12-11a03.   Law enforcement services in certain cities; tax levy, useof proceeds; adoption and publication of ordinance; protest petition and election.Whenever any city of the first class located in any county having apopulation of more than twenty-one thousand (21,000) and an assessedtaxable tangible valuation of not more than fifty million dollars($50,000,000) shall by ordinance determine that it is essential for theprotection of persons and property within such city to provideadditional law enforcement services, the governing body of such city ishereby authorized to levy a tax of not to exceed one-half (1/2) millupon all taxable tangible property within such city to pay the costthereof and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issuedby such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto. Before any tax is levied under theprovisions of this section, the governing body shall by ordinanceauthorize the levy of such tax, stating the amount thereof and thepurpose for which the levy is made. Such ordinance shall be publishedonce each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in the official citynewspaper and if within thirty (30) days next following the date of thelast publication of such resolution, a petition signed by electors equalin number to not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified electorsof the city, is filed with the county election officer, no levy shall bemade under the provisions of this section without the question oflevying the same having been submitted to and been approved by amajority of the electors of the city voting at an election called andheld for such purpose. All such elections shall be noticed, called andheld in the manner provided for the giving of notice, calling andholding of elections upon the question of the issuance of bonds underthe general bond law.

      History:   L. 1972, ch. 92, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 38; July 1.