12-1933. Termination of joint recreation commission by agreement; establishment of recreation department; protest; tax levy.
12-1933
12-1933. Termination of joint recreation commission by agreement;
establishment of recreation department; protest; tax levy.
As an alternative to the procedure provided by
K.S.A. 12-1929, and amendments thereto, the
governing body of any city
may authorize by ordinance that an agreement be entered into
by such governing body with the governing body of any school district
located in such city to terminate the recreation commission jointly
established by such city and school district and to establish a
recreation division within an existing department of the city government
or to establish a recreation department of the city government. Such
ordinance shall provide that such agreement may include provisions for
the use of school property for recreation purposes. Such ordinance shall
be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city
newspaper and if within 30 days after the last publication of a petition
signed by at least 5% of the qualified voters of the city requesting an
election upon such question, an election shall be called and held thereon.
Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the
general bond law, and the cost of the election shall be borne equally by
the city and the school district. If no protest or no sufficient protest
is filed or if an
election is held and the proposition is approved by a majority of those voting thereon,
such city
shall be authorized to establish such recreation division or department and
may make a tax levy in an amount not to exceed four
mills upon all taxable tangible property of the city for recreation
purposes and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued
by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto.
No levy in excess of three mills shall be made under the authority
of this section until the governing body shall have adopted a resolution
authorizing the making of the levy in excess of three mills. Such
resolution shall state the purpose for which the levy in excess of three mills
is to be made and shall be published once in the official city
newspaper. Whereupon such annual levy in an amount not to exceed the
amount stated in the resolution may be made for the ensuing budget year
and each successive budget year unless a petition requesting an election
upon the proposition to increase the tax levy in excess of the current
tax levy, signed by not less than 5% of the qualified
voters of the city, is filed with the city clerk within 30
days following publication of the resolution. In the event a valid
petition is filed, no such increased levy shall be made without such
proposition having been submitted to and having been approved by a
majority of the qualified voters of the city voting thereon. Such
election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general
bond law, and the cost of the election shall be borne by the city.
History: L. 1987, ch. 71, § 12;
L. 1990, ch. 66, § 18; May 31.