19-3612e.   Tax levies for fire districts in Reno andSedgwick counties.(a) The governing body of Reno county fire district No. 2 and thegoverning body of Sedgwick county fire district No. 1, bothcreated under K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto,shall have the power to levya tax in an amount to be determined by such governing body upon all taxabletangible propertyin the district for the purpose of paying:

      (1)   Compensation to fire district employees;

      (2)   The expenses of operating and maintaining the firedistrict;

      (3)   compensation to volunteer members of the fire district for fightingfires, responding to emergencies or attending meetings;

      (4)   pay for the acquisition, installation or maintenance of one or morefirehydrants, or similar devices for fighting fires, including necessary equipment,services or supplies related thereto.

      Theacquisition, installation and maintenance shall be subject to the mutualagreement of the governing body of the fire district and the governing body ofthe rural water district which owns,operates or maintains the water line on which the fire hydrant, or othersimilar device for fighting fires, is to beinstalled; and

      (5)   other legal expenses of the fire district.

      (b)   Whenever the governing body of the fire district determines it isnecessaryto increase the amount levied in the next preceding year, the governingbody shall give notice of its intent to increase such levy by adopting aresolution which states the amount currently levied and the amount proposedto be levied. The resolution shall be published once each week for twoconsecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the firedistrict. If within 30 days after the last publication, a petition signedby not less than 5% of thequalified electors in the fire district is filed in the office of thecounty election officer requesting an election thereon no levy in an amountin excess of the amount levied in the next preceding year shall bemade unless the question of the levy shall be submitted to and approvedby a majority of the voters of the fire district voting at an electioncalled by the governing body. Such election shall be called and held inthe manner provided under the provisions of K.S.A. 10-120, and amendmentsthereto.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 108, § 1;L. 1986, ch. 111, § 1;L. 2002, ch. 150, § 3;L. 2004, ch. 26, § 3; July 1.