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2001 Kansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2001)

handle is hein.sag/sagks0033 and id is 1 raw text is: January 11, 2001

ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION NO. 2001-1
John L. Vratil, Legal Counsel
Unified School District No. 229
Suite 150, Building 40
9401 Indian Creek Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Re:
Cities and Municipalities--Public Recreation and Playgrounds--
Recreation Commission; Powers of Recreation Commission;
Annual Budget; General Fund Budget; Capital Improvement Fund;
Acquisition of Real Property
Synopsis:
Levying a tax to make provision for a capital improvement fund
established pursuant to K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 12-1935 requires
voter approval. There is no other requirement in K.S.A. 1999
Supp. 12-1935 that voter approval be obtained prior to the Blue
Valley Recreation Commission (Blue Valley) expending monies
in its capital improvement fund to purGhase real property or make
other capital improvements designated in the statute. While Blue
Valley is not required to obtain voter approval prior to allocating
the monies in its capital improvement fund when the monies are
spent for those purposes authorized in K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 12-
1935, Blue Valley is required to obtain the approval of the Board
of Education for Unified School District No. 229 prior to
purchasing any real property. Blue Valley may not establish or
use a fund other than its capital improvement fund for the
purchase of real property or payment for capital improvement
projects listed in K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 12-1935. Cited herein:
K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 10-1101; K.S.A. 12-1922; K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
12-1927; 12-1928; 12-1935; K.S.A. 79-2925; 79-2927; 79-2934;
79-2937; Kan. Const., Art. 11, § 5; L. 1994, Ch. 150, §§ 3, 4.
Dear Mr. Vratil:
As legal counsel for Unified School District No. 229, you request our opinion
regarding the authority of, and procedure for, a recreation commission to

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