2015 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 12 CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Article 6a GENERAL IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT LAW
12-6a14 Same; cost of improvements, how paid; limitations.

12-6a14. Same; cost of improvements, how paid; limitations. The total cost of any improvement made under the authority of this act shall be paid as follows:

(a) All costs made payable by the city at large which may be paid from general funds legally available for such purposes or from other general improvement funds available for such purposes may be paid from such funds.

(b) Costs payable by special assessments which have been paid in full prior to the date set by the governing body as provided in K.S.A. 12-6a10, and amendments thereto, shall be paid from assessments so collected.

(c) Costs payable by special assessments, to be paid in installments, and costs made payable by the city at large and not payable from available general funds, or other general improvement funds available to the governing body for such purpose, shall be paid by the issuance and sale of bonds of the city as provided by law.

(d) During the progress of any improvement the governing body may issue temporary notes of the city as provided by law or may issue special obligation temporary notes of the city to pay such costs, and upon completion of the work, bonds of the city shall be issued and sold as provided hereinbefore.

(e) The costs of more than one improvement may be paid from a single issue and sale of bonds without other consolidation of the proceedings prior to the bond issue.

(f) The amount of any such general obligation bonds outstanding at any one time shall not exceed the bonded debt limitations of such city under the provisions of any law applicable thereto.

(g) Any city may also issue special obligation bonds to refund any bonds and repay any temporary notes previously issued under this act.

History: L. 1957, ch. 99, § 14; L. 1959, ch. 72, § 4; L. 2007, ch. 171, § 4; May 17.