Kan. Stat. § 19-2786a
Whenever a petition signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the legally qualified electors of either of two of adjacent improvement districts is presented to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such improvement districts are located, praying that an election be called, at which shall be submitted the question of consolidation of such two (2) improvement districts, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to notify the boards of directors of each of such improvement districts of the fact of such petition, and request that such two boards of directors meet jointly with the board of county commissioners to determine the feasibility of such consolidation, the terms of such consolidation, the handling of outstanding bonded indebtedness, the name of the consolidated improvement district and the effective date of such proposed consolidation.
K.S.A. 19-2786a