19-202. Commissioners; residence requirements; term; filling vacancies; charter counties, exceptions. (a) The board of county commissioners of each county shall consist of three, five or seven qualified electors.
(b) Except as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 19-204b, and amendments thereto, one county commissioner shall reside in and represent each commissioner district within the county. During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to office as a member of the board of county commissioners and during the term of office of the county commissioner, such candidate or county commissioner shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in such person's district.
(c) Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-203, and amendments thereto, terms of office for the board of county commissioners shall be staggered in such a way that no more than a simple majority of commissioners is elected at any general election.
(d) Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-203, and amendments thereto, all county commissioners shall hold office for a term of four years from the second Monday of January next after their election and until their successors are qualified.
(e) The provisions of subsections (a), (c) and (d) of this section may be modified by the adoption of a charter for county government in any county which has established a charter commission pursuant to law.
History: R.S. 1923, 19-202; L. 1965, ch. 158, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 121, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 67, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 38, § 2; L. 1993, ch. 250, § 2; L. 2009, ch. 134, § 4; May 28.
Revisor's Note:
Special provision for Sherman County, see 19-204b.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
Article 2 - County Commissioners
19-201 Commissioner districts; charter counties, exception.
19-202 Commissioners; residence requirements; term; filling vacancies; charter counties, exceptions.
19-204a Change in number of districts, when; procedure if board fails to act.
19-204b Election of Sherman county commissioners at large; when allowed.
19-206 Meetings of board; when.
19-208 Allowance of claims monthly.
19-209 Meetings of board in counties of over 50,000.
19-212 Powers of board of commissioners.
19-212a Withholding from salaries to provide for certain insurance for employees, when.
19-212b Same; prior action confirmed.
19-212f Establishment or participation in weather modification programs; expenditures.
19-214 Awarding of certain contracts; public lettings; bond; exemptions.
19-215 Same; notice of letting contracts; bids.
19-216 Same; plans and specifications for work.
19-216a Contracts for bridges damaged or destroyed by disaster.
19-216b Alternative project delivery building construction procurement act.
19-216d Same; criteria for use.
19-216e Same; procedure, construction management at-risk.
19-216f Same; procedure, building design-build projects.
19-216g Proposals; open for public inspection.
19-217 New townships; area and population; petition; notice.
19-218 Seal of board of commissioners; open meetings; order of business.
19-219 Organization of board; chairman, vacancy; charter counties, exception.
19-220 Powers and duties of chairman.
19-223 Appeals to district court; notice; bond.
19-224 Duties of clerk on appeal; procedure.
19-225 Supplies for county officers; official seals.
19-227 Annual financial statement; publication.
19-228 Statement of expenditures; publication of statement or summary of expenditures and balances.
19-229 Control of expenditures.
19-230 Plat and record of new or altered township.
19-232 Unauthorized fees or costs; action to recover; penalty and attorney's fee.
19-233 Violation of law by commissioner; penalty; bond of commissioner, approval, filing.
19-236 Emergency expenses; no-fund warrants; tax levies; limitations.
19-236a Civil defense in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds.
19-241 County charges and expenses; tax levy, use of proceeds.
19-242 Unlawful allowances; issuance of warrants or warrant checks for more than allowed.
19-243 Violation of 19-241, 19-242 or failure to perform duties; penalty.
19-247 Duties of county counselor.
19-248 Effect of act on office of county attorney.
19-250 Reproduction and preservation of public records, other than court records; minimum standards.
19-251 Same; equipment and facilities; operation.
19-252 Same; deemed original record; evidence; transcript.
19-264 Counties over 150,000; petty cash funds, limitation; uses.
19-265 Same; expenditure limitations; fund for redemption of unsold fish and game licenses.
19-266 Same; monthly statement of payments from fund to county clerk; restoration.
19-268 Pay periods for county employees.
19-269 Powers of board of commissioners; travel policy; advancement of expenses.