19-2786j.   Same; detachment of landfrom district, procedure.Whenever a petition signed by the owners of at least 25% ofthe land in a defined area located within an improvement district createdpursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753, and amendments thereto, is filedwith the county clerk of the county in which such improvement district islocated requesting the board of county commissioners to hold a publichearing for the purpose of determining the advisability of detachingfrom such district the area of land described in such petition, theboard of countycommissioners shall call and hold a public hearing within 30 daysafter the filing of such petition. The board shall publish a notice ofsuch hearing at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaperof generalcirculation in the county. The last publication shall be notmore than six days prior to the date fixed for the holding of thehearing. Following such public hearing,the board shall enter an order approving or rejecting the petition fordetachment.The board of county commissioners shall enter an order detaching such land, ifthe improvement district has not provided any services to such land within oneyear preceding the date of the filing of such petition. Such order shall beeffective on January 1 of the succeeding year. Thereupon,the board, by resolution, shall declare the new boundaries of the improvementdistrict andshall certify a copy of such resolution to thecounty clerk.

      Any land detached from the improvement district shall be liable for itsproportionate share of all outstanding indebtedness of the improvement districton thedate the resolution is passed by the board detaching theterritory.

      History:   L. 1997, ch. 143, § 4; May 8.