19-431.Same; suspension or termination of officer;
hearing;
determination and order by director of property valuation or state court of tax
appeals; removal of officer and filling of vacancy.
(a) Whenever it shall be made to appear to the board of county commissioners
of any county or the district board of an appraisal district by evidence
satisfactory to such board that the appraiser of such county or district
has failed or neglected to properly perform the duties of office, by
reasons of incompetency or for any other cause, the board shall enter upon
its journal an order suspending or terminating the county or district
appraiser from office. Such order shall state the reasons for such
suspension or termination, and upon the service of any such order upon the
appraiser suspended or terminated such appraiser shall at once be divested
of all power as county or district appraiser and shall immediately deliver
to the person appointed to discharge the duties of the office of such
appraiser, all
books, records and papers pertaining to the office. The board of county
commissioners or district board shall appoint a temporary appraiser to
discharge the duties of the office until the suspension is removed or the
vacancy filled, and the person so appointed shall take the oath of office
required by law and thereupon such person shall be invested with all of the
powers and duties of the office.
Within 15 days after service of an order of suspension or
termination, the appraiser may request a hearing on the order before the
director of property valuation. Upon receipt of a timely request, the
director of property valuation shall conduct a hearing in accordance with
the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. If the appraiser
is a county appraiser, the hearing shall be held at the county seat of
such county or if such appraiser is a district appraiser at the county seat
of the county within the district having the greater population. At the
hearing the director of property valuation shall make inquiry as to all
facts connected with such suspension or termination, and if after such
inquiry is made the director of property valuation shall determine that the
appraiser suspended should be removed permanently and such appraiser's
office declared vacated or should be terminated, then the director of
property valuation shall render an order removing such appraiser. A copy of
such order, duly certified and under the seal of the director of property
valuation, shall be sent to the board of county commissioners or district
board employing such appraiser who shall cause the same to be recorded in
full upon the journal of the board. Immediately upon the service of such
order by the director of property valuation such office of appraiser shall
be vacant, and the board of county commissioners or district board shall
appoint an eligible Kansas appraiser as appraiser to
fill such vacancy, who
shall qualify as provided by law in such cases. Should the person
appointed be other than the person appointed to discharge the duties of the
office temporarily, the person discharging the duties of the office
temporarily shall immediately transfer to the person appointed to fill the
vacancy all the books, records and files of the office.
(b) Whenever the director of property valuation shall on such director's
own motion conclude, after inquiry, that the appraiser of any county or
district has failed or neglected to discharge such appraiser's duties as
required by law and that the interest of the public service will be
promoted by the removal of such appraiser, the director of property
valuation shall enter upon the record of proceeding in such director's
office an order suspending or terminating such appraiser from office. Such
order shall state the reason for such suspension or termination and from
and after the date of service of such order upon such appraiser and the
board of county commissioners or district board employing such appraiser,
the person suspended or terminated shall be divested of all power as
appraiser and shall immediately deliver to the person appointed to
discharge the duties of the office of such appraiser, all
books, records and papers pertaining to the office. Upon receipt of an
order by the director of property valuation suspending or terminating the
appraiser of the county or district, the board of county commissioners or
district board shall appoint a temporary appraiser to discharge the duties
of the office until the suspension is removed or the vacancy filled, and
the person appointed shall take the oath of office required by law and
thereupon such person shall be invested with all of the powers and duties
of the office.
Within 15 days after service of an order of suspension or termination by the
director of property valuation under this subsection, the appraiser may request
a hearing on the order before the state court of tax
appeals. Upon receipt of a timely request, the state court
of tax appeals shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the
Kansas administrative procedure act. If the appraiser is a county appraiser,
the hearing shall be held at the county seat of such county or if such
appraiser is a district appraiser such hearing shall be held at the county seat
of the county within such district having the greatest population. At the
hearing, the state court of tax appeals shall make inquiry
as to all facts connected with such suspension or termination, and if after
such inquiry is made the state court of tax appeals
determines that the appraiser suspended should be removed permanently and such
appraiser's office declared vacated or should be terminated, then the
state court of tax appeals shall render an order removing
such appraiser. A copy of such order, duly certified by the secretary under
the seal of the court, shall be sent to the board of county
commissioners or district board, who shall cause the same to be recorded in
full upon the journal of the board. Immediately upon the service of such order
by the state court of tax appeals such office of county
appraiser shall be vacant, and
the board of county commissioners or district board shall appoint an eligible
Kansas appraiser as appraiser to fill such
vacancy, who shall qualify as provided by law in such cases. Should the
person appointed be
other than the person appointed to discharge the duties of the office
temporarily, the person discharging the duties of the office temporarily
shall immediately transfer to the person appointed to fill the vacancy all
the books, records and files of the office.
