Kansas Statutes

Chapter 14.—CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS

Attorney General's Opinions:

Cities of the second class; home rule powers; charter ordinances. 82-267.

• Article 1.—GENERAL PROVISIONS
  • 14-101 Change in classification of city from city of third class to city of second class; governor's proclamation; when change effective; division of city into wards; registration of voters.
  • 14-102 Repealed.
  • 14-103 Division of city into wards; elections and terms of council members.
  • 14-104 Repealed.
  • 14-105 Repealed.
  • 14-106 Repealed.
  • 14-107 Repealed.
  • 14-108 Repealed.
  • 14-109 Council; qualifications of members.
  • 14-110 Repealed.
  • 14-111 Meetings of council; quorum.
• Article 2.—CITY OFFICERS
  • 14-201 Elective and appointive officers; terms; compensation.
  • 14-202 Repealed.
  • 14-203 Repealed.
  • 14-204 Council members, election, residence, vacancies in offices of mayor or council member, how filled; president of council.
  • 14-205 Qualifications of officers; appointment of nonresidents; removal of officer, effect; oaths and bonds.
  • 14-206 Repealed.
  • 14-207 Precincts; change by governing body, when.
  • 14-208 Repealed.
• Article 3.—POWERS AND DUTIES OF MAYOR
  • 14-301 Powers of mayor.
  • 14-302 Signing commissions, appointments, and approval of bonds.
  • 14-303 Repealed.
  • 14-304 Repealed.
  • 14-305 Messages and recommendations to council.
  • 14-306 Reports by officers.
  • 14-307 Enforcement of laws and ordinances; jurisdiction.
  • 14-308 Vacancy in office of mayor or council member, how filled; president of council.
  • 14-309 Call for aid to enforce laws.
  • 14-310 Remission of fines; reprieves and pardons.
• Article 4.—GENERAL POWERS OF GOVERNING BODY
  • 14-401 Repealed.
  • 14-402 Repealed.
  • 14-403 Repealed.
  • 14-404 Repealed.
  • 14-405 Repealed.
  • 14-406 Repealed.
  • 14-407 Repealed.
  • 14-408 Repealed.
  • 14-409 Reassessment and relevy of taxes.
  • 14-410 Repealed.
  • 14-411 Repealed.
  • 14-412 Repealed.
  • 14-413 Repealed.
  • 14-414 Repealed.
  • 14-415 Repealed.
  • 14-416 Repealed.
  • 14-417 Repealed.
  • 14-418 Repealed.
  • 14-419 Repealed.
  • 14-420 Repealed.
  • 14-421 Repealed.
  • 14-421a Repealed.
  • 14-422 Repealed.
  • 14-423 Improving and vacating streets and alleys; reversion of land; recording of ordinance.
  • 14-423a Same; vacation order to be reasonable; determination.
  • 14-424 Repealed.
  • 14-425 Repealed.
  • 14-426 Repealed.
  • 14-427 Repealed.
  • 14-428 Repealed.
  • 14-429 Repealed.
  • 14-430 Repealed.
  • 14-431 Repealed.
  • 14-432 Repealed.
  • 14-433 Repealed.
  • 14-434 Levees; depot grounds; railway crossings; running of trains; regulation of speed.
  • 14-435 Repealed.
  • 14-436 Repealed.
  • 14-437, 14-438 Repealed.
  • 14-438a, 14-438b Repealed.
  • 14-438c Repealed.
  • 14-438d Repealed.
  • 14-439 Repealed.
  • 14-440 Contracts; estimates.
  • 14-441 Repealed.
  • 14-442 Repealed.
  • 14-443 Repealed.
  • 14-444, 14-445 Repealed.
  • 14-446 Repealed.
  • 14-447 Repealed.
  • 14-448 Repealed.
  • 14-449 Repealed.
• Article 5.—PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
  • 14-501 Repealed.
  • 14-502 Repealed.
  • 14-503 Repealed.
  • 14-504 Repealed.
  • 14-505 Repealed.
