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12-1736. Acquisition or construction of public buildings; sites; cooperating governmental units. Any city in this state may erect or construct, acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation or lease a public building or buildings and procure any necessary site therefor by gift, purchase or condemnation and may alter, repair, reconstruct, remodel, replace or make additions to, furnish and equip a public building or buildings. The authority herein conferred may also be exercised jointly or in cooperation with any other governmental unit so empowered, upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon by the governing body of the city and the governing body of such cooperating governmental unit.

History: L. 1959, ch. 78, ยง 1; June 30.

Attorney General's Opinions:

Establishment of joint fund for future repair of building constructed under an interlocal cooperation project. 81-233.

Acquisition or construction of public buildings; tax levy. 84-76.

Addition of medical office building to city hospital in cities of the first class; public building defined. 93-3.

Voter approval not required when city issues general obligation bonds to modify existing buildings. 1999-67.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Contract by city to convey real estate to school considered and upheld. State, ex rel., v. City of Liberal, 186 Kan. 694, 698, 352 P.2d 7.

2. Petition seeking to enjoin city and board of education from contracting for use of land dedicated for another purpose; sufficiency. State, ex rel., v. City of Kansas City, 189 Kan. 728, 730, 731, 371 P.2d 161.

3. City not required to hold bond election for altering, repairing, making additions or equipping existing city building. McCraw v. City of Merriam, 271 Kan. 912, 26 P.3d 689 (2001).

4. Administrative ordinance not subject to initiative and referendum; principles discussed whether ordinance administrative or legislative. McAlister v. City of Fairway, 289 Kan. 391, 212 P.3d 184 (2009).


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