3-121. Same; use of general funds; general obligation bonds; protest petition and election; tax levies, use of proceeds.
3-121
3-121. Same; use of general funds; general
obligation bonds; protest
petition and election; tax levies, use of proceeds.
Municipalities operating airports jointly may pay the expenses of
purchasing or acquiring such airports from the general funds of such
municipalities or may issue general obligation bonds, as authorized by
law, but no such bonds shall be issued for the purchase or acquisition
of airports as provided hereunder, by any municipality unless and until
the question of issuing same shall have been submitted to the qualified
electors of such municipality at any regular or special election
and a
majority of those voting on the proposition in such municipality
shall
have voted in favor of the issuance of said bonds. In addition, any such
governing body may issue general obligation bonds of the county or city
in an amount not to exceed $50,000
annually
without an election, for the purpose of providing improvements on
runways of any such airport. Any governing body proposing to issue such
bonds shall publish a resolution to that effect in a newspaper of
general circulation within the city or county, as applicable. Such
resolution shall be published once each week for three consecutive
weeks. If, within 60 days following the final such
publication,
a petition signed by not less than 5% of the
qualified
electors of such city or county, as applicable, is presented to the
county election officer, no such bonds shall be issued until approved by
a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at the next county
or city general election following the presentation of the petition.
In lieu of issuing such bonds for the purchase or acquisition of an
airport, the governing body of the municipality may levy an annual tax
of not to exceed one mill on the dollar on all the taxable tangible
property in such municipality for not to exceed three years for the
purpose of creating a special fund to be used to pay the expenses of
purchasing or acquiring such airports or flying fields and to pay a portion
of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A.
12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. Any such
governing bodies are hereby further authorized to levy an annual tax
for the support, maintenance and operation of such airports and to pay a
portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority
of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.
Such
support, maintenance and operation expenses shall be borne in the
proportion agreed upon by the municipalities in case such airports are
not leased.
History: L. 1941, ch. 10, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 12, § 3; L. 1970,
ch. 69, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 11, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 7, § 1; L. 1979,
ch. 52, § 27;
L. 1999, ch. 154, § 31; May 27.