1-901 Main trafficway designations for bond financing purposes.
The following are designated as main trafficways of the city pursuant to K.S.A. 12-685 et seq. for purposes of bond financing certain improvements:
(a)US Highway 24 and 183 located in the City.
(K.S.A. 12-685; Ord. 1476; Code 2015)
1-902 Electric utility depreciation reserve fund.
An Electric Utility Depreciation Reserve Fund is hereby established. Transfers to and from the Electric utility depreciation Reserve Fund will be made as authorized by statute.
(K.S.A. 12-825d; Ord. 1574; Code 2015)
1-903 Sewer utility reserve fund.
A Sewer utility Reserve Fund is hereby established. Transfers to and from the Sewer utility Reserve Fund will be made as authorized by statute.
(K.S.A. 12-631o; Ord. 1574; Code 2015)
1-904 Municipal equipment reserve fund.
(a)It is hereby authorized, ordered and directed that there shall be created a municipal equipment reserve fund to be funded by budgeted transfers from any source which may be lawfully utilized for such purposes.
(b)For the purposes of this section, equipment shall include machinery, vehicles and any other equipment or personal property including, but not limited to, computer hardware and software, which the City is authorized to purchase for municipal purposes.
(c)Monies credited to such fund from annually budgeted transfers shall not hereafter be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2937, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
(d)If the Governing Body of the City of Stockton determines that the money which has been credited to such fund or any part thereof is not needed for the purposes for which so budgeted or transferred, the Governing Body may transfer, by the adoption of a resolution, such amount not needed to the fund from which it came and such retransfer and expenditure thereof shall be subject to the budget requirement provision of K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2937, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
(K.S.A. 12-1,117; Ord. 1354; Code 2015)
1-905 Transient guest tax.
(a)There is hereby levied, effective on the July 1, 2006, a Transient Guest Tax (TGT) of two percent (2%) upon gross receipts derived from or paid by transient guests for sleeping accommodations, exclusive of charges for incidental services and facilities in any hotel, motel or tourist court located within the City of Stockton, Kansas.
(b)The tax hereby levied shall be administered and collected by the Kansas Department of Revenue, and the revenue therefrom shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1696 et seq. All moneys received from such tax shall be credited to a tourism and convention promotion fund of the city.
(K.S.A. 12-1696 et seq.; C.O. No. 10; Ord. 1524; Code 2015)
1-906 Water utility depreciation fund.
It is hereby authorized, ordered and directed that there shall be created a water utility depreciation fund to be funded by budgeted transfers from any source which may be lawfully utilized for such purposes.
(Code 2015)
1-907 Group health insurance reserve fund.
(a)The City of Stockton does hereby establish a Group Health Insurance Reserve Fund which will be used for uncovered medical expenses or premiums as set forth in the city’s group health insurance program.
(b)The Governing Body shall utilize current and future revenues from any fund which may be lawfully utilized to transfer to the Group Health Insurance Reserve Fund, as to meet the city’s present and future needs. Should the Governing Body determine that the money in this fund is no longer needed for which it was established, the Governing Body may transfer such amounts not needed to the funds or accounts from which the money was first received.
(c)Such fund shall provide for the annual needs to be financed from the fund during the following year; and that beginning in 2019, the City Administrator shall annually submit, at the same time as a part of the annual operating budget of the city, such proposed revenue allocations and budget transfers as may be necessary to finance this fund, the cost of which is to be credited to the fund and to annually set aside funds to be reserved for future needs.
(d)The moneys in the Group Health Insurance Reserve Fund shall be invested in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1675 and amendments thereto with all interest credited to this fund.
(Ord. 1658)
1-909 Neighborhood revitalization plan.
(a)Revitalization Plan Approved and Adopted. The four (4) page document produced and present at this meeting of the Governing Board entitled “Revitalization Plan” and each and every part thereof is, in all respects, approved, authorized, confirmed and adopted by the City of Stockton as the Revitalization Plan of the City of Stockton, County of Rooks, Kansas, such Plan to be in force and effect on and after June 1, 2001. A fully executed copy of such Revitalization Plan shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be available for inspection by the public at any time during regular business hours.
(b)Execution of Interlocal Agreement. The City is hereby authorized to enter into, execute and deliver an Interlocal Agreement with Rooks County, Kansas under which the City, County, and all participating public agencies shall cooperate in the consideration, adoption, and coordination of a Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, and the establishment of a Neighborhood Revitalization Fund, upon the terms and conditions as set forth in said Agreement.
(c)Execution of Revitalization Plan Authorized. The City shall, and the officers, agents and employees of the City are hereby authorized and directed to take such action, spend such funds and execute such other documents, certificates and instruments as may be necessary and desirable to carry out and comply with the provision of this Ordinance, and to carry out, comply with and perform the duties of the City with respect to the Interlocal Agreement, all as necessary to carry out and give effect to the terms of the Agreement.
(d)Authority for Adoption. This plan is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Kansas Neighborhood Revitalization Act, as set forth in K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 12-17,114 et seq.
(K.S.A. 12-17,114 et seq.; Ord. 1474; Code 2015)
1-910 City sales tax; 1.5% for Solomon Valley Manor and water system, ending December 31, 2029.
(a)A majority of the electors voting thereon having approved, at a special question election held on the 1st day of April, 2008, the levying of a retailers’ sales tax in the City of Stockton, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended, there is hereby levied a city retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to take effect on the 1st day of January, 2020 and end on December 31, 2029. This tax is in addition to the current 0.5 percent sales tax imposed by the City for the Solomon Valley Manor. The City’s total retailers’ sales tax is 1.5 percent (1.5%).
(b)The additional revenue collected from the one-percent sales tax is needed and is to be used to finance the improvement of the City’s water system. Should the City cease to own and operate a water supply system, then the revenue shall be deposited in the City’s General Fund and used to provide an adequate level of public services within the City.
(c)Except as may otherwise be provided by law, such tax shall be identical in its application and exemptions therefrom to the Kansas Retailers’ Sales Tax Act and all laws and administrative rules and regulations of the Kansas Department of Revenue relating to the state retailers’ sales tax shall apply to such city retailers’ sales tax insofar as such laws and regulations may be made applicable. The services of the Department of Revenue shall be utilized to administer, enforce and collect such tax.
(K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.; Ord. 1548; Code 2015)
1-911 City sales tax; 1% for swimming pool and general city expenses, ending December 31, 2036.
A majority of the electors voting thereon having approved, at a special question election held on the August 2, 2016, the levying of a retailers’ sales tax in the City of Stockton, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended, there is hereby levied a city retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to finance the costs of a City swimming pool project, to pay the costs of operating and maintaining that swimming pool and to finance general operating and capital improvement expenses of the City, with collection of such sales tax to commence on January 1, 2017, and to expire on December 31, 2036.
(K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.; Ord. 1445; Code 2015; Ord. 1630)
1-912 Solomon Valley Manor rates.
The following rates are hereby established for services provided by the Solomon Valley Manor to its residents:
Daily Rate
(a)Private Room $270.00
(b)Extra Large Private Room $285.00
(Ord. 1673; Ord. 1678; Ord. 1690; Ord. 1695; Ord. 1698)