(a) (1) The governing body of any city which is operating and maintaining a city hospital, upon the recommendation of the hospital board, or (2) the board of any hospital district which is operating and maintaining a district hospital may donate, transfer and convey the hospital, together with all real and personal property used in connection with the operation of the hospital, to the county in which the hospital is located to be owned, managed, operated and maintained as a county hospital. The question of donating, transferring and conveying any such hospital property to a county for county hospital purposes shall first be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the city at a regular city election or at an annual meeting of the qualified electors of the hospital district, whichever is applicable, or the governing body of the city or the board of the hospital district may call a special election for the purpose of submitting such question to the qualified electors. Any such election called by the governing body of a city shall be noticed and governed in all respects and the results declared in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 10-120, and amendments thereto. Any such special election called by the board of a hospital district shall be noticed in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 10-120, and amendments thereto, and the election returns shall be made to the secretary of the board and canvassed by the board.

(b) Whenever the governing body of any city or the board of any hospital district, having been authorized to do so by a majority vote of the qualified electors of such city or hospital district, whichever is applicable, voting upon the proposition as provided by subsection (a), shall present to the commission an offer to donate, transfer and convey to the county the hospital property and facilities operated and maintained by such city or hospital district, whichever is applicable, to be owned, managed, maintained and operated as a county hospital, the commission shall submit to the qualified electors of the county at the next general election to be held in the county, or if no general election is to be held within six months from the date of presentation of such offer, then at a special election called for that purpose, the question of establishing, operating and maintaining a county hospital with such hospital property, which election shall be called, noticed, held and canvassed in the manner provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 10-120, and amendments thereto.

If a majority of the votes cast at such election are in favor of the proposition so submitted, the commission shall enter an order in its proceedings establishing the hospital as a county hospital. Upon the selection, qualification and organization of the board of the county hospital, the governing body of such city or the board of the hospital district, whichever is applicable, shall convey its hospital and all the real and personal property owned by such city or hospital district and used in connection with the operation of such hospital to the county, such conveyance to be signed by the governing body and clerk of such city or the board of the hospital district and to take effect on the January 1 following the establishment of the county hospital. The governing body of such city or the board of the hospital district shall pay over to the county treasurer all the unencumbered moneys in any fund of the hospital of such city or hospital district on January 1, and the county treasurer shall place the moneys in the operation and maintenance fund of the county hospital.