WHEREAS, all of the townships previously existing in Wichita County, Kansas, have been consolidated into one township, known as Leoti Township, pursuant to K.S.A. 80-1101 et seq. ; and WHEREAS, since the date of such township consolidation, no person or persons have run for or been elected or appointed to such office of township trustee of said Leoti Township ; and WHEREAS, there exists within the geographic boundaries a continuing problem of prairie dog infestation which must be addressed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF WICHITA COUNTY, KANSAS: 1. DESTRUCTION OF PRAIRIE DOGS, MOLES AND GOPHERS ; EXPENSE FROM GENERAL FUND. The Board of County Commissioners, at any regular or special meeting is hereby authorized to purchase material and to employ one or more suitable persons to destroy prairie dogs, moles and gophers within the limits of Wichita County, Kansas, any material so purchased and compensation for such services to be paid out of the general fund of Wichita County, Kansas. 2. ERADICATION OF PRAIRIE DOGS ; DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ; ENTRY UPON LAND, EXCEPTIONS. The Board of County Commissioners may do and perform the following services: They may enter upon the lands so infested by prairie dogs and make diligent efforts to exterminate all prairie dogs thereon. For the purpose of enabling them to carry into effect the provisions of this RESOLUTION, the Board of County Commissioners are authorized and empowered to employ all such assistance and to purchase the poison or such appliances and material, as they may deem necessary to exterminate such dogs. The work of such extermination shall be done under the supervision and direction of the Board of County Commissioners provided: That the Board of County Commissioners shall before entering upon the lands give written notice to any landowner who shall fail or refuse to make use of the materials offered or provided, that unless he or she endeavors to control such prairie dogs according to the methods prescribed by the Board of County Commissioners, they will, within fifteen ( 15 ) days after the date specified in the notice enter upon his or her land and use the necessary materials to eradicate the prairie dogs thereon ; and the Board of County Commissioners or their agents, may thereafter enter upon the land and proceed to eradicate such prairie dogs. 3. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS. After eradication of such prairie dogs, the Board of County Commissioners shall immediately notify the landowner or landowners with an itemized statement of the costs thereof, and stating that unless such amount is paid within thirty ( 30 ) days from the date of the notice, that the amount shall become a lien upon their real estate. If such costs are not paid within this thirty ( 30 ) days they shall be assessed against the property of the landowner and the county clerk shall extend the same on the tax roll of the county against such property and said costs shall be collected by the county treasurer and paid to the county as other township taxes are collected and paid. Approved and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Wichita County, Kansas, on this 1st day of August 2005.