  • 14-506, 14-507 Repealed.
  • 14-508, 14-509 Repealed.
  • 14-510, 14-511 Repealed.
  • 14-511a Repealed.
  • 14-511b Repealed.
  • 14-511c Repealed.
  • 14-512 Repealed.
  • 14-513 through 14-515 Repealed.
  • 14-516 Main or intercepting sewers; districts.
  • 14-517 Same; contracts for main and lateral sewers.
  • 14-518 Same; laws applicable; cost of plans for main sewer.
  • 14-519 Same; bonds for main sewer.
  • 14-520 Same; power of governing body.
  • 14-521 Same; depth and size of main sewer.
  • 14-522 Transferred.
  • 14-523 Same; how paid; plans and specifications.
  • 14-524 Same; bonds; not within debt limitation; protest petition on bonds in excess of $50,000.
  • 14-525 Transferred.
  • 14-526, 14-527 Repealed.
  • 14-528, 14-529 Repealed.
  • 14-530 Repealed.
  • 14-531 Special lighting system in cities of second and third class.
  • 14-532 Same; petition; notice and hearing.
  • 14-533 Same; hearing; installation.
  • 14-534 Same; expense and operation; assessments; contracts.
  • 14-535 Same; costs; tax levy, use of proceeds; special lighting fund.
  • 14-536 Same; limitation of actions.
  • 14-536a Repealed.
  • 14-537 City parks commission; membership; increase in, when; powers and duties.
  • 14-538 Same; maintenance of parks; tax levy, use of proceeds.
  • 14-539 Same; laws applicable.
  • 14-539a Repealed.
  • 14-539b Repealed.
  • 14-540 Repealed.
  • 14-541, 14-542 Repealed.
  • 14-543 through 14-545 Repealed.
  • 14-546 Repealed.
  • 14-547, 14-548 Repealed.
  • 14-548a Repealed.
  • 14-549 Repealed.
  • 14-550 Repealed.
  • 14-551 Repealed.
  • 14-552 Repealed.
  • 14-553, 14-554 Repealed.
  • 14-555 Repealed.
  • 14-556 Improvement of state or federal highways; eminent domain; bonds.
  • 14-557 Same; bond election.
  • 14-557a Repealed.
  • 14-558, 14-559 Repealed.
  • 14-560 Repairing or resurfacing certain streets; bonds; election.
  • 14-561 Repealed.
  • 14-562 Repealed.
  • 14-562a, 14-562b Repealed.
  • 14-563 Repealed.
  • 14-564, 14-565 Repealed.
  • 14-566 Charges for sewage disposal system; definition.
  • 14-567 Same; ordinance; collection.
  • 14-568 Same; revenue, uses; sinking fund.
  • 14-569 Repealed.
  • 14-570 Bonds to carry out master plan for public improvements, when.
  • 14-571 Same; election.
  • 14-572 Same; bond limitations inapplicable.
  • 14-573 Repealed.
  • 14-574 Repealed.
  • 14-575 Repealed.
  • 14-576 Repealed.
• Article 6.—HOSPITALS
  • 14-601 Repealed.
  • 14-601a Repealed.
  • 14-601b Repealed.
  • 14-601c Participation in cost of establishing hospital; bond election.
  • 14-602 Hospital site and building; tax levy, use of proceeds; petition and election.
  • 14-603 Repealed.
  • 14-604 Board of trustees; membership; term; election.
  • 14-605 Same; organization, oath and compensation; powers and duties of board; administrator contracts; employees, appointment and benefits; expenditures for recruitment or retention of professional staff; board meetings; examination of hospital; reports to governing body.
  • 14-606 Same; vacancies.
  • 14-607 Same; eminent domain.
  • 14-608 Same; plans.
  • 14-609 Same; use of hospital; fees; regulations.
  • 14-610 Same; rules and regulations.
  • 14-611 Same; donations.
  • 14-612 Same; physicians; rights of patients.
  • 14-613 Same; training school for nurses.
