Kan. Stat. § 13-2425
In case said waterworks board shall deem it necessary and expedient to vote bonds for the construction, extension or improvement of the water plant for the purpose of producing and supplying such city and its inhabitants with water it shall be the duty of the mayor of such city, within thirty days after receiving written request from said waterworks board, to issue a proclamation for holding an election to vote bonds to the amount requested by said waterworks board. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be in favor of the issuance of such bonds the governing body of such city shall issue and sell such bonds in such amounts and at such time or times as requested by the waterworks board, the proceeds thereof to be delivered to the treasurer of the waterworks board.
The election provided for in this section shall be held in accordance with the general election laws of the state of Kansas, and the cost thereof, if held on dates other than the regular city elections, shall be paid by the waterworks board of such city: Provided, That if bonds have been authorized by an election but not issued at the time this act takes effect, such bonds may be issued without a further election, at the request of the waterworks board.
K.S.A. 13-2425