Kansas Statutes
Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company
80-1909 Bonds for buildings and equipment; election; tax levy limitations not to apply, when; election expenses.

80-1909. Bonds for buildings and equipment; election; tax levy limitations not to apply, when; election expenses. In any township where a township fire department has been created under the provisions of this act, the township board shall have authority, subject to an election as hereinafter provided, to issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing land, constructing or purchasing buildings to be used as fire stations, constructing or purchasing fire equipment and supplies and for the payment of other necessary expenses incident thereto. Before any such bonds are issued, the question of issuance shall be submitted to the voters of such township at a general or special election to be called by the township board by resolution and to be held under the provisions of article 1, chapter 10 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be sufficient to authorize the issuance of such bonds.
The township board may also submit, at such election, the question whether the tax levy provided in K.S.A. 80-1903, and amendments thereto, shall be in excess of two mills, or four mills for townships in counties having a population of more than 150,000 and less than 250,000, and if a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be in the affirmative, the township board shall thereafter be authorized to make such levy without regard to such limitations. The expense of any special election called under the provisions hereof may be paid out of the proceeds of the bond issue, if such bonds shall be authorized at such election, otherwise from the general fund of the township. Only a single election board shall serve in any precinct at any such special election.
History: L. 1939, ch. 348, § 9; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 63; May 27.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers

Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company

80-1901 Township board defined.

80-1902 Creation of department in counties having a city of the first class between 60,000 and 200,000.

80-1903 Fire department; tax levies; use of proceeds.

80-1904 Operation of department; employees; volunteer members; compensation; insurance.

80-1905 Contracts with cities and townships; conditions.

80-1906 Right of way on highways; siren.

80-1908 Prior contracts; transfer of balances.

80-1909 Bonds for buildings and equipment; election; tax levy limitations not to apply, when; election expenses.

80-1910 Bond issues; tax levies authorized.

80-1911 Act supplemental.

80-1911a Rights of township upon annexation of fire station land by city.

80-1912 Purchase of fire fighting equipment and housing thereof; tax warrants; petition; tax levies.

80-1913 Same; fire company, government and maintenance; compensation.

80-1914 Fire department in townships in certain counties over 150,000; election.

80-1915 Same; township board defined.

80-1916 Same; creation and operation of fire department; tax levies.

80-1917 Same; control; employees; volunteer members; compensation, clothing and equipment; insurance.

80-1918 Same; certain statutes applicable.

80-1918a Township fire department in counties over 175,000 and assessed valuation not more than $225,000,000; tax levy for fire department buildings and facilities; election.

80-1919 Fire departments in certain townships; application of act; petition required; exception.

80-1920 Fire departments in townships in certain counties; creation; procedure; warrants for equipment and facilities; tax levies.

80-1921 Same; operation and maintenance; tax levies; tax levies for additional equipment in certain townships; petition; election.

80-1922 Same; benefit districts in adjacent territory; petition; organization; board of directors.

80-1923 Same; contracts for fire-fighting services; terms.

80-1924 Same; tax levies.

80-1925 Contracts to furnish fire-fighting services to persons or municipalities.