  • 14-614 Same; fees; account of receipts.
  • 14-615 Repealed.
  • 14-616 Repealed.
  • 14-617 Repealed.
  • 14-618 Government of hospital.
  • 14-619 through 14-621 Repealed.
  • 14-622 through 14-625 Repealed.
  • 14-626 through 14-632 Repealed.
  • 14-633 Bonds for acquiring site, building and equipment in certain cities between 5,000 and 8,000 population; limitation; election.
  • 14-634 Same; lease of hospital.
  • 14-635 Same; federal aid.
  • 14-636 through 14-640 Repealed.
  • 14-640a through 14-640c Repealed.
  • 14-640d Hospital maintenance and improvements; tax levy, use of proceeds.
  • 14-641 Bonds for acquiring site, building and equipment of hospital and training school for nurses in certain cities of not less than 12,000 population; limitation; election; war memorial; federal and state aid.
  • 14-642 Repealed.
  • 14-643 Repealed.
  • 14-644 Governing body of city vested with control of hospital; management by city governing body; expenditures for recruitment or retention of professional staff; administrator; assistants; pension and deferred compensation plans for employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; lease of buildings, furnishings and equipment by certain cities, election.
  • 14-645 Same; eminent domain.
  • 14-646 Same; plans and specifications; bids.
  • 14-647 Same; use of hospital; fees; rules and regulations.
  • 14-648 Same; control of staff, employees, patients and grounds.
  • 14-649 Same; donations to hospital.
  • 14-650 Same; training school for nurses.
  • 14-651 Same; fixing of patients' fees; account of receipts.
  • 14-652 Same; bylaws, rules and regulations.
  • 14-652a Same; existing statutes not affected by act.
  • 14-653 Repealed.
  • 14-654 Same; invalidity of part.
  • 14-654a Same; additional bonds for site, building and equipment; election.
  • 14-655 Bonds for acquiring site, building and equipping hospital in certain cities in certain counties between 14,000 and 18,000 population; limitation; election.
  • 14-656 Same; how bonds issued; limitations inapplicable.
  • 14-657 Repealed.
  • 14-658 Same; board of trustees; appointment; terms; election; qualifications.
  • 14-659 Same; management.
  • 14-660 Same; leases; approval by trustees.
  • 14-661 Same; contracts; federal aid.
  • 14-661a Repealed.
  • 14-662 Bonds for acquiring site, building and equipping hospital in cities in certain counties between 20,000 and 25,000 population; limitation; election.
  • 14-663 Same; how bonds issued; limitations inapplicable.
  • 14-663a Same; additional bonds; limitation; election.
  • 14-663b Same; how bonds issued; limitations inapplicable.
  • 14-664 Repealed.
  • 14-665 Same; board of trustees; appointment; terms; election.
  • 14-666 Same; management.
  • 14-667 Same; leases; approval by trustees.
  • 14-668 Same; contracts; federal aid.
  • 14-669 Bonds for acquiring site, building and equipping hospital in certain cities between 5,000 and 8,000 population; limitation; election; petition.
  • 14-670 Same; lease or rental by city governing body.
  • 14-671 Same; federal aid.
  • 14-672 Same; donations.
  • 14-673 Same; bond limitations not to apply.
  • 14-674 Bonds for construction and equipment of addition or annex to city hospital, when; limitations; election; petition.
  • 14-675 Same; application of general bond law.
  • 14-676 Same; donations.
  • 14-677 Same; federal aid.
  • 14-677a Construction or construction and equipment of hospital or addition; additional bonds for certain hospital purposes; notice; protest petition; election.
  • 14-678 Bonds for acquiring site, building and equipping in cities in certain counties of not more than 50,000 population; limitation; election.
  • 14-679 Hospitals in certain cities; management by governing body or trustees; pension and deferred compensation plans for employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; expenditures for recruitment or retention of professional staff; lease or rental of hospital.
  • 14-680 Same; federal aid and donations or gifts.
  • 14-681 Repealed.