History: L. 1974, ch. 112, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 65;
L. 1990, ch. 90, § 2;
L. 2008, ch. 109, § 40; July 1.
19-431.Same; suspension or termination of officer;
hearing;
determination and order by director of property valuation or state court of tax
appeals; removal of officer and filling of vacancy.
(a) Whenever it shall be made to appear to the board of county commissioners
of any county or the district board of an appraisal district by evidence
satisfactory to such board that the appraiser of such county or district
has failed or neglected to properly perform the duties of office, by
reasons of incompetency or for any other cause, the board shall enter upon
its journal an order suspending or terminating the county or district
appraiser from office. Such order shall state the reasons for such
suspension or termination, and upon the service of any such order upon the
appraiser suspended or terminated such appraiser shall at once be divested
of all power as county or district appraiser and shall immediately deliver
to the person appointed to discharge the duties of the office of such
appraiser, all
books, records and papers pertaining to the office. The board of county
commissioners or district board shall appoint a temporary appraiser to
discharge the duties of the office until the suspension is removed or the
vacancy filled, and the person so appointed shall take the oath of office
required by law and thereupon such person shall be invested with all of the
powers and duties of the office.
Within 15 days after service of an order of suspension or
termination, the appraiser may request a hearing on the order before the
director of property valuation. Upon receipt of a timely request, the
director of property valuation shall conduct a hearing in accordance with
the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. If the appraiser
is a county appraiser, the hearing shall be held at the county seat of
such county or if such appraiser is a district appraiser at the county seat
of the county within the district having the greater population. At the
hearing the director of property valuation shall make inquiry as to all
facts connected with such suspension or termination, and if after such
inquiry is made the director of property valuation shall determine that the
appraiser suspended should be removed permanently and such appraiser's
office declared vacated or should be terminated, then the director of
property valuation shall render an order removing such appraiser. A copy of
such order, duly certified and under the seal of the director of property
valuation, shall be sent to the board of county commissioners or district
board employing such appraiser who shall cause the same to be recorded in
full upon the journal of the board. Immediately upon the service of such
order by the director of property valuation such office of appraiser shall
be vacant, and the board of county commissioners or district board shall
appoint an eligible Kansas appraiser as appraiser to
fill such vacancy, who
shall qualify as provided by law in such cases. Should the person
appointed be other than the person appointed to discharge the duties of the
office temporarily, the person discharging the duties of the office
temporarily shall immediately transfer to the person appointed to fill the
vacancy all the books, records and files of the office.
(b) Whenever the director of property valuation shall on such director's
own motion conclude, after inquiry, that the appraiser of any county or
district has failed or neglected to discharge such appraiser's duties as
required by law and that the interest of the public service will be
promoted by the removal of such appraiser, the director of property
valuation shall enter upon the record of proceeding in such director's
office an order suspending or terminating such appraiser from office. Such
order shall state the reason for such suspension or termination and from
and after the date of service of such order upon such appraiser and the
board of county commissioners or district board employing such appraiser,
the person suspended or terminated shall be divested of all power as
appraiser and shall immediately deliver to the person appointed to
discharge the duties of the office of such appraiser, all
books, records and papers pertaining to the office. Upon receipt of an
order by the director of property valuation suspending or terminating the
appraiser of the county or district, the board of county commissioners or
district board shall appoint a temporary appraiser to discharge the duties
of the office until the suspension is removed or the vacancy filled, and
the person appointed shall take the oath of office required by law and
thereupon such person shall be invested with all of the powers and duties
of the office.
Within 15 days after service of an order of suspension or termination by the
director of property valuation under this subsection, the appraiser may request
a hearing on the order before the state court of tax
appeals. Upon receipt of a timely request, the state court
of tax appeals shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the
Kansas administrative procedure act. If the appraiser is a county appraiser,
the hearing shall be held at the county seat of such county or if such
appraiser is a district appraiser such hearing shall be held at the county seat
of the county within such district having the greatest population. At the
hearing, the state court of tax appeals shall make inquiry
as to all facts connected with such suspension or termination, and if after
such inquiry is made the state court of tax appeals
determines that the appraiser suspended should be removed permanently and such
appraiser's office declared vacated or should be terminated, then the
state court of tax appeals shall render an order removing
such appraiser. A copy of such order, duly certified by the secretary under
the seal of the court, shall be sent to the board of county
commissioners or district board, who shall cause the same to be recorded in
full upon the journal of the board. Immediately upon the service of such order
by the state court of tax appeals such office of county
appraiser shall be vacant, and
the board of county commissioners or district board shall appoint an eligible
Kansas appraiser as appraiser to fill such
vacancy, who shall qualify as provided by law in such cases. Should the
person appointed be
other than the person appointed to discharge the duties of the office
temporarily, the person discharging the duties of the office temporarily
shall immediately transfer to the person appointed to fill the vacancy all
the books, records and files of the office.
