Kan. Stat. § 19-27,130
The county commissioners shall upon the receipt of a petition by the governing body of any city in which all or a part of any land lying within the proposed drainage district is located provide by resolution for the creation of a storm drainage district: Provided, That no district shall include territory lying within more than one city except upon petition by the governing bodies of all cities within which territory of such drainage district is located and no territory lying within the corporate limits of any city shall be included within the boundaries of any drainage district except upon petition by the governing body of such city: Provided further, That within such city only that area lying within the natural drainage or watershed area of the proposed district shall be included in such district. The board of county commissioners shall be the final authority in determining the boundaries and the territory to be included within any drainage district. Such resolution shall designate the district by appropriate name or number, define and fix the boundaries of the district, contain a map showing the location of the same, and shall be published once in the official county newspaper. A certified copy of such resolution shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and the register of deeds of such county.
K.S.A. 19-27,130