65-215. Same; tax levies, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election. The board of county commissioners of any such county may, upon the establishment of such mental health clinic, levy an annual tax upon all taxable tangible property in such county and the proceeds thereof shall be placed in the hands of the treasurer of said board of trustees, to be administered as provided by K.S.A. 65-214 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 under the provisions of this act until a resolution authorizing the making of such levies be passed by the board of county commissioners by publication for three successive issues in a newspaper of general circulation within the county, whereupon such levies may be made unless a petition in opposition to the same, signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of such county as determined by the vote for secretary of state in the last preceding election, is filed with the county clerk of such county within thirty (30) days following the last publication of said resolution.
In the event such 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. The provisions of this act shall be supplemental to other existing health laws in the counties affected thereby, but shall in no way abrogate, or amend any such other existing health laws.
History: L. 1957, ch. 345, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 40; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 38; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 160; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 2 - Local Boards Of Health; Clinics
65-205 Joint board by cities and counties; agreement; jurisdiction; board in counties over 300,000.
65-206 Treasurer; election; term; bond; moneys.
65-207 Reports to governing body.
65-208 Health and sanitation; tax levies, use of proceeds.
65-214 Same; treasurer of board, election, bond; expenditures.
65-220 Community nursing care; definitions.
65-221 Same; services; fees; personnel; expenditures.
65-222 Same; rendering of services; fees; amount and use.
65-223 Same; receipt of funds; use.
65-224 Same; use of county general funds.
65-225 Same; collection of fees.
65-241 State financial assistance to local health departments; definitions.
65-242 State financial assistance to local health departments; computation of assistance.
65-243 Same; application for assistance; population figures; rules and regulations.
65-245 Same; overpayment or underpayment to local health department; procedure.