Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1792

• Business: means a fixed place of business where one or more persons are employed or engaged in the purchase, sale, provision or manufacturing of commodities, products or services. See Kansas Statutes 12-1782
• City: means any city in Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795
• District: means a self-supported municipal improvement district which may be created and the property taxed in accordance with this act and which is:

  (1) Comprised of contiguous property wholly within the boundaries of the central business district of the city as such boundaries are determined by resolution adopted by the governing body of the city and none of which property is zoned for any use other than commercial or industrial;

  (2) comprised, at a minimum, of an area equivalent to four square blocks excluding any public streets and rights-of-way; and

  (3) given a descriptive name containing the words "self-supported municipal improvement district. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795

• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Improvement: means the principal structures, works, component parts and accessories of any of the following:

  (1) Sanitary and storm sewers and lift stations. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795

• Services: means governmental functions, programs, activities, facilities improvements and other services which a city is authorized to perform or provide. See Kansas Statutes 12-1782
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201