19-27a24. Attachment of territory within a city to county sewer district; notice; hearing; affect on bonds previously issued; costs; charges; bonds.
19-27a24
19-27a24. Attachment of territory within a city to county sewer district;
notice; hearing; affect on bonds previously issued; costs; charges; bonds.
Upon petition of the governing body of any city, the board of county
commissioners
of any county may attach territory lying
within and served by the sewer system of the city to an existing county
sewer district. Prior to attaching the territory to a county sewer
district, the board of county commissioners shall give notice of its
intent to do so and of a public hearing to be held thereon. Notice of the
hearing shall be given in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-27a05.
After the hearing, if the board
finds that it would be in the best interest of the persons
residing within the territories affected by the transfer, the board
may adopt a resolution providing for the attachment of the territory to
the county sewer district. All bonds issued or other indebtedness
incurred by the county or the city prior to the attachment of the
territory shall remain the liability of and lien against the properties
to which the liability attached prior to the inclusion of the territory
in the county sewer district. If the board of county
commissioners determines that property in either the city sewer system
or the county sewer district will benefit from the use of sewer
facilities constructed by the other governmental unit, notice of the
determination shall be given along with the notice of the public hearing.
After the determination, the board of county
commissioners may levy and collect an annual charge against the property
benefited, which shall be used only for the purpose of helping to pay
the principal of and interest on the bonds issued by the other
governmental unit for the purpose of constructing the sewer facilities
being utilized. The cost of any further enlargements or improvements of
the county sewer district shall be paid by sale of general
obligation bonds of the county as provided by the general bond law and shall
be assessed against all of the properties included
in the county sewer district at the time of the issuance thereof.
History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 25; July 1.