§ 12-3901 Purpose of act
§ 12-3902 Political and taxing subdivisions defined
§ 12-3903 Consolidation of operations, procedures and functions by a political and taxing subdivision or by two or more subdivisions; procedure; elimination of elective office, election
§ 12-3904 Same; procedures, functions; petition; election
§ 12-3905 Same; subdivision not relieved of obligation or responsibility imposed by law
§ 12-3906 Same; submission of agreements affecting state functions and services to state officer or agency for approval
§ 12-3907 Same; consolidated office or agency successor to offices or agencies consolidated
§ 12-3908 Same; appropriation of funds and providing services and personnel to surviving office or agency
§ 12-3909 Act not authority for consolidation of political or taxing subdivisions or closing or change in school attendance facilities
§ 12-3910 Consolidation of fire districts and fire departments; application of act
§ 12-3911 Same; districts or departments; initiation of procedure
§ 12-3912 Same; districts or departments in adjoining counties
§ 12-3913 Same; procedure; resolution, publication; election, when; effective date; initial mill levy of new district
§ 12-3914 Same; governing body of consolidated districts, appointment of
§ 12-3915 Same; governing body of consolidated district, powers and duties
§ 12-3916 Same; transfer of property; payment of outstanding indebtedness; transfer of debt service fund
§ 12-3917 Same; outstanding indebtedness; tax levy for payment of
§ 12-3918 Same; effect on firefighters’ retirement or other benefits
§ 12-3919 Same; fire district, powers and duties
§ 12-3920 Northwest consolidated fire district
§ 12-3921 Cities and counties; procedure to dissolve special districts and assume powers and duties; special districts defined
§ 12-3922 Joint agreement; public hearing; adoption of city ordinance or county resolution dissolving special district
§ 12-3923 City or county; acquisition of property and funds of special district; assumption of debt and other obligations

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 12 > Article 39 - Governmental Organization

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.