  • 14-682 Same; eminent domain.
  • 14-683 Same; plans and specifications; contracts.
  • 14-684 Same; training school for nurses.
  • 14-685 Hospitals in certain cities of less than 3,000 population.
  • 14-686 Same; bonds for acquiring site, building and equipment; limitation; election.
  • 14-687 Governing body vested with control of hospitals; management by governing body or trustees; pension and deferred compensation plans for employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; expenditures for recruitment or retention of professional staff; lease or rental of hospital.
  • 14-688 Same; federal aid and donations or gifts.
  • 14-689 Repealed.
  • 14-690 Same; eminent domain.
  • 14-691 Same; plans and specifications; contracts.
  • 14-692 Same; training school for nurses.
  • 14-693 Extension of territorial limits for hospital purposes in certain cities.
  • 14-694 Same; designation of boundaries; publication of ordinance; election upon petition; attachment of territory; cost of election.
  • 14-695 Extension of territorial limits for hospital purposes in certain cities; board of trustees; terms; pension and deferred compensation plans for employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; expenditures for recruitment or retention of professional staff.
  • 14-696 Same; budget; tax levy; revenues.
  • 14-697 Same; agreements for nurses' training.
  • 14-698 Same; bonds for sites, buildings, equipment and improvements; election; costs.
  • 14-699 Same; election of trustees; nominations; vacancies; expenses.
  • 14-6,100 Certain cities between 4,500 and 6,000 population; acceptance of gifts; election; site, erection and equipment of hospital.
  • 14-6,101 Same; bonds; limitation; election.
  • 14-6,102 Same; bond limitations inapplicable.
  • 14-6,103 Same; management and control of hospital; board of trustees, when; appointment; election; terms; powers.
  • 14-6,104 Same; acceptance of gifts.
  • 14-6,105 Same; federal aid.
  • 14-6,106 Repealed.
  • 14-6,107 Same; application of act to cities whose population falls outside of population limits.
  • 14-6,108 Application of act to cities located in counties that have issued maximum amount of bonds issued for addition to county hospital.
  • 14-6,109 Same; city authorized to issue bonds to supplement county funds, when; notice; protest petition; election.
  • 14-6,110 Certain cities authorized to enter into contracts with hospital districts to pay certain operational costs of hospital; limitation on amount; tax levy, use of proceeds.
  • 14-6,111 Boards of trustees of certain hospitals authorized to borrow money under federal public health service act for making certain contractual payments.
  • 14-6,112 Same; loans exempt from certain statutory provisions.
  • 14-6,113 Hospital improvements, equipment and additions in certain cities of less than 3,000 population; elections; bonds.
  • 14-6,114 Anthony, Kansas, hospital district; payment of expenses.
• Article 7.—WATER SUPPLY AND WATERCOURSES
  • 14-701 Transferred.
  • 14-701a Watercourse improvements; channel diversion; proceedings; how paid; bond issue; limitations; election.
  • 14-701b Same; benefit district; assessment of benefits; appraisers; oath; duties; hearing of complaints; notice; limitation of actions.
  • 14-701c through 14-701g Repealed.
  • 14-701h Same; duties of governing body.
  • 14-701i Same; construction; limitation of actions; sewage exempted.
  • 14-701j Transferred.
  • 14-702, 14-703 Repealed.
  • 14-704 Repealed.
  • 14-705 Extension of water mains beyond boundaries by city having municipal plant; petition.
  • 14-706 Same; form and effect of petition; benefit district.
  • 14-707 Same; bonds; assessment.
  • 14-708 Same; effect of adjacent territory becoming part of city.
  • 14-709 Same; funds.
  • 14-710 Same; construction.
  • 14-711, 14-712 Repealed.
  • 14-713 Flood control works in cities in certain counties; maintenance and repair; tax levy, use of proceeds.
  • 14-714 Extension of sewer or water mains outside cities, when; bonds; protest petition; election; eminent domain; act supplemental.
