Kan. Stat. § 19-2866
The chairperson, and, in such chairperson's absence or disability, the vice-chairperson, shall preside at all meetings and sign, execute, acknowledge and deliver for the board all contracts, warrants, or documents of any kind required or authorized to be signed and delivered by the board. If neither the chairperson nor vice-chairperson is present at any meeting, the members present, if there is a quorum, shall elect from their members an acting chairperson whose sole power as acting chairperson shall be to preside over the meeting. The signature of the chairperson or vice-chairperson shall be authenticated by the seal of the district and the signature of the secretary or assistant secretary. The duties of the secretary and treasurer shall be those common for such officers, and as provided by this act, other laws of the state of Kansas and as directed by the park board.
K.S.A. 19-2866