19-27a04.Preliminary survey required; cost of survey; creation of district
to conduct survey; cost paid from county general fund.
(a) After a sufficient petition is filed with the board, but prior to creating
a sewer district, the board of county commissioners shall have a preliminary
survey and plan prepared to gather
data and information relating to the possible creation of the district.
The board shall employ engineers or other skilled persons to make the preliminary
survey of the territory sought to be sewered, determine the approximate
boundary lines of the sewer district, the feasibility of the proposed improvement,
the treatment required, the approximate size of sewers and disposal plant
required, the approximate cost of the improvements when completed and any
other information pertinent to the construction of the sewer facility.
The board may contract to pay the engineers or other
skilled persons for the preliminary work by a fixed fee
or by a fee contingent upon the final
petition for the preliminary work being presented to the county
commissioners and allowed by them and the work done. If the project is authorized, the
cost of the preliminary survey shall be a part of the cost of
the completed project. If the engineers employed to make the preliminary
survey are not employed on the final survey and plans and construction
work, the board may require the engineers
employed on the final plans and construction work to reimburse the
county for the amount it may have expended on the preliminary work
and the cost thereof shall become a part of the cost of the completed
project. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to have a copy
of all engineering notes, memoranda, data, plats, plans and surveys for
which they pay or agree to pay directly or indirectly or conditionally,
filed in the office of the county clerk.
If the board of county commissioners determines that a project is not feasible,
all the cost and expenses of the work, including preliminary planning, engineering,
legal and other preliminary work of skilled persons employed by the board
shall be assessed against the lots and pieces of property located within
the district. The assessment shall be levied and collected as one tax, in
addition to the other taxes and special assessments, and upon the order
of the board, the county clerk shall place the assessment upon the tax roll
for collection subject to the same penalties, entitled to the same rebate
and collected in the same manner as other taxes.
(b) The board of county commissioners may, in its discretion, create a
sewer district for the sole purpose of making a preliminary survey and
plan and not for the construction of sewer improvements. The board may employ engineers
or other skilled persons to gather
data, make the preliminary survey of the territory to be sewered, determine
the approximate boundary
lines of the sewer district, the feasibility of the proposed
improvement, the treatment required, the approximate size of sewers and
disposal plants required and the approximate cost of
the improvement and any other information pertinent to the construction of
the sewer facility. Thereafter, a sewer district or districts may be
created as otherwise provided by this act. For the purpose of paying for
the costs of the preliminary planning,
the board of county commissioners may apportion the costs against the
tracts of land within the district in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-27a07.
If the board of county commissioners determines that a project is
not feasible, all the cost and expenses of the work, including preliminary
planning, engineering, legal and other
preliminary work of skilled persons employed by the board shall be paid
from the county general fund.
19-27a04.Preliminary survey required; cost of survey; creation of district
to conduct survey; cost paid from county general fund.
(a) After a sufficient petition is filed with the board, but prior to creating
a sewer district, the board of county commissioners shall have a preliminary
survey and plan prepared to gather
data and information relating to the possible creation of the district.
The board shall employ engineers or other skilled persons to make the preliminary
survey of the territory sought to be sewered, determine the approximate
boundary lines of the sewer district, the feasibility of the proposed improvement,
the treatment required, the approximate size of sewers and disposal plant
required, the approximate cost of the improvements when completed and any
other information pertinent to the construction of the sewer facility.
The board may contract to pay the engineers or other
skilled persons for the preliminary work by a fixed fee
or by a fee contingent upon the final
petition for the preliminary work being presented to the county
commissioners and allowed by them and the work done. If the project is authorized, the
cost of the preliminary survey shall be a part of the cost of
the completed project. If the engineers employed to make the preliminary
survey are not employed on the final survey and plans and construction
work, the board may require the engineers
employed on the final plans and construction work to reimburse the
county for the amount it may have expended on the preliminary work
and the cost thereof shall become a part of the cost of the completed
project. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to have a copy
of all engineering notes, memoranda, data, plats, plans and surveys for
which they pay or agree to pay directly or indirectly or conditionally,
filed in the office of the county clerk.
