Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class.

HB 2711 updates Kansas' process for dissolving cities of the third class. It requires a city council to hold a voter election within 10 days of receiving a petition signed by a majority of qualified voters, asking whether the city should remain or dissolve. Dissolution requires a two-thirds majority vote against the city, after which the territory becomes part of the surrounding township, governed by township laws, with city debts handled through township tax levies. This bill directly affects residents and officials in Kansas cities classified as third class that seek to dissolve their municipal government.