§ 19-4421 — Budget of expenditures; approval; tax levy, use of proceeds

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), on or before the first Monday in July of each year the agency shall prepare and submit to the board of county commissioners of the county a budget of expenditures for the operation of such agency and the department for the next budget year, itemizing the expenses and amounts and the purpose. The board of county commissioners of the county shall thereupon consider said budget and approve the same or may by a unanimous vote of its members, upon the basis of a written statement giving reasons therefor, require the modification or omission of any item from such proposed budget and approve the same as modified. The board of county commissioners of said county shall levy a tax upon all taxable tangible property of such county sufficient to raise the amount approved and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.
(b) In counties having a population of more than nine thousand six hundred (9,600) and less than ten thousand five hundred (10,500) and having a taxable tangible valuation of more than forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) and not more than sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000), which have adopted the provisions of this act and each incorporated city within such county shall share in the cost of operating the law enforcement agency as follows: Sixty-two percent (62%) of the operating cost shall be paid by the largest incorporated city in such county; thirty-two percent (32%) of the operating costs shall be paid by the unincorporated area within such county; and six percent (6%) shall be paid by the remaining incorporated cities within such county in the proportion that the population of each such city bears to the total population of all such cities within such county.

Legislative History

L. 1970, ch. 117, § 21; L. 1976, ch. 142, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 133; July 1.