If the board of county commissioners determines that a project is not feasible,
all the cost and expenses of the work, including preliminary planning, engineering,
legal and other preliminary work of skilled persons employed by the board
shall be assessed against the lots and pieces of property located within
the district. The assessment shall be levied and collected as one tax, in
addition to the other taxes and special assessments, and upon the order
of the board, the county clerk shall place the assessment upon the tax roll
for collection subject to the same penalties, entitled to the same rebate
and collected in the same manner as other taxes.
(b) The board of county commissioners may, in its discretion, create a
sewer district for the sole purpose of making a preliminary survey and
plan and not for the construction of sewer improvements. The board may employ engineers
or other skilled persons to gather
data, make the preliminary survey of the territory to be sewered, determine
the approximate boundary
lines of the sewer district, the feasibility of the proposed
improvement, the treatment required, the approximate size of sewers and
disposal plants required and the approximate cost of
the improvement and any other information pertinent to the construction of
the sewer facility. Thereafter, a sewer district or districts may be
created as otherwise provided by this act. For the purpose of paying for
the costs of the preliminary planning,
the board of county commissioners may apportion the costs against the
tracts of land within the district in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-27a07.
If the board of county commissioners determines that a project is
not feasible, all the cost and expenses of the work, including preliminary
planning, engineering, legal and other
preliminary work of skilled persons employed by the board shall be paid
from the county general fund.
19-27a04.Preliminary survey required; cost of survey; creation of district
to conduct survey; cost paid from county general fund.
(a) After a sufficient petition is filed with the board, but prior to creating
a sewer district, the board of county commissioners shall have a preliminary
survey and plan prepared to gather
data and information relating to the possible creation of the district.
The board shall employ engineers or other skilled persons to make the preliminary
survey of the territory sought to be sewered, determine the approximate
boundary lines of the sewer district, the feasibility of the proposed improvement,
the treatment required, the approximate size of sewers and disposal plant
required, the approximate cost of the improvements when completed and any
other information pertinent to the construction of the sewer facility.
The board may contract to pay the engineers or other
skilled persons for the preliminary work by a fixed fee
or by a fee contingent upon the final
petition for the preliminary work being presented to the county
commissioners and allowed by them and the work done. If the project is authorized, the
cost of the preliminary survey shall be a part of the cost of
the completed project. If the engineers employed to make the preliminary
survey are not employed on the final survey and plans and construction
work, the board may require the engineers
employed on the final plans and construction work to reimburse the
county for the amount it may have expended on the preliminary work
and the cost thereof shall become a part of the cost of the completed
project. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to have a copy
of all engineering notes, memoranda, data, plats, plans and surveys for
which they pay or agree to pay directly or indirectly or conditionally,
filed in the office of the county clerk.
If the board of county commissioners determines that a project is not feasible,
all the cost and expenses of the work, including preliminary planning, engineering,
legal and other preliminary work of skilled persons employed by the board
shall be assessed against the lots and pieces of property located within
the district. The assessment shall be levied and collected as one tax, in
addition to the other taxes and special assessments, and upon the order
of the board, the county clerk shall place the assessment upon the tax roll
for collection subject to the same penalties, entitled to the same rebate
and collected in the same manner as other taxes.
(b) The board of county commissioners may, in its discretion, create a
sewer district for the sole purpose of making a preliminary survey and
plan and not for the construction of sewer improvements. The board may employ engineers
or other skilled persons to gather
data, make the preliminary survey of the territory to be sewered, determine
the approximate boundary
lines of the sewer district, the feasibility of the proposed
improvement, the treatment required, the approximate size of sewers and
disposal plants required and the approximate cost of
the improvement and any other information pertinent to the construction of
the sewer facility. Thereafter, a sewer district or districts may be
created as otherwise provided by this act. For the purpose of paying for
the costs of the preliminary planning,
the board of county commissioners may apportion the costs against the
tracts of land within the district in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-27a07.
If the board of county commissioners determines that a project is
not feasible, all the cost and expenses of the work, including preliminary
planning, engineering, legal and other
preliminary work of skilled persons employed by the board shall be paid
from the county general fund.