19-3623e. Same; fire protection reserve fund; source of revenue; limitations. The governing body of any fire district organized under K.S.A. 19-3613 et seq., and amendments thereto, is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer, annually, by resolution, from the general fund of the district any money credited to such fund, and subject to legal expenditure, which in the opinion of the governing body will not be needed for general operating expenses in such year, to a special fund to be established for the acquisition of fire-fighting equipment, apparatus or machinery or land and buildings to be used for fire-fighting purposes. Upon the adoption of such resolution the amount provided therein shall be transferred and credited from the general fund to the special fund.
All moneys credited to such special fund shall be used by such fire district for the acquisition of fire-fighting equipment, apparatus or machinery or land and buildings to be used for fire-fighting purposes. Such fund shall not be subject to K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2936, inclusive, and amendments thereto. In making the budget of such fire district, the amounts credited to, and the amount on hand in, such special fund and amounts expended therefrom shall be shown for the information of the taxpayers of such district.
If the governing body of any fire district determines that all or part of the money which has been transferred to such special fund is not needed for the purposes for which it was transferred, the governing body is authorized and empowered by resolution to retransfer such amount not needed to the district's general fund and such retransfer and expenditure thereof shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2936, and amendments thereto.
If prior to the effective date of this act the governing body of any fire district has transferred money to a special fund to be used for replacement of equipment, such fire district is hereby authorized to use moneys from such fund in the manner provided in this section.
All property, real and personal, purchased by a fire district with public funds, including any funds obtained by tax levy or the issuance of general obligation bonds, shall be and remain the property of such fire district until otherwise disposed of in accordance with law.
History: L. 1980, ch. 93, § 2; L. 1993, ch. 279, § 4; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
19-3601a Same; governing body; powers.
19-3601b Same; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants.
19-3602a Same; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3603 Same; petition; contents; resolution; adoption and publication, when.
19-3604 Same; disorganization or alteration of district; inclusion of new lands; procedures.
19-3605 Same; inclusion of certain cities within district; procedure.
19-3606 Same; districts not to be organized or altered after July 1; budget; tax levy.
19-3609 Same; agreements with cities providing for buildings; funds.
19-3610 Same; tax levies; use of proceeds, limitations.
19-3612 Same; existing contracts not abrogated; termination by mutual consent, when; funds.
19-3612a Same; establishment of district board of trustees; powers.
19-3612b Same; supervisor and employees of district.
19-3612c Same; fire protection reserve fund; source of revenue; limitations.
19-3612d Same; tax levies in certain counties; use of proceeds; limitation; election.
19-3612e Tax levies for fire districts in Reno and Sedgwick counties.
19-3613a Same; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3614 Same; governing body; terms; vacancies; removal; expenses.
19-3614a Same; governing body of certain consolidated districts in Johnson county; terms.
19-3615 Same; election of officers; oaths; bond.
19-3617 Same; furnishing of fire protection services; contracts for services; tax levy.
19-3620 Same; operation of department; powers of governing body.
19-3621 Same; contracts with other municipalities to provide fire protection.
19-3622 Same; budget notice, hearing, approval by board of county commissioners; tax levies.
19-3623 Same; inclusion of new territory in district; procedure.
19-3623d Same; bonded indebtedness of area or district.
19-3623e Same; fire protection reserve fund; source of revenue; limitations.
19-3624 Fire districts in two or more counties; creation; procedure.
19-3624a Same; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3625 Same; governing body; powers; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants.
19-3626 Same; budgets; certification of valuations; tax levies.
19-3627 Same; transmittal of tax moneys; expenditures.
19-3631 Same; detachment of territory; petition; certification of boundaries; bonded debt.
19-3631a Same; district board of trustees; appointment; powers.