Kansas Statutes 82a-610. Operations and maintenance of improvements
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-610
- 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
The officers of the board of directors shall hold their office for a period of one year, and thereafter at the pleasure of the board of directors until a successor is elected; it shall be the duty of the president of said board of directors to keep in repair such works as are constructed by the district as authorized in this act and to operate such works, all as directed by said board. The president and all persons who may perform any service or labor as provided herein shall be paid such just and reasonable compensation as may be allowed by the board of directors and said board may annually levy such amount as in its judgment is necessary to properly maintain and operate such works and assess such amount against landowners within the district in the same proportion and manner as provided in the preceding section, and it shall not be required to publish its budget prior to hearing thereon, provided all directors approve and sign said budget.