Kan. Stat. § 19-27,186
The governing body, by a majority vote of the entire membership thereof, at any time within six months after the final adjournment of the hearing on the advisability of making the improvements, may adopt a resolution authorizing the improvement in accordance with the finding of the governing body upon the advisability of the improvement, as provided in K.S.A. 19-27,184, which shall be effective upon publication once in the newspaper. The improvement shall not be commenced if, within 20 days after publication of the resolution ordering the improvement, written protests signed by both 51% or more of the resident owners of record of property within the benefit district and the owners of record or more than 1/2 of the total area of such district are filed with the county clerk. Names may be withdrawn from any protests by the signers thereof at any time before the governing body convenes its meeting to determine the sufficiency thereof. No benefit district lying within the fringe area of a city as defined in K.S.A. 19-270, and amendments thereto, shall be established until the county has complied with the provisions thereof. Any resolution establishing a benefit district under the terms of this act shall be filed with the register of deeds in accordance with K.S.A. 12-153, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. 19-27,186