Kansas Statutes 12-12,102. Library district bonds; election
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-12,102
- 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
- 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
- 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.
(a) The library district board may issue general obligation bonds of the library district for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing, reconstructing, repairing, remodeling, furnishing and equipping any library building or additions thereto, including any sites therefor. Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limit of the city of Eudora or Eudora township. The library district may levy a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on such bonds.
(b) The question of issuing general obligation bonds shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the library district. The election shall be called and held, and the bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. An election may be conducted pursuant to the mail ballot election act, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-431 et seq., and amendments thereto. If a majority of persons eligible to vote approve the bond issue proposition, the bonds may be issued.
(c) The bonds shall not be considered a debt obligation of the city of Eudora or the Eudora township.