19-4471. Same; law enforcement system board; membership; terms; elections; vacancies; compensation. There is hereby established in each county adopting the provisions of this act a county law enforcement system board. The board shall have five (5) members who must be residents of such county, and shall not be employed by the agency as an officer nor in any other capacity, and shall be selected in the following manner: One (1) member shall be the chairman of the board of county commissioners of such county, or his designee; one (1) member shall be the mayor of the largest city located within such county, or his designee; one (1) member shall be the county attorney of such county; and two (2) members shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county to serve for terms of two (2) years. The other members of the board, or their designees, who are members ex officio shall remain eligible to serve as such only while holding such county or city office.
The elective members of the board shall be elected at the general election following the primary election at which the proposition for consolidated law enforcement in such county is adopted. Any person seeking election to such positions shall file a declaration of candidacy with the county election officer within thirty (30) days after such primary election, and the county election officer shall cause a special ballot to be prepared containing the names of those persons who have filed their declarations of candidacy within the time prescribed. Ballots for election of board members shall be prepared in such manner that each elector is instructed to vote for the same number of candidates as the number of positions to be filled, and the two (2) candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected, except that where there are more than six (6) qualified candidates for the elective member positions, the county election officer shall call and there shall be held, a special election on the second Tuesday in December. The names of the six candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for any member position at the general election shall appear on the ballot at the special election, and the two (2) candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected.
Board elections shall be nonpartisan and laws applicable only to partisan elections shall not apply in such elections. All laws applicable to elections, the violation of which is a crime, shall be applicable to board elections, and except as is provided in this paragraph, laws applicable to county elections shall apply to board elections to the extent that the same are not in conflict with the provisions of this act.
On the second Monday in January following adoption of this act the board members shall take and subscribe to an oath as other county officials. In case of a vacancy in either elected board member position, the remaining members of the board shall appoint a successor to fill the unexpired term.
Members of said board shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
History: L. 1974, ch. 130, ยง 4; March 26.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
Article 44 - Law Enforcement In Certain Counties
19-4403 Application of act; adoption and operation of provisions.
19-4404 County law enforcement agency, membership; term of office; vacancies; compensaton.
19-4405 Same; officers; meetings; records.
19-4406 Same; general powers and duties.
19-4407 Law enforcement department; establishment; members; operation.
19-4411 Law enforcement personnel commission; appointment; duties; compensation.
19-4414 Superintendent and officers; general powers and duties.
19-4415 Quarters and facilities to be provided by county.
19-4416 Authority and responsibility of sheriff limited.
19-4417 Authority and responsibility of constable eliminated.
19-4418 Authority of city marshal or chief of police and police officers limited.
19-4420 No-fund warrants for finance of newly established agency; tax levies.
19-4421 Budget of expenditures; approval; tax levy, use of proceeds.
19-4422 Approval of expenditures and claims.
19-4426 Application of act; adoption and operation of provisions.
19-4428 Same; officers; meetings; voting, quorum; records.
19-4431 Law enforcement director; appointment; qualifications; compensation; oath and bond; duties.
19-4432 Law enforcement officers; appointment; qualifications; suspension or removal.
19-4433 Additional law enforcement department personnel; appointment and removal.
19-4436 Powers and duties of director and officers of department.
19-4437 Quarters and facilities to be provided by county.
19-4439 Constables relieved of all power, authority and responsibility.
19-4442 Financing of law enforcement agency; no-fund warrants; tax levies.
19-4443a 1982 budget increase; purpose; resolution; protest.
19-4468 Consolidated law enforcement act; purpose.
19-4470 Same; application; adoption and operation of provisions.
19-4471 Same; law enforcement system board; membership; terms; elections; vacancies; compensation.
19-4472 Same; meetings; officers; quorum; records.
19-4473 Same; general powers and duties of board.
19-4474 Same; law enforcement department; establishment; composition; supervision and operation.
19-4475 Same; director, appointment, qualifications, compensation, oath, bond, and duties.
19-4480 Same; quarters and facilities for agency.
19-4482 Same; constable relieved of powers and responsibilities, when.
19-4483 Same; city marshal and police chief relieved of powers and responsibilities, when.
19-4485 Same; agency operating costs; budget; tax levy, use of proceeds; special fund established.