Kan. Stat. § 3-307b
The airport commission so appointed shall be vested with the authority and control over public airports operated by the county, including any buildings, grounds, and other airport structures located anywhere within the county. Said commission may employ legal counsel, engineers, architects and other personnel necessary to carry out duties prescribed by this act; and are further empowered to contract for, buy and sell real and personal property for airport purposes, and to do all things necessary to properly carry out the duties provided for by this act.
Powers conferred on the airport commission by this act may be exercised only with the approval of the board of county commissioners, and all expenditures made pursuant to this act shall be within available resources. The board of county commissioners is authorized to delegate powers conferred upon said commissioners by article 3 of chapter 3 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, as amended, to the commission in accordance with the powers of this act.
K.S.A. 3-307b