• Article 8.—POLICE JUDGE AND POLICE FORCE (Not in active use)
  • 14-801 Repealed.
  • 14-802 Repealed.
  • 14-803 Repealed.
  • 14-804 Repealed.
  • 14-805 Repealed.
  • 14-806 Repealed.
  • 14-807 Repealed.
  • 14-808 Repealed.
  • 14-809 Repealed.
  • 14-810 Repealed.
  • 14-811 Repealed.
  • 14-812 Repealed.
  • 14-813 Repealed.
  • 14-814 Repealed.
  • 14-815 Repealed.
  • 14-816 Repealed.
  • 14-817 Repealed.
  • 14-818 Repealed.
  • 14-819 Repealed.
  • 14-820 Repealed.
  • 14-821 Repealed.
  • 14-822 Repealed.
• Article 9.—CHANGING CLASSIFICATION OF CITY
  • 14-901 Election to change to city of third class.
  • 14-902 Tenure of office.
  • 14-903 Indebtedness.
  • 14-904 Ordinances.
• Article 10.—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  • 14-1001 Repealed.
  • 14-1002 Repealed.
  • 14-1003 Repealed.
  • 14-1004 Repealed.
  • 14-1005 Repealed.
  • 14-1006 Repealed.
  • 14-1006a Repealed.
  • 14-1007 Lands for and improvement of cemeteries.
  • 14-1007a Acquisition of cemetery and additions or lands therefor; publication of notice; protest petition; election; appeal from condemnation proceeding.
  • 14-1007b Same; tax levy, use of proceeds; issuance of bonds.
  • 14-1007c Same; construction of act.
  • 14-1007d Repealed.
  • 14-1008 Conveyance of cemetery lots; regulations by council.
  • 14-1009 Cemetery rules.
  • 14-1010 Repealed.
  • 14-1011 Repealed.
  • 14-1012 Repealed.
  • 14-1013 Repealed.
  • 14-1014 Repealed.
  • 14-1015 through 14-1017 Repealed.
  • 14-1018 Repealed.
  • 14-1019 through 14-1022 Repealed.
  • 14-1023 Repealed.
  • 14-1023a, 14-1023b Repealed.
  • 14-1023c, 14-1023d Repealed.
  • 14-1024 Repealed.
  • 14-1025 through 14-1029 Repealed.
  • 14-1030 Repealed.
  • 14-1031 Repealed.
  • 14-1032 through 14-1035 Repealed.
  • 14-1036 Repealed.
  • 14-1037 Repealed.
  • 14-1038 Transferred.
  • 14-1039 Repealed.
  • 14-1040 Repealed.
  • 14-1041 Natural gas production and sale; acquisition of drilling sites; contracts.
  • 14-1042 Same; conditions.
  • 14-1043 Same; acreage within or without city limits.
  • 14-1044 Same; contracts for consolidation or unitization of land.
  • 14-1045 Same; election; requirements for approval; resolution and order of governing body.
  • 14-1046 Same; effect of resolution, order and election; landowner may petition court; proceedings.
  • 14-1047 Cemetery property of private association; definitions.
  • 14-1048 Same; transfer to city and dissolution.
  • 14-1049 Same; resolution of associations; publication; void upon protest of lot owners.
  • 14-1050 Same; resolution filed with city clerk; city ordinance; publication; protest petition; election.
  • 14-1051 Same; transfer of property; dissolution of association.
  • 14-1052 Cemetery property transferred from cemetery association; management, control and operation by city; tax levy, use of proceeds.
  • 14-1053 Bonds for cemetery improvement in certain cities of more than 10,000 population; election.
  • 14-1054, 14-1055 Repealed.
  • 14-1056 through 14-1058 Repealed.
  • 14-1059 Repealed.
  • 14-1060 Compromise, abatement or cancellation of certain taxes in certain cities.
• Article 10a.—EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
  • 14-10a01 Definition.
  • 14-10a02 Pension funds for police and fire departments; establishment, maintenance and funding; tax levy, use of proceeds; employee benefits contribution fund.
