Article 35.--WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION DISTRICTS
19-3505.Board; election; terms; officers; oath; qualifications;
salary; expenses; bonds.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the governing body
of any water district to which this section applies
shall be a five-member board holding positions numbered one to five, inclusive.
Each member shall be elected
and shall hold office from May 1 following such member's election until
April 30, four years thereafter and until a successor is elected
and has qualified.
The first election of members of the governing body of any water
district created after the effective date of this act shall be held on the
first Tuesday in August of any even-numbered year, at which time members
shall be elected for terms beginning on September 1 of the
same year, and ending on April 30 of the third year following the
beginning of such term, to positions numbered three, four and five. At such
first election, members shall be elected for terms ending on
April 30 of the first year following the beginning of such terms, to
positions numbered one and two. Members first elected to positions
one and two shall have terms of approximately eight months.
Elections shall be thereafter held on the first Tuesday in April of each
odd-numbered year for the member positions whose terms expire in that year.
(b) From and after April 30, 1991, the governing body of the water
district shall be composed of seven members. At the election held in 1991,
positions numbered 1, 2, 6 and 7 shall be elected to four-year terms. At
the election in 1993, positions numbered 3, 4 and 5 shall be elected to
four-year terms.
(c) Elections shall be held on the first Tuesday in April of
each odd-numbered year for the positions which terms expire in that year.
Members shall hold office from May 1, following such member's
election until April 30, four years thereafter and until a successor is
elected and qualified.
All elections shall be nonpartisan and shall be
called and conducted by the county election officer. Laws applying to other
local elections occurring at the same time and in the same locality shall
apply to elections under this act to the extent that the same can be made
to apply.
(d) Following each election the board shall organize and not
later than the second regular meeting following each election shall
select from among its members a chairperson
and a vice-chairperson. The vice-chairperson shall preside over any meetings at
which the chairperson is not present. Vacancies occurring during a term
shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining
members. All members shall take an oath of office as prescribed for other
public officials. The members of the board shall be qualified electors in
the water district. Prior to accepting office, the water district shall
obtain for each member-elect a corporate surety bond to the state of Kansas
in the amount of $10,000, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of the member's duties and for the true and faithful
accounting of all money that may come into the member's hands by virtue of
the office. Such bonds shall be filed in the office of the county clerk for
the county in which the major portion of such water district is located
after approval by the board of county commissioners of such county.
(e) Each member of the board shall receive a monthly salary in an amount determined
by the board
and shall be reimbursed for all necessary and
reasonable expenses incurred in performing official assigned duties.
History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 5; L. 1957, ch. 192, § 2; L. 1969,
ch. 162, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 124, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 127, § 2; L.
1975, ch. 170, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 125, § 3;
L. 1987, ch. 103, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 91, § 1; July 1.
Article 35.--WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION DISTRICTS
19-3505.Board; election; terms; officers; oath; qualifications;
salary; expenses; bonds.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the governing body
of any water district to which this section applies
shall be a five-member board holding positions numbered one to five, inclusive.
Each member shall be elected
and shall hold office from May 1 following such member's election until
April 30, four years thereafter and until a successor is elected
and has qualified.
The first election of members of the governing body of any water
district created after the effective date of this act shall be held on the
first Tuesday in August of any even-numbered year, at which time members
shall be elected for terms beginning on September 1 of the
same year, and ending on April 30 of the third year following the
beginning of such term, to positions numbered three, four and five. At such
first election, members shall be elected for terms ending on
April 30 of the first year following the beginning of such terms, to
positions numbered one and two. Members first elected to positions
one and two shall have terms of approximately eight months.
Elections shall be thereafter held on the first Tuesday in April of each
odd-numbered year for the member positions whose terms expire in that year.
(b) From and after April 30, 1991, the governing body of the water
district shall be composed of seven members. At the election held in 1991,
positions numbered 1, 2, 6 and 7 shall be elected to four-year terms. At
the election in 1993, positions numbered 3, 4 and 5 shall be elected to
four-year terms.
(c) Elections shall be held on the first Tuesday in April of
each odd-numbered year for the positions which terms expire in that year.
