Attorney General Opinion No.

C.E. Russell Wellington City Attorney City Administration Center 317 South Washington Wellington, Kansas 67152

Dear Mr. Russell:

As city attorney for the city of Wellington you request an opinion concerning whether K.S.A. 10-1116(a)(1) applies to an indebtedness created by a contract between the city and a private hospital wherein the city will purchase the latter's assets with annual installment payments over a 10 year period.

Our understanding is that the voters approved an increase in the city's retailers sales tax (for a 10 year period) as well as a proposal to exempt the city from the…