19-3622.Same; budget notice, hearing, approval by board of county
commissioners; tax levies.
(a) The governing body of the fire district shall prepare an annual budget
for the
operation of the fire district. Prior to the adoption of its budget, the
governing body shall meet for the purpose of answering and hearing objections
of taxpayers relating to the proposed budget and for the purpose of considering
amendments to such proposed budget. The governing body shall give at least 10
days' notice of the time and place of the meeting by publication in a weekly or
daily newspaper having a general circulation in the fire district. Such notice
shall include the proposed budget and shall set out all essential items in the
budget on a publication form prescribed by the director of accounts
and reports and furnished with the regular budget form. The public hearing
required to be held herein shall be held
not less than 10 days prior to the date on
which the fire district is required to submit its budget to the board of county
commissioners for review and approval thereby. After such
hearing a proposed budget shall be adopted or amended and adopted by the fire
district.
The governing body, not later than August 1 of any year, shall submit its
proposed budget to the board of county
commissioners for review and approval thereby. The board shall approve or
disapprove the budget
no later than August 10. After the board of county commissioners approves the
budget, the governing body shall submit the budget to the county clerk as
provided by K.S.A. 79-2930, and amendments thereto.
(b) The governing body of the fire district shall have the power to levy
a
tax not to exceed 8.5 mills upon the dollar of
the assessed valuation of all taxable, tangible property in the
district, for the purpose of paying any lawful cost or expense incurred
by the fire district and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on
bonds issued pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto. No other
levies for the operation and maintenance
of a fire department shall be made on such property by any other taxing
district. If any incorporated city is partly within the boundaries of
one or more fire districts, and partly outside the boundaries of any
fire district, the governing body of such city may cause a tax to be
levied in that portion of the city outside of the boundaries of any fire
district for fire protection, and may contract with any fire district,
city, township or other organized fire department, to furnish fire
protection in that portion of the city not lying within the boundaries
of a fire district, in the same manner as though the city lay wholly
without the boundaries of a fire district.
(c) The governing body of the fire district may increase the
mill levy
authorized by subsection (b) in an amount not to exceed 11.5 mills
by
adoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall be published once each week
for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the fire
district. If within 30 days after the last publication of the resolution, a
petition signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors in the fire
district is filed in the office of the county election officer requesting
an election thereon, no levy in an amount exceeding 8.5 mills shall be made
unless the question is submitted to and approved by a majority of the
voters of the fire district voting at an election called by the governing
body. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided under
the general bond law.
History: L. 1955, ch. 175, § 10; L. 1980, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1980,
ch. 92, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 125, § 2;
L. 1985, ch. 102, § 2;
L. 1993, ch. 122, § 4; July 1.
19-3622.Same; budget notice, hearing, approval by board of county
commissioners; tax levies.
(a) The governing body of the fire district shall prepare an annual budget
for the
operation of the fire district. Prior to the adoption of its budget, the
governing body shall meet for the purpose of answering and hearing objections
of taxpayers relating to the proposed budget and for the purpose of considering
amendments to such proposed budget. The governing body shall give at least 10
days' notice of the time and place of the meeting by publication in a weekly or
daily newspaper having a general circulation in the fire district. Such notice
shall include the proposed budget and shall set out all essential items in the
budget on a publication form prescribed by the director of accounts
and reports and furnished with the regular budget form. The public hearing
required to be held herein shall be held
not less than 10 days prior to the date on
which the fire district is required to submit its budget to the board of county
commissioners for review and approval thereby. After such
hearing a proposed budget shall be adopted or amended and adopted by the fire
district.
The governing body, not later than August 1 of any year, shall submit its
proposed budget to the board of county
commissioners for review and approval thereby. The board shall approve or
disapprove the budget
no later than August 10. After the board of county commissioners approves the
budget, the governing body shall submit the budget to the county clerk as
provided by K.S.A. 79-2930, and amendments thereto.
