2-628.   Same; withdrawal of counties from extension districts; procedure;effect; disposition of property and obligations; supplemental agreements.(a) (1) Prior to July 1 of any year, the board of countycommissioners of any county included within an extension district, thegoverning body of the extension district and the director of extension or the director's authorized representative may agree to withdrawsuch county from the extension district by a majority voting in favor of thewithdrawal. (2) The board of county commissioners in such county shall requestsuch withdrawal by adopting a resolution therefor. Nosuchresolution may be adopted by a board of county commissioners unless theproposed withdrawal request resolution is on the published agenda of themeeting atwhich it is to be considered for adoption and the governing body of theextension district and the board of county commissioners of each other countyincluded within the extension district have received written notice of theproposed withdrawal request resolution prior to such meeting. (3)Immediately following notification, the chairperson of the governing body oftheextension district shall call a meeting of the body to establish whether thegoverning body of the extension district is in favor of such county withdrawingfrom the extension district. (4) Any agreement to withdraw a county from anextension district shall be effective on the January 1 occurring after amajority has voted in favor of the agreement pursuant to subparagraph (a)(1).

      (b)   If one county withdraws from an extension district composed of twocounties, the extension district is dissolved on the January 1 occurring afteradoption of the withdrawal resolution. The property and obligations of thedissolved extension district shall be transferred to and assumed by the twocounties in accordance withthe agreement entered into to establish or expand the extension district underK.S.A. 2-623, and amendments thereto, as the case may be, or in accordancewith a supplementalagreement which may be entered into by suchcounties for that purpose.

      (c)   If a county withdraws on January 1 of any year from an extensiondistrict composed of three or more counties, the extension district shallcontinue in existence and shall be composed of all counties remaining withinthe extension district. On the January 1 that a county withdraws from anextension district, the governing body of the extension district shall bereconstituted and shall be composed of those persons who were members of thegoverning body prior to January 1 and who were elected by the electors ofcounties remaining within the extensiondistrict.The members of the reconstituted governing body shall continue to serve for theremainder of the terms to which they were elected and shallorganize as provided in K.S.A. 2-624 and amendments thereto.All property and obligations of the extension district prior to anysuch January 1 shall remain the property and obligations of the extensiondistrict unless otherwise agreed to underthe agreement entered into to establish or expand the extension district underK.S.A. 2-623, and amendments thereto, as the case may be, or in accordancewith a supplementalagreement which may be entered into by theboard of county commissioners of the withdrawn county and the reconstitutedgoverning body of the continued extension district for that purpose.

      History:   L. 1991, ch. 2, § 6;L. 1994, ch. 225, § 3; July 1.