  • 14-10a03 Benefit and disability benefit rights under prior laws saved.
  • 14-10a04 Board of trustees for each fund; president and secretary; treasurer.
  • 14-10a05 Pension funds; tax levy, use of proceeds; investment.
  • 14-10a06 Membership fee and contributions by officers and members of department; refunds; limitations.
  • 14-10a07 Payment to spouses or children of deceased policemen or firemen.
  • 14-10a08 Payments upon retirement or discharge from police or fire department.
  • 14-10a09 Permanent disability benefits.
  • 14-10a10 Certain pension benefits and rights nonassignable and exempt from taxes and legal process.
  • 14-10a11 Funeral expenses.
  • 14-10a12 How pensions and benefits paid; annual report.
  • 14-10a13 Service in military forces may be credited on retirement time.
  • 14-10a14 City election required; petition; exception.
  • 14-10a15 Invalidity of part.
  • 14-10a16 Repealed.
  • 14-10a17 through 14-10a32 Repealed.
• Article 11.—GENERAL PROVISIONS
  • 14-1101 When act applies.
  • 14-1102 Government and powers to be exercised by board of commissioners.
  • 14-1103 Change of classification from city of third class to city of second class; governor's proclamation; when change effective; application of laws; tenure of officers; division into wards; registration of voters.
  • 14-1104 Repealed.
• Article 12.—ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS
  • 14-1201 Repealed.
  • 14-1202 Repealed.
  • 14-1203 Repealed.
  • 14-1204 Election of mayor and commissioners; terms and tenure.
  • 14-1205 Repealed.
  • 14-1206 Repealed.
  • 14-1207 Repealed.
  • 14-1208 City primary election ballots.
  • 14-1209 through 14-1212 Repealed.
• Article 13.—BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
  • 14-1301 Qualifications of the mayor and commissioners.
  • 14-1302 Mayor or commissioner holding other office.
  • 14-1303 Repealed.
  • 14-1304 Bond of the mayor and commissioners; fixing the amount.
  • 14-1305 Vacancy in office of mayor or commissioner, how filled.
  • 14-1306 Commissioners to be governing body.
  • 14-1307 Departments; commissioners; powers and duties.
  • 14-1308 Meetings of board; quorum.
• Article 14.—THE MAYOR
  • 14-1401 Chairman of meetings of commissioners.
  • 14-1402 Signing of ordinances; right to vote; no veto power.
  • 14-1403 Special meetings.
  • 14-1404 Commissioner of finance to be acting mayor.
• Article 15.—APPOINTIVE OFFICERS
  • 14-1501 City officers and employees; appointment, prerequisites; terms; vacancies.
  • 14-1502 Persons not eligible to office.
  • 14-1503 Removal of appointive officers.
  • 14-1504 Vacancies in offices generally.
  • 14-1505 Repealed.
  • 14-1506 Repealed.
• Article 16.—THE ANNUAL BUDGET (Not in active use)
  • 14-1601 Repealed.
  • 14-1602 Repealed.
• Article 17.—FRANCHISES (Not in active use)
  • 14-1701 Repealed.
• Article 18.—COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT
  • 14-1801 Repealed.
  • 14-1802 Repealed.
  • 14-1803 Existing ordinances, proceedings and contracts.
  • 14-1804 Repealed.
  • 14-1805 Repealed.
  • 14-1806 Election to adopt commission form; election of new city officers, when.
  • 14-1807 Abandonment of organization under act; election.
  • 14-1808 Repealed.
• Article 19.—FUNDING AND EMERGENCY BONDS
  • 14-1901 Bonds to refund existing indebtedness upon adoption of commission form.
  • 14-1902 Repealed.
  • 14-1903 Repealed.
  • 14-1904 Repealed.
• Article 20.—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  • 14-2001 Use of certain land for park and recreational purposes; police power; lease; conditions.
  • 14-2002, 14-2003 Repealed.
  • 14-2004 Establishment of park land acquisition fund by commission-manager cities; use; limitations.