Kansas Statutes 82a-644. Same; election of officers of consolidated district; adoption of bylaws
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-644
- 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 entry of the order of consolidation by the board of county commissioners, the members of the boards of the former rural water districts which were consolidated shall meet and elect from among themselves a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. No more than two (2) of such offices may be held by persons from one (1) of such former rural water districts. The members of such boards shall adopt the bylaws of one of the former districts with such changes and modifications as the directors shall deem necessary. The members of such boards of directors shall continue to serve as members of the board of directors of the consolidated district until the next annual meeting of the consolidated district as fixed in the bylaws, at which time a board of directors, not to exceed nine (9) in number, shall be elected in the same manner prescribed for the election of an original board under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-617.