19-3521a. Chlorination and fluoridation of water supply of district, when; notice; election provisions; fluoridation standards. The governing body of any water district created and operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3501 to 19-3521, and amendments thereto, may provide for the chlorination and fluoridation of the public water supply of such water district and such other processing of the public water supply in said district as the board may determine to be advisable for the purpose of improving the public water supply, except that before such public water supply shall be fluoridated: (a) The board shall publish a notice once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the water district stating its intent to fluoridate such water supply and, if within ten (10) days after the last publication of such notice, a petition opposing the fluoridation of said water supply, signed by a number of qualified registered electors of the water district at least equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of votes cast in said water district at the last preceding general election for the office of secretary of state, is filed with the water district board of the water district, then the board shall not fluoridate said water supply unless and until the proposition to fluoridate said water supply is submitted to a vote of the electors of the district at a regular election of members of the board of the water district and a majority of those voting on the proposition shall have voted in favor thereof; or (b) the board may, if it so determines and publishes a notice of such determination as provided under (a) herein, submit the proposition to fluoridate said water to a vote of the electors of the district at a regular election of members of the board of the water district; or (c) upon a petition proposing the fluoridation of said water supply signed by a number of registered legal electors of the water district at least equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of votes cast in said water district at the last preceding general election for the office of secretary of state being filed with the water district board requesting that the proposition to fluoridate said water be submitted to a vote, the board shall publish a notice of the filing of such petition as provided under (a) herein and shall so submit the proposition to fluoridate said water to a vote of the electors of the district at a regular election of members of the board of the water district; and (d) the board shall be bound by the vote of the majority of those voting on the proposition at any election as herein provided. Such election shall be governed by the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3507 insofar as the same can be made applicable and the proposition shall be stated on the ballot in the following form:
"Shall the governing body of water district No. ____ of ______________ county fluoridate the public water supply of said water district?"
Yes ☐
No ☐
If the board shall fluoridate the public water supply of said district it shall be in accordance with the recommendations and standards of the secretary of health and environment.
History: L. 1965, ch. 383, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 26; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts
19-3502 Conditions and restrictions on organization and establishment; powers.
19-3502a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3504 Enlargement of district; petition.
19-3505 Board; election; terms; officers; oath; qualifications; salary; expenses; bonds.
19-3507a Same; notice of elections, requirements; canvass of elections; expenses, how paid.
19-3507b Same; duties of election commissioner.
19-3508 Revenue bonds; election; petition for resubmission; tax levies to pay expenses, when.
19-3510 General manager; term, qualifications, duties; bond; retirement plans.
19-3511 Mains, waterworks and plants; eminent domain.
19-3514 Rules and regulations relating to use of water and rates therefor; cost of extensions.
19-3515 Contracts with other water utilities or public agencies to supply water; rates and charges.
19-3516a Refunding water district revenue bonds issued under 19-3516; conditions.
19-3518 Same; certificate of convenience and necessity canceled.
19-3520 Meetings of board; keeping and inspection of records; quorum.
19-3521 Annual financial statements; publication of summary; copies available.
19-3521b Grant of easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county; conditions; purposes; costs.
19-3524 Johnson county designated as urban area.
19-3525 Proceeding to incorporate; notice of public hearing.
19-3527 Records relating to incorporation; filing.
19-3528 Governing body of district.
19-3529 Organization of the board.
19-3530 Meetings of the board; annual audit.
19-3533 Issuance of no-fund warrants; tax levies; limitations inapplicable.
19-3538 Creation of taxing district by board, when; territory excluded.
19-3539 Production and distribution facilities; assessment of cost; engineers and employees.
19-3541 Special maintenance tax levy; user charges.
19-3542 Acquisition of property; contracts with municipalities for facilities.
19-3544 System of production and distribution facilities; cost.
19-3545 Purpose of act; purpose of districts.
19-3547a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3549 Declaration of district organization, when; quasi-municipal corporation.
19-3550 Governing body; appointments; terms of members.
19-3551 Meetings of governing body; annual audit.
19-3552 Powers of governing body.
19-3554 Issuance of no-fund warrants; assessments.
19-3557 General obligation bonds; certain districts; refunding of revenue bonds; tax levies.