2-162. Tax levy; use of proceeds; protest petition and election. The board of county commissioners of Shawnee county may levy an annual tax of not to exceed 2/10 of one mill upon all the taxable tangible property within the county for the purpose of funding the budget of the Shawnee county fair association to pay the costs of renting facilities within the county for the conduct of fairs, purchasing supplies and equipment, and paying premiums and other reasonable expenses of 4-H fairs and grange fairs sponsored by the fair association, and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. No levy shall be made for such purposes until a resolution authorizing the making of such levy has been adopted by the board of county commissioners and published for two consecutive issues in the official county paper. Whereupon, such levies may be made unless a petition in opposition thereto signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the county, as determined by the vote for secretary of state at the last preceding election, is filed with the county election officer within 60 days following the last publication of the resolution of the board. In the event such a petition is filed, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to submit the question to the voters at an election called for such purpose or at the next general election. If no protest petition is filed or if the question is submitted on a question submitted ballot and those voting on the question shall vote in favor of such tax levy, the board of county commissioners shall make such tax levies. The amounts collected by the county for the purposes hereinbefore specified from tax levies, except for an amount to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county, shall be paid to the fair association, upon request of the treasurer.
History: L. 1987, ch. 92, § 5; L. 1990, ch. 66, § 11; May 31.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 1 - State And Other Agricultural Societies And Fairs
2-127 Organization of association; recognition, number.
2-128 Election of directors and officers; terms.
2-129 County aid; amount; tax levies, use of proceeds.
2-129a Expenditures prior to June 30, 1965, confirmed.
2-129b Rental or lease of grounds or buildings by commissioners; limitations; use of lease moneys.
2-129c Tax levies for fair purposes in certain counties; use of proceeds.
2-129e Tax levies for fair purposes in certain counties; use of proceeds.
2-129g Tax levy for fair purposes; Montgomery county.
2-130 Levy; estimates, time for submission.
2-131 Payment; apportionment between fairs.
2-131c Tax levy in certain counties for buildings and maintenance thereof; request.
2-131f Ellis county; acquisition of land for fairground expansion; petition; election.
2-132b Contributions to payment of premiums awarded in adjoining counties.
2-133 Control by county; appointment of directors.
2-135 State fair board, community fair associations and county fair associations; eminent domain.
2-137 Forfeiture of benefits and recognition; exemption; discontinuance during wartime.
2-138 Misrepresentation; penalty.
2-139 Withholding county aid; causes.
2-140 Trespassing on fairgrounds; penalty.
2-141 Intent of law; not applicable to certain counties.
2-141a Invalidity of 2-125 to 2-141.
2-142 City aid for county fairs in certain counties; levy.
2-143 County aid; when, amount, purposes.
2-144 Fair board; how appointed; organization.
2-144d Fairs in certain counties; designation as an official fair association.
2-145 County poultry show association; county aid, amount; conditions.
2-145a Tax levies for fair building in certain counties.
2-159 Same; annual meeting; executive board; treasurer, surety bond.
2-160 Treasurer; deposit and disbursement of association funds; annual report thereof.
2-161 Bylaws governing conduct of fair; annual budget.
2-162 Tax levy; use of proceeds; protest petition and election.
2-163 Officially recognized county fair and livestock show associations; continuation.