Members shall hold office from May 1, following such member's
election until April 30, four years thereafter and until a successor is
elected and qualified.
All elections shall be nonpartisan and shall be
called and conducted by the county election officer. Laws applying to other
local elections occurring at the same time and in the same locality shall
apply to elections under this act to the extent that the same can be made
to apply.
(d) Following each election the board shall organize and not
later than the second regular meeting following each election shall
select from among its members a chairperson
and a vice-chairperson. The vice-chairperson shall preside over any meetings at
which the chairperson is not present. Vacancies occurring during a term
shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining
members. All members shall take an oath of office as prescribed for other
public officials. The members of the board shall be qualified electors in
the water district. Prior to accepting office, the water district shall
obtain for each member-elect a corporate surety bond to the state of Kansas
in the amount of $10,000, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of the member's duties and for the true and faithful
accounting of all money that may come into the member's hands by virtue of
the office. Such bonds shall be filed in the office of the county clerk for
the county in which the major portion of such water district is located
after approval by the board of county commissioners of such county.
(e) Each member of the board shall receive a monthly salary in an amount determined
by the board
and shall be reimbursed for all necessary and
reasonable expenses incurred in performing official assigned duties.
History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 5; L. 1957, ch. 192, § 2; L. 1969,
ch. 162, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 124, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 127, § 2; L.
1975, ch. 170, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 125, § 3;
L. 1987, ch. 103, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 91, § 1; July 1.
Article 35.--WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION DISTRICTS
19-3505.Board; election; terms; officers; oath; qualifications;
salary; expenses; bonds.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the governing body
of any water district to which this section applies
shall be a five-member board holding positions numbered one to five, inclusive.
Each member shall be elected
and shall hold office from May 1 following such member's election until
April 30, four years thereafter and until a successor is elected
and has qualified.
The first election of members of the governing body of any water
district created after the effective date of this act shall be held on the
first Tuesday in August of any even-numbered year, at which time members
shall be elected for terms beginning on September 1 of the
same year, and ending on April 30 of the third year following the
beginning of such term, to positions numbered three, four and five. At such
first election, members shall be elected for terms ending on
April 30 of the first year following the beginning of such terms, to
positions numbered one and two. Members first elected to positions
one and two shall have terms of approximately eight months.
Elections shall be thereafter held on the first Tuesday in April of each
odd-numbered year for the member positions whose terms expire in that year.
(b) From and after April 30, 1991, the governing body of the water
district shall be composed of seven members. At the election held in 1991,
positions numbered 1, 2, 6 and 7 shall be elected to four-year terms. At
the election in 1993, positions numbered 3, 4 and 5 shall be elected to
four-year terms.
(c) Elections shall be held on the first Tuesday in April of
each odd-numbered year for the positions which terms expire in that year.
Members shall hold office from May 1, following such member's
election until April 30, four years thereafter and until a successor is
elected and qualified.
All elections shall be nonpartisan and shall be
called and conducted by the county election officer. Laws applying to other
local elections occurring at the same time and in the same locality shall
apply to elections under this act to the extent that the same can be made
to apply.
(d) Following each election the board shall organize and not
later than the second regular meeting following each election shall
select from among its members a chairperson
and a vice-chairperson. The vice-chairperson shall preside over any meetings at
which the chairperson is not present. Vacancies occurring during a term
shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining
members. All members shall take an oath of office as prescribed for other
public officials. The members of the board shall be qualified electors in
the water district. Prior to accepting office, the water district shall
obtain for each member-elect a corporate surety bond to the state of Kansas
in the amount of $10,000, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of the member's duties and for the true and faithful
accounting of all money that may come into the member's hands by virtue of
the office. Such bonds shall be filed in the office of the county clerk for
the county in which the major portion of such water district is located
after approval by the board of county commissioners of such county.
(e) Each member of the board shall receive a monthly salary in an amount determined
by the board
and shall be reimbursed for all necessary and
reasonable expenses incurred in performing official assigned duties.
History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 5; L. 1957, ch. 192, § 2; L. 1969,
ch. 162, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 124, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 127, § 2; L.
1975, ch. 170, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 125, § 3;
L. 1987, ch. 103, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 91, § 1; July 1.