History: L. 1974, ch. 112, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 65;
L. 1990, ch. 90, § 2;
L. 2008, ch. 109, § 40; July 1.
19-431.Same; suspension or termination of officer;
hearing;
determination and order by director of property valuation or state court of tax
appeals; removal of officer and filling of vacancy.
(a) Whenever it shall be made to appear to the board of county commissioners
of any county or the district board of an appraisal district by evidence
satisfactory to such board that the appraiser of such county or district
has failed or neglected to properly perform the duties of office, by
reasons of incompetency or for any other cause, the board shall enter upon
its journal an order suspending or terminating the county or district
appraiser from office. Such order shall state the reasons for such
suspension or termination, and upon the service of any such order upon the
appraiser suspended or terminated such appraiser shall at once be divested
of all power as county or district appraiser and shall immediately deliver
to the person appointed to discharge the duties of the office of such
appraiser, all
books, records and papers pertaining to the office. The board of county
commissioners or district board shall appoint a temporary appraiser to
discharge the duties of the office until the suspension is removed or the
vacancy filled, and the person so appointed shall take the oath of office
required by law and thereupon such person shall be invested with all of the
powers and duties of the office.
Within 15 days after service of an order of suspension or
termination, the appraiser may request a hearing on the order before the
director of property valuation. Upon receipt of a timely request, the
director of property valuation shall conduct a hearing in accordance with
the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. If the appraiser
is a county appraiser, the hearing shall be held at the county seat of
such county or if such appraiser is a district appraiser at the county seat
of the county within the district having the greater population. At the
hearing the director of property valuation shall make inquiry as to all
facts connected with such suspension or termination, and if after such
inquiry is made the director of property valuation shall determine that the
appraiser suspended should be removed permanently and such appraiser's
office declared vacated or should be terminated, then the director of
property valuation shall render an order removing such appraiser. A copy of
such order, duly certified and under the seal of the director of property
valuation, shall be sent to the board of county commissioners or district
board employing such appraiser who shall cause the same to be recorded in
full upon the journal of the board. Immediately upon the service of such
order by the director of property valuation such office of appraiser shall
be vacant, and the board of county commissioners or district board shall
appoint an eligible Kansas appraiser as appraiser to
fill such vacancy, who
shall qualify as provided by law in such cases. Should the person
appointed be other than the person appointed to discharge the duties of the
office temporarily, the person discharging the duties of the office
temporarily shall immediately transfer to the person appointed to fill the
vacancy all the books, records and files of the office.
(b) Whenever the director of property valuation shall on such director's
own motion conclude, after inquiry, that the appraiser of any county or
district has failed or neglected to discharge such appraiser's duties as
required by law and that the interest of the public service will be
promoted by the removal of such appraiser, the director of property
valuation shall enter upon the record of proceeding in such director's
office an order suspending or terminating such appraiser from office. Such
order shall state the reason for such suspension or termination and from
and after the date of service of such order upon such appraiser and the
board of county commissioners or district board employing such appraiser,
the person suspended or terminated shall be divested of all power as
appraiser and shall immediately deliver to the person appointed to
discharge the duties of the office of such appraiser, all
books, records and papers pertaining to the office. Upon receipt of an
order by the director of property valuation suspending or terminating the
appraiser of the county or district, the board of county commissioners or
district board shall appoint a temporary appraiser to discharge the duties
of the office until the suspension is removed or the vacancy filled, and
the person appointed shall take the oath of office required by law and
thereupon such person shall be invested with all of the powers and duties
of the office.
Within 15 days after service of an order of suspension or termination by the
director of property valuation under this subsection, the appraiser may request
a hearing on the order before the state court of tax
appeals. Upon receipt of a timely request, the state court
of tax appeals shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the
Kansas administrative procedure act. If the appraiser is a county appraiser,
the hearing shall be held at the county seat of such county or if such
appraiser is a district appraiser such hearing shall be held at the county seat
of the county within such district having the greatest population. At the
hearing, the state court of tax appeals shall make inquiry
as to all facts connected with such suspension or termination, and if after
such inquiry is made the state court of tax appeals
determines that the appraiser suspended should be removed permanently and such
appraiser's office declared vacated or should be terminated, then the
state court of tax appeals shall render an order removing
such appraiser. A copy of such order, duly certified by the secretary under
the seal of the court, shall be sent to the board of county
commissioners or district board, who shall cause the same to be recorded in
full upon the journal of the board. Immediately upon the service of such order
by the state court of tax appeals such office of county
appraiser shall be vacant, and
the board of county commissioners or district board shall appoint an eligible
Kansas appraiser as appraiser to fill such
vacancy, who shall qualify as provided by law in such cases. Should the
person appointed be
other than the person appointed to discharge the duties of the office
temporarily, the person discharging the duties of the office temporarily
shall immediately transfer to the person appointed to fill the vacancy all
the books, records and files of the office.
History: L. 1974, ch. 112, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 65;
L. 1990, ch. 90, § 2;
L. 2008, ch. 109, § 40; July 1.