Kansas Statutes 12-1249. Issuance of library bonds by certain counties between 6,600 and 7,300 population; duties of planning commission and governing board of city in which building to be located; election provisions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1249
- board: means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;
(f) "library" means a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money and shall be called the Independence area public library;
(g) "governing body" means the governing body of the city of Independence, Kansas or the board of county commissioners of Montgomery county, Kansas; and
(h) "maintenance and support" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1281
- County: means Shawnee county;
(b) "city" means the city of Topeka, Kansas;
(c) "library district" means all territory located within Shawnee county except that territory located within Rossville township and Silver Lake township;
(d) "board" means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;
(e) "library" means a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money and shall be called the Topeka and Shawnee county public library;
(f) "governing body" means the governing body of a city or the board of county commissioners of a county; and
(g) "maintenance and support" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1260
- General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Governing body: shall mean the governing body of a city, the board of county commissioners of a county, and the township trustee, clerk and treasurer acting as the township board of a township. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
- Library: shall mean a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
- Library board: shall mean the board of directors of a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than six thousand six hundred (6,600) and less than seven thousand three hundred (7,300) and having an assessed tangible valuation of less than twenty-one million dollars ($21,000,000) and in which there is located a city of the second class which maintains a library is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the county to acquire a site and construct a building to be used for library purposes in such second-class city. Before any such bonds are issued under authority of this act the governing body of such city shall request the recommendations of its library board as to the location and type of building needed to best serve the community, including the provision of such library materials as may be appropriate for use in connection with vocational or technical training. Upon receipt of recommendations from its library board the governing body of any such city shall transmit a copy thereof to the planning board of such city for its recommendations as to site location and accessibility. Such planning board shall promptly consider and act upon such recommendations by giving its advice thereon to the governing body of such city. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the planning board the governing body of such city shall by resolution duly adopted submit to the board of county commissioners of such county its findings as to the advisability of issuance of bonds under authority of this act and its recommendations as to location, type of construction and such other recommendations as it may deem appropriate. Such resolution shall be transmitted to the board of county commissioners by such city and upon receipt thereof such board of county commissioners is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the county in an amount not in excess of one percent (1%) of the assessed tangible valuation of the county: Provided, No bonds shall be issued under authority of this act until the same have been approved by the electors of such county at a special election called for the purpose or at a general election, and any such election shall be conducted and such bonds shall be issued in the manner prescribed in chapter 10 of Kansas Statutes Annotated.