Kansas Statutes 24-648. Same; duties of trustees
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 24-648
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation;
(b) "publication" shall mean the publication in a newspaper or newspapers admitted to the United States mail as second-class matter, of general circulation within the joint drainage district;
(c) "land" shall mean real property as that term is defined by the laws of the state of Kansas, and shall include any road, highway, bridge, street or other right-of-way;
(d) "chief engineer" shall mean the chief engineer of the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture;
(e) "board" shall mean the board of directors of a joint drainage district;
(f) "qualified voter" shall mean any qualified elector of the district and any person 18 years of age or over owning land within the district, although not a resident therein;
(g) "landowner" shall mean the record owner of the fee in any real estate in the district or the fee in the surface rights of any real estate in the district, but the owners of an oil and gas lease, mineral rights or interest, easements or mortgages as such shall not be considered landowners, and school districts, cemetery associations and municipal corporations shall not be considered landowners;
(h) "steering committee" shall be the group of not less than three (3) qualified voters who shall serve as the governing body of the proposed drainage district until the first board of directors is elected. See Kansas Statutes 24-656
The board of trustees shall function under the name “Board of trustees of drainage district No. ______ of ______________ county, Kansas,” and shall have power to sue and be sued. The board shall act as a unit and decide all matters by majority vote and shall elect one of their number chairman and another treasurer and each shall perform the customary duties of his office and the board shall appoint a secretary to the board and may employ attorneys, accountants, and contract for all other services and incur such other expense as they deem necessary. If vacancies occur on such board the remaining members shall apply to the judge of the court in which the district was incorporated to fill such vacancy and such judge shall appoint to such board an owner of land in the district who signed the disorganization petition. Each member of the board of trustees shall be paid three dollars ($3) for each meeting of the board or day’s service. Each person, firm or corporation appointed, or employed by the board shall be paid by the board such amounts as agreed upon.