12-6a30. Same; special assessments for projects; reduction or elimination of annual installments of assessments; prepayment of assessments. (a) In addition to any other power provided by law and as a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, the governing body may make, or cause to be made, projects identified in the petition submitted pursuant to either K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-6a28 or 12-6a29, and amendments thereto, and may levy and collect special assessments upon property in the district and provide for the payment of all or any part of the cost of the project out of the proceeds of such special assessments. If special assessments shall be levied to finance all or a portion of the cost of a project, the municipality shall follow the procedures in K.S.A. 12-6a01 et seq., and amendments thereto, to levy such assessments except that no assessments may be levied against the municipality at large and annual installments of the assessments may be levied as provided in subsection (b).
(b) If the method of financing for the project includes payment from the sources described in subsections (c) or (e) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-6a33, and amendments thereto, the ordinance or resolution of the municipality that authorizes the levy of special assessments may provide that the annual installments of such assessment for any year may be reduced or eliminated to the extent that, prior to the date the municipality certifies the tax levy of the municipality to the county clerk pursuant to K.S.A. 79-1801, and amendments thereto, the municipality has received sufficient funds from the sources described in subsections (c) and (e) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-6a33, and amendments thereto, to pay the debt service on any bonds issued under the provisions of this act, and amendments thereto, for the project which would have been paid by such annual installment. The municipality is not required to refund any prepayment of assessments after such prepayment is made to the municipality, and any prepayment of assessments under this section shall be in compliance with the provisions of K.S.A. 10-115, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2009, ch. 122, ยง 6; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities
Article 6a - General Improvement And Assessment Law
12-6a01 Procedures for certain improvements and for financing costs; definitions.
12-6a02 Same; special assessments; work or improvements authorized.
12-6a03 Same; combining improvements.
12-6a04 Initiation of improvement; notice and hearing, when; resolution determining advisability of.
12-6a05 Same; preparation of preliminary plans; reports; plans and specifications; estimates; bids.
12-6a06 Same; action by governing body; protests.
12-6a07 Apportionment of cost of improvement.
12-6a08 Financing costs; assessment plan; classifications, formulae and methods of assessment.
12-6a09 Financing costs; assessment rolls; notice and hearing.
12-6a10 Levy of assessments; interest rates; payment in full, when; payments by taxing units.
12-6a11 Same; limitation on action to set aside assessments.
12-6a12 Same; supplemental assessments; reassessments and new assessments, when.
12-6a13 Improvements; special improvement fund; tax levy, use of proceeds; limitation on fund.
12-6a14 Same; cost of improvements, how paid; limitations.
12-6a15 Same; bond elections, when.
12-6a16 Same; separate improvement funds; uses; balances.
12-6a17 Service assessments; collection; no-fund warrants; limitation on actions.
12-6a19 Assessment of benefit fee against property not in original improvement district.
12-6a20 Disclosure by seller; acknowledgment.
12-6a26 Community improvement district act; purposes of act.