Kan. Stat. § 12-892
Immediately following selection, members of the first board of directors shall meet and organize by electing a president and vice-president from the membership of the board and a secretary and treasurer, which offices may be combined, who need not be members of the board of directors. The board of directors shall have power to designate and employ a general manager, subject to terms as the board deems advisable. Such general manager, subject to the control of the board of directors, shall be the chief executive officer of the agency and shall manage, conduct and administer the affairs of the agency. The board also shall have power to employ, or to delegate to the general manager the power to employ, such engineers, attorneys, agents and other persons as necessary to carry out the functions of the agency. The board shall have power to adopt resolutions governing the affairs and business of the agency which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, the bylaws of the agency and the agreement creating the agency.
K.S.A. 12-892