Kansas · statute · Kan. Stat. Ann. ch. 80 · 295 active provisions
Each organized township in this state shall be a body politic and corporate, and in its proper name sue and be sued, and may appoint all necessary agents and attorneys in that behalf, purchase and hold real and personal property for the use of the township, sell, convey and dispose of real and personal property owned b…
Whenever any township which has no indebtedness, but which has money, either in its treasury or in course of collection, not required for the payment of current expenses, shall be divided, or any part of it attached to another township, there shall be a division of such money between the old township and the new one, o…
(a) In addition to all other powers, the township board of each township shall have power to acquire land for the township, and to build thereon permanent buildings, or to purchase school building or grounds or both the building and grounds the same to be used for public purposes, such as meetings relating to township…
Whenever a petition is presented to said township officers signed by one-third of the electors of said township requesting them to submit the question to a vote as to whether or not there shall be erected or purchased in said township township buildings, in accordance with the provisions of this act, it shall be the du…
In any two or more adjoining townships in the same county, otherwise entitled to come within the provisions of this act, the township trustee, clerk and treasurer of such adjoining townships are authorized to submit to a vote of the electors of such townships the question of the erection of a joint township hall for th…
Whenever two or more township boards authorized by virtue of an election held in such townships in the state of Kansas, as provided in K.S.A. 80-107, to erect a joint township hall, the township boards of such townships are hereby authorized and empowered for and on behalf of such townships to issue negotiable joint bo…
(a) No real property belonging to any township shall be sold or disposed of without a unanimous vote of the township board and public notice of such sale or disposition containing the time, place and conditions thereof having been given at least once each week for three consecutive weeks prior thereto in a newspaper of…
The township board, by a majority vote at any regular meeting of said board or at a special meeting called for that purpose, may submit a proposition to sell any such land at a general or special election: Provided, That such question shall be submitted not less than ten days before the day of such election, and notice…
The township board is authorized and directed to make and execute proper deeds for such land as herein mentioned.
Any township owning real property which is located in a city of the first, second or third class, is hereby authorized without a vote of the people, to dispose of such property, or any township located in a county having a population of less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) and an assessed tangible valuation of l…
(a) For the purpose of obtaining funds for the reconstruction, repair and equipment of township buildings, a township board may issue general obligation bonds as follows: (1) For any township with a population of not more than 5,000, the township board is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to…
The officers of any township which has a township hall which has been condemned by the state fire marshal are hereby authorized to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000) for the purpose of providing funds to repair and remodel such hall. Such bonds shall be issued as provided by law, but w…
The township board of any township which has a township hall, or which uses part of a township water department building or township fire department building as its township hall, is hereby authorized and empowered to levy an annual tax on the taxable tangible property in such township, to provide a special fund for th…
The township board of any township located in any county having a population of more than five thousand five hundred (5,500) and not more than six thousand five hundred (6,500) and a taxable tangible valuation of not more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby authorized to issue no-fund warrants of s…
Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority of this act the township board shall make a tax levy or levies sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon. Such warrants may mature serially at such yearly dates as to be payable by not more than five tax levies. Such warrants shall be issued, regis…
(a) The township board of any township may adopt a resolution proposing to transfer all powers, duties and functions of the township board to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such township is located. Such resolution shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the township at an election cal…
(a) The township board of Lecompton township located in Douglas county, by resolution, may request the board of county commissioners of Douglas county to acquire land by purchase or eminent domain for such township. The resolution shall describe the land which the township desires to be acquired and the purpose for whi…
(a) The township board of any township which has a surplus in its general fund may provide, by adoption of a resolution, for a township equipment reserve fund to finance the acquisition of equipment. Moneys not to exceed 25% annually of the township general fund may be budgeted and transferred to such fund. For the pur…
All township officers appointed to fill vacancies shall hold their office for the remainder of the unexpired term, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and they shall take a like oath and give a like undertaking as is required to be given by officers elected.
Every person elected to the office of trustee, clerk or treasurer of any township, or road overseer of any road district, shall be an elector of the township or road district at the time of such election or appointment, and shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by law. The oath shall be filed in the of…
Before entering upon the duties of office, the township treasurer shall execute a bond to the state of Kansas in an amount determined by the board of county commissioners. The amount and sufficiency of the bond shall be approved by the board of county commissioners, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the treasu…
(a) The township officers of any township shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred while actually and necessarily attending to township business. (b) Members of the township board shall receive compensation for their services while actually and necessarily conducting township business. (c) The township board, by a…
A township officer who also is an employee of the township shall abstain from voting for or participating in any motion of the township board to increase the compensation, salary or benefits to be paid to such person as an employee of the township.
The township trustee shall have the power to: (a) Divide the township into road districts, and make such alterations as may be necessary; (b) ensure all moneys belonging to the township are properly spent for road or other purposes; (c) provide for the care and management of all property, real and personal, belonging t…
The township trustee, clerk and treasurer of each municipal township shall constitute an auditing board. The auditing board shall meet in March, June, September and December of each year and examine and audit all claims against the township, and shall file their annual report with the county clerk for the approval of t…