14-6,110.   Certain cities authorized to enter into contracts with hospitaldistricts to pay certain operational costs of hospital; limitation on amount;tax levy, use of proceeds.The governing body of any city of the second class in which there islocated or shall hereafter be located a hospital established by ahospital district, and which city is located in a county having apopulation of not less than fourteen thousand (14,000) and not more thansixteen thousand (16,000), and having a total assessed taxable tangiblevaluation of not less than thirty-seven million dollars ($37,000,000)and not more than forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000), is herebyauthorized to enter into a contract with the governing body of suchhospital district wherein such city shall agree to pay the costs of theoperation of said hospital which are in excess of the amounts receivedfor patient care and maintenance. Such city by anysuch contract or agreement shall limit its maximum liability for any onecalendar year to ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Any governing body ofany city entering into such a contract or agreement is hereby authorizedto make an annual tax levy for the purpose of providing revenue to paysuch agreed costs of operation of said hospital and to pay a portion ofthe principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authorityof K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto. Such tax levy shall bein addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law, andshall not be subject to any tax levy limit or aggregate tax levy limitprescribed by K.S.A. 79-1952, and acts amendatory thereof orsupplemental thereto.

      History:   L. 1961, ch. 109, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 72; July 1.