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Kansas Statutes § 10-1201 Definitions.
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This provision defines “municipality,” “utility,” and “revenue bonds” for use in the act.
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This provision defines “municipality,” “utility,” and “revenue bonds” for use in the act.
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Certain Kansas municipalities and first-class cities may issue revenue bonds, set utility rates, and make related financing arrangements, subject to the stated conditions.
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A municipality may not issue revenue bonds for utility projects that would duplicate service already provided by a private utility unless the state corporation commission approves it.
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Utility revenue must be kept in a separate municipal fund and used only for operating and financing the utility, with two stated statutory exceptions.
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Revenue bonds tied to utility revenues must include specified recitals, are not general obligations of the issuing municipality, and are negotiable.
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Revenue bonds under this act have set limits on maturity, interest, and total proceeds, and municipalities may not levy taxes to repay them.
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Municipal utility rates and sewer charges must be set to cover required costs and bond payments, annual audits are required, and sewer charge nonpayment can lead to water shutoff in some cases.
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If a municipality is proposing a bond issue that requires an election, the governing body must include specified bond details in the election notice.
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If an election is needed to authorize land acquisition or a public improvement, and it is tied to bond issuance and taxes, it must be held like a bond election unless it occurs at the same time as a general election.
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The municipality may approve and finance certain utility repairs and improvements, but it must publish notice first, and a protest can trigger an election.
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Certain municipalities may refund outstanding revenue bonds by issuing new revenue bonds or general obligation bonds, but general obligation bonds face notice, petition, election, and financial-condition requirements.
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Cities may issue bonds under this act only after the bond question is submitted to voters and approved by a majority, unless K.S.A. 10-1210 applies.
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City governing bodies must act within 10 days after a written request from the board of public utilities to issue revenue bonds, and must sell the bonds as requested.
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Municipal officers may invest a sinking fund in authorized investments or qualifying Kansas municipal bonds, but not in certain local bonds over a 15% debt threshold.
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A municipality may issue temporary notes for an approved improvement financed by bonds, but the notes must meet limits on interest, maturity, amount, and registration.
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When interest coupons come due, collecting officers must accept them as payment of the taxes for the issuing county, city, board of education, township, or school district, treating them like cash.
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This section says the act governs issuance of municipal bonds, unless another law specifically provides different rules.
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Coupons attached to Kansas or local government bonds must meet specified size and printing requirements, unless the state treasurer changes them with attorney general approval.
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The state treasurer must refuse to register bonds that do not meet the coupon-printing rule, and municipalities may not attach interest coupons with different interest rates to their bonds.
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This provision defines “municipality” and “municipalities” to include Kansas municipalities and governmental subdivisions authorized to issue bonds of indebtedness.