Kansas § 19-2761 - Filling a vacancy in board of directors

§ 19-2761. Filling a vacancy in board of directors

19-2761. Filling a vacancy in board of directors. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when a vacancy occurs at any time in the office of a director of any improvement district, the remaining directors shall appoint a person from the qualified residents in such district to hold the office of director until the next election.(b) (1) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a director of the Peck improvement district located in Sumner and Sedgwick counties, the board of county commissioners of Sumner county shall appoint a resident of Sumner county or Sedgwick county to hold the office of director until the next election.(2) Once the appointment of a director has been made under paragraph (1), the Sedgwick county board of commissioners shall have 30 days to reject such appointment by a majority vote of the board. If no such action is taken, the appointment shall be deemed approved. If the appointment is rejected, the appointment process shall be repeated until a director is selected.History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 9; L. 1969, ch. 156, § 8; L. 2015, ch. 80, § 1; June 4.