75-6110. Same; costs for defense of municipalities or its employees; special liability expense fund, establishment and maintenance; tax levy. (a) Except as provided for school districts, payments by municipalities for the cost of providing for its defense and the defense of employees pursuant to this act and for the payment of claims and other direct and indirect costs resulting from the implementation of this act may be paid from the general or other existing fund of such municipality or from a special liability expense fund established for such purpose pursuant to subsection (b). School districts shall make such payments from the special liability expense fund of the school district.

(b) Whenever the governing body of any municipality shall determine that it is advisable to establish a special fund for the payment of such costs and to establish a reserve therefor, in lieu of paying the same out of the general or other existing fund of the municipality, such governing body may create and establish a special liability expense fund for the payment of such costs and may place therein any moneys received by the municipality from any source whatsoever which may be lawfully utilized for such purpose including the proceeds of tax levies hereinafter authorized and provided. Such fund shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925 through 79-2937, and amendments thereto. In making the budget of such municipality, the amounts credited to and the amount on hand in such special fund, and the amount expended therefrom, shall be included in the annual budget for the information of the residents of such municipality.

(c) Whenever the governing body of any municipality which is authorized by law to levy taxes upon property has established a special liability expense fund under the provisions of this section and determines that moneys from other sources will be insufficient to pay such costs, the governing body may levy an annual tax upon all taxable tangible property within the municipality in an amount determined by the governing body to be necessary for such purpose and in the case of cities and counties, to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by cities under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, for the financing of redevelopment projects upon property located in such city or county.

History: L. 1979, ch. 186, § 10; L. 1990, ch. 66, § 52; L. 2003, ch. 116, § 17; July 1.