee.
12-1617a Delegates to firemen's association and school.
12-1617c Dissolution of certain inoperative sewer districts located wholly within cities.
12-1617d Dissolution of certain inoperative cemetery districts located wholly within cities.
12-1617f Weeds, removal or destruction; assessment and collection of costs; notice; procedure.
12-1617g Ordinances on nuisances.
12-1634 Same; cities in counties over 90,000; regulation of speed; bond issue.
12-1651 Official newspaper in cities of second and third classes; qualifications.
12-1654 Oil and gas leases; moneys to general fund.
12-1655 Same; validation of prior leases.
12-1658 Historical collections; housing and display.
12-1659 Same; supervisor or curator; compensation.
12-1660 Same; historical society as supervisor or curator, when; compensation.
12-1661 Same; tax levy, use of proceeds.
12-1662 Federal aid to public agencies; definitions.
12-1665 Same; temporary notes; refunding notes; sale or exchange.
12-1667 Same; tax levies; outside aggregate limits.
12-1668 Same; act not exclusive.
12-1670 Same; approval or disapproval; resubmission, when.
12-1671 Certain investments; exception to cash-basis law.
12-1672 Certain investments; exception to budget law.
12-1674 Same; special services fund; use; no-fund warrants.
12-1676 Inapplicability of act to certain moneys; rates.
12-1676a Weekly advisory memorandum as to rates of interest to county treasurers.
12-1677a Municipal investment pool fund; investments; requirements; rules and regulations.
12-1677d Municipally established foundations; investment of funds.
12-1677f Investment of public funds by governmental entities; reinvestment of matured funds.
12-1680b Same; resolution; publication; petition.
12-1680c Same; special election upon protest.
12-1681 Community historical museums authorized; property and employees.
12-1683 Conduct of activities of museums; acceptance of gifts.
12-1684 Petition for establishment; election; tax levies.
12-1685 Same; filing of petition; joint meeting; notice of receipt and meeting.
12-1687 Membership of museum commissions; terms; officers; powers.
12-1688 Community historical museums; tax levies; increases, election.
12-1690 Same; supervisor and curator; appointment and compensation; duties.
12-1691 Same; acceptance of gifts and articles of historical value.
12-1692 Promotion of tourism and conventions; definitions.
12-1694b Same; interest and penalties for failure to pay or untimely payment of transient guest tax.
12-1695 Convention and tourism committee; appointment; terms; contracts for programs.
12-1696 Promotion of tourism and conventions; definitions.
12-1698a Same; interest and penalties for failure to pay or untimely payment of transient guest tax.
12-1699 Same; levy of tax prohibited, when.
12-16,100 Same; transient guest tax refund fund.
12-16,101 Convention and tourism committee; appointment; terms; contracts and programs.
12-16,103 Acquisition of fee title to realty; sale of realty; record.
12-16,104 Release of easement; notice; fee.
12-16,105 Use of property no longer needed for school building in McPherson, Kansas.
12-16,106 Human relations commission; enforcement and review of orders.
12-16,107 Same; enforcement of subpoenas.
12-16,108 State grants or loans to municipalities; definitions.
12-16,109 Same; authority to borrow money for temporary financing of service or improvement.
12-16,110 Same; general obligation of municipality; excluded from debt limit.
12-16,111 Same; not subject to budget limitations.
12-16,112 Same; amount of bonds, if issued.
12-16,113 Accounting required of expenditures of transient guest tax moneys.
12-16,114 Housing trust funds; purpose; funding of; administration.
12-16,115 Imitation firearms; civil penalty for sale, manufacture or distribution.
12-16,116 Transfer of title to public streets, avenues, alleys or lanes; cities in Crawford county.
12-16,118 Transfer of certain money and royalty interest to city of Oxford; procedure.
12-16,119 Booking or processing fee; disbursement; fee limitation.
12-16,121 Paving materials provided by cities and counties; limitations.
12-16,122 Paving materials; mining and manufacturing for use by cities and counties; limitations.
12-16,123 Cities and counties prohibited from requiring lists of tenants; exceptions.
12-16,124 Firearms and ammunition; regulation by city or county, limitations.
12-16,124a Same; limitation on liability of municipality.
12-16,124b Same; prohibiting use of tax proceeds for firearms buyback programs.
12-16,126 Kansas emergency communications preservation act.
12-16,128 Mayoral appointments; governing body approval; time limits; other requirements.
12-16,129 Accident response service fee prohibited.
12-16,132 Cities; certain ordinances void as against public policy.
12-16,134 Knives and knife making components; regulation by municipality, limitations.
12-16,136 Regulating consumer incentive items and nutrition labeling of food; definitions.