19-3612a.   Same; establishment of district board oftrustees; powers.(a) Whenever a fire district has been established under the provisionsofK.S.A. 19-3601 through 19-3606, and amendments thereto, and theboard of county commissioners determines, by resolution, that it isin the best interests ofthe county to place the supervision of such fire district under a firedistrict board of trustees, the board of countycommissioners may appoint a board of trustees of not less than threemembers and not more than nine members,composed of persons other than the board of county commissioners, who shallserve at the pleasure of the commission. The board so established may bevested with all of the powers theretofore vested in the board of countycommissioners, or such supervisory powers as the board of commissioners, byresolution, may delegate, and the board of trustees mayexercise all powers so delegated.

      (b)   Pursuant to an interlocal agreement entered into by the board ofcounty commissioners and the governing bodies of cities and townshipslocated within the fire district, the board of county commissioners maydelegate its authority to appoint the members of the fire district board oftrustees to a joint board appointed by the governing bodies of cities andtownships located within the fire district. The fire district board of trusteesappointed by such joint board shall be vested with all of those powers vestedin the board of county commissioners under K.S.A. 19-3601 through 19-3606, andamendments thereto.

      Any interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection shall besubject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-2901 et seq., and amendmentsthereto.

      History:   L. 1961, ch. 163, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 190,§ 1;L. 2003, ch. 7, § 1; Mar. 27.