19-3614. Same; governing body; terms; vacancies; removal; expenses.
19-3614
19-3614. Same; governing body; terms; vacancies; removal; expenses.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and K.S.A. 19-3614a, and
amendments
thereto, within 60
days
following the creation of the fire district the board of county commissioners
shall appoint the governing body of the fire district. The governing body
shall consist of three or five members as determined by the board of county
commissioners. Members of the governing body shall
have been residents of the
district at least three years preceding the date of their appointment. The
members of the governing body shall hold office for a term of
three years, except that the members of the first governing body
appointed shall hold office for terms as follows: (1) In the case of a
three-member governing body, one for a term of one
year; one for a term of two years; and one for a
term of three years; or (2) in the case of a five-member governing body,
one for a term of one year; two for a term of two years; two for a term of
three years. The board of county commissioners shall designate
the term which each is to serve.
(b) The governing body of any fire district appointed prior to the
effective
date of this act may be expanded to a five-member body upon adoption of an
appropriate resolution by the board of county commissioners. The terms of the
newly appointed members of the governing body shall be staggered so that not
more than two of the five board members are appointed at the same time.
(c) In
the case of a vacancy in the membership of such governing body occurring
before the expiration of term, the successor shall be appointed in like
manner as regular appointments are made and the member so appointed shall
serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. The members of the governing
body shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be allowed
their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(d) Any member of the governing body may be removed by the board of county
commissioners for any cause which would justify the removal of an appointive
officer of the county.
History: L. 1955, ch. 175, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 52, §
9;
L. 1988, ch. 109, § 1;
L. 1993, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.