19-27,156.   Golf courses in certain counties; capital improvements; taxlevy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petitionand election.The board of county commissioners of any county having a population ofless than 8,000 and an assessed taxable tangible valuation of more than$30,000,000 may make an annual levy of not to exceed one mill upon all taxabletangible property within the county for the purpose of creating a fund to beused for the acquisition of capital improvements for any golf course owned andoperated by such county and to pay a portion of the principal and interest onbonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, bycities located in the county. Such fund also may be used for the operation andmaintenance of any such golf course.

      No such tax levy shall be made under the authority of this act untilthe board of county commissioners adopts a resolutionauthorizing the same and stating the purpose for which the levy is to bemade. Such resolution shall be published once each week for twoconsecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. If, within 60 daysfollowing the last publication of the resolution, a petitionin opposition to the levy signed by not less than 5% ofthe qualified electors of the county is filed with the county electionofficer, no such levy shall be made unless and until the same isapproved by a majority of the qualified electors of the county votingthereon at a special election called and held for such purpose. Any suchelection shall be called, noticed and held in accordance with theprovisions of K.S.A. 10-120, and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 1977, ch. 85, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 115;L. 1990, ch. 66, § 29;L. 1993, ch. 188, § 1; July 1.