Kansas Statutes 19-2833a. City lakes and parks in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 19-2833a
- Board: means the board of county commissioners of an urban area county;
(d) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other association of persons;
(e) "Hotel, motel or tourist court" means any structure, or building, under one management, which contains rooms furnished for the accommodation or lodging of guests, with or without meals being so provided, and kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are sought for pay or compensation to transient guests or permanent guests and having more than eight (8) bedrooms furnished for the accommodation of such guests;
(f) "Transient guest" means a person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel or tourist court for* more than thirty-one (31) days;
(g) "Cafe, cafeteria, lunchroom and restaurant" means any premises, or any part thereof, in which food is prepared or further processed, and thereafter either is sold at retail to the general public by a person licensed by the state food service and lodging board or is furnished to the members and guests of a private club licensed pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 19-28,105
- city: shall mean any city of any class without regard to its status as a separate township, if such it be, and now or hereafter located within the area originally comprising either Shawnee or Mission townships in Johnson county, Kansas, at the time such township was established;
(b) the term "Mission township" shall mean the entire area as originally established, outside incorporated cities and within incorporated cities of any class;
(c) the term "Shawnee township" shall mean the entire area as originally established, outside incorporated cities and within incorporated cities of any class;
(d) the terms "county commissioners" "county clerk" and "county treasurer" shall mean, respectively, board of county commissioners, county clerk and county treasurer of Johnson county;
(e) the terms "board" or "park board" "board of commissioners" or "governing board" shall mean the park and recreation board of commissioners herein provided for;
(f) the terms "district" "park district" and "park and recreation district" shall mean the Johnson county park and recreation district herein authorized to be created;
(g) the word "park" shall mean not only park but also playground unless by the context playground is not included and the term "park system" shall include the parks and playgrounds of the district. See Kansas Statutes 19-2860
- county: means any county designated an urban area by the legislature pursuant to section 17 of article 2 of the Kansas constitution;
(b) "Authority" or "county sports authority" means any special authority created pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 19-28,105
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000) and less than thirty thousand (30,000) and an assessed valuation of more than fifty-five million dollars ($55,000,000) is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax on the taxable tangible property within the county to provide funds for the recreational improvement of a city lake and park established by any city of the second class located within the county and which park and lake are located outside the city and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. Whenever county funds are made available all residents of the county shall have equal access to the use of the city park and recreational improvements therein.