(b) The governing body of the fire district shall have the power to levy
a
tax not to exceed 8.5 mills upon the dollar of
the assessed valuation of all taxable, tangible property in the
district, for the purpose of paying any lawful cost or expense incurred
by the fire district and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on
bonds issued pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto. No other
levies for the operation and maintenance
of a fire department shall be made on such property by any other taxing
district. If any incorporated city is partly within the boundaries of
one or more fire districts, and partly outside the boundaries of any
fire district, the governing body of such city may cause a tax to be
levied in that portion of the city outside of the boundaries of any fire
district for fire protection, and may contract with any fire district,
city, township or other organized fire department, to furnish fire
protection in that portion of the city not lying within the boundaries
of a fire district, in the same manner as though the city lay wholly
without the boundaries of a fire district.
(c) The governing body of the fire district may increase the
mill levy
authorized by subsection (b) in an amount not to exceed 11.5 mills
by
adoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall be published once each week
for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the fire
district. If within 30 days after the last publication of the resolution, a
petition signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors in the fire
district is filed in the office of the county election officer requesting
an election thereon, no levy in an amount exceeding 8.5 mills shall be made
unless the question is submitted to and approved by a majority of the
voters of the fire district voting at an election called by the governing
body. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided under
the general bond law.
History: L. 1955, ch. 175, § 10; L. 1980, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1980,
ch. 92, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 125, § 2;
L. 1985, ch. 102, § 2;
L. 1993, ch. 122, § 4; July 1.
19-3622.Same; budget notice, hearing, approval by board of county
commissioners; tax levies.
(a) The governing body of the fire district shall prepare an annual budget
for the
operation of the fire district. Prior to the adoption of its budget, the
governing body shall meet for the purpose of answering and hearing objections
of taxpayers relating to the proposed budget and for the purpose of considering
amendments to such proposed budget. The governing body shall give at least 10
days' notice of the time and place of the meeting by publication in a weekly or
daily newspaper having a general circulation in the fire district. Such notice
shall include the proposed budget and shall set out all essential items in the
budget on a publication form prescribed by the director of accounts
and reports and furnished with the regular budget form. The public hearing
required to be held herein shall be held
not less than 10 days prior to the date on
which the fire district is required to submit its budget to the board of county
commissioners for review and approval thereby. After such
hearing a proposed budget shall be adopted or amended and adopted by the fire
district.
The governing body, not later than August 1 of any year, shall submit its
proposed budget to the board of county
commissioners for review and approval thereby. The board shall approve or
disapprove the budget
no later than August 10. After the board of county commissioners approves the
budget, the governing body shall submit the budget to the county clerk as
provided by K.S.A. 79-2930, and amendments thereto.
(b) The governing body of the fire district shall have the power to levy
a
tax not to exceed 8.5 mills upon the dollar of
the assessed valuation of all taxable, tangible property in the
district, for the purpose of paying any lawful cost or expense incurred
by the fire district and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on
bonds issued pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto. No other
levies for the operation and maintenance
of a fire department shall be made on such property by any other taxing
district. If any incorporated city is partly within the boundaries of
one or more fire districts, and partly outside the boundaries of any
fire district, the governing body of such city may cause a tax to be
levied in that portion of the city outside of the boundaries of any fire
district for fire protection, and may contract with any fire district,
city, township or other organized fire department, to furnish fire
protection in that portion of the city not lying within the boundaries
of a fire district, in the same manner as though the city lay wholly
without the boundaries of a fire district.
(c) The governing body of the fire district may increase the
mill levy
authorized by subsection (b) in an amount not to exceed 11.5 mills
by
adoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall be published once each week
for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the fire
district. If within 30 days after the last publication of the resolution, a
petition signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors in the fire
district is filed in the office of the county election officer requesting
an election thereon, no levy in an amount exceeding 8.5 mills shall be made
unless the question is submitted to and approved by a majority of the
voters of the fire district voting at an election called by the governing
body. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided under
the general bond law.
History: L. 1955, ch. 175, § 10; L. 1980, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1980,
ch. 92, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 125, § 2;
L. 1985, ch. 102, § 2;
L. 1993, ch. 122, § 4; July 1.