Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-224

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-224 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An audit of a third class city, for which an audit is not otherwise required by K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 75-1122, may be accomplished only by action of the city's governing body, as provided in K.S.A. 75-1125, although such action may be compelled by a petition of the city's electors filed with the governing body. K.S.A. 75-1125 requires any such petition to be signed by a number of currently qualified electors equal to 20% or more of the number of electors who voted in the last municipal election for officers, and does not require the petition to be signed by 20% or more of the same persons who actually voted in said election. The contents of the petition must conform to the requirements of K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 25-3602. Although a county attorney has no duty to assist in the preparation of such petition, he or she may assist in the preparation of the petition as part of his or her private practice, absent a professional conflict of interests. An action in mandamus may be brought to compel the governing body to act in accordance with the petition if necessary. Cited herein: K.S.A. 19-702, 22a-106, 25-3601, K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 25-3602, 75-1122, K.S.A. 75-1125, 77-201.