Jayhawk Racing Properties v. City of Topeka

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 118,035 JAYHAWK RACING PROPERTIES, LLC, and HEARTLAND PARK RACEWAY, LLC, Appellants, v. CITY OF TOPEKA, KANSAS, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. City revenue projects may be divided into two categories: projects that serve a "governmental" or "legislative" function, and projects that serve a "proprietary" or "administrative" function. 2. Whether an ordinance is administrative or legislative depends on the unique facts of each case. 3. No single act of a governing body is likely to be solely legislative or solely administrative in nature. 4.…