Kansas Statutes 82a-617. Board of directors; qualifications; election; bylaws; adoption
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-617
- District: means a rural water district organized pursuant to this act;
(b) "board" means the governing body of a district;
(c) the terms "board of county commissioners" and "county clerk" shall mean, respectively, the board of county commissioners and county clerk of the county in which the greatest portion of the territory of any existing or proposed rural water district is located;
(d) "participating member" means an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation and:
(1) Which has subscribed to one or more benefit units of such district; or
(2) which is charged a franchise fee for water service which is paid, either directly or indirectly through another water provider, to such district;
(e) "chief engineer" means the chief engineer of the division of water resources, Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 82a-612
Immediately following the granting of incorporation by the board of county commissioners, and at the time and place set out in the notice of hearing, the owners of land within any such district shall select from their number a board of directors. The number of members on said board, not to exceed nine (9), shall be determined by majority vote of those owners of land present: Provided, Any original director who shall fail to subscribe to one (1) or more benefit units and pay the established unit fee for each unit to which he or she subscribes within thirty (30) days after entry in the minutes of the board of a declaration of availability of such benefit units for subscription, shall forfeit his or her office. Within seven (7) days after the election of the original board, proposed bylaws shall be submitted for adoption at a meeting of owners of land located within the district, notice of which shall be given to each such landowner as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-615. Those owners of land located within the district present at such special meeting may adopt and amend any of such proposed bylaws and may propose and adopt additional or other bylaws. Such bylaws may be amended at any annual or special meeting of the participating members of the district.