Printable Format19-206. Meetings of board; when. The board of county commissioners shall meet in regular session, at the county seat on such days and at such times each month, as established by resolution adopted by the board and in special session on the call of the chairperson for the transaction of any business at the request of a majority of the members on the board. The nature of the business to be transacted at any special meeting shall be governed by the matters and things set out in the call for such meeting.
History: L. 1897, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1913, ch. 147, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-206; L. 1976, ch. 121, § 5; L. 2017, ch. 82, § 1; July 1.
Source or Prior Law:
L. 1866, ch. 33, § 1; L. 1866, ch. 34, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 13; L. 1873, ch. 74, § 1; L. 1879, ch. 92, § 1.
Attorney General's Opinions:
Management by board of trustees created under county's home rule power. 80-59.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Board has authority to hold adjourned meetings. State, ex rel., v. Jefferson County Comm'rs, 135 Kan. 7, 12, 9 P.2d 637.
2. Mentioned in holding county seat relocation election valid. Wycoff v. Board of County Commissioners, 191 Kan. 658, 659, 383 P.2d 520.
3. Authority of county commission to increase quorum requirements under home rule powers (K.S.A. 19-101 et seq.) determined. State ex rel. Stephan v. Board of Sedgwick County Comm'rs, 244 Kan. 536, 541, 770 P.2d 455 (1989).