Kan. Stat. § 19-4408
The agency shall, on or before the first day of June next following the appointment of the first members of such agency, appoint a law enforcement superintendent for such county. Persons appointed to the office of superintendent shall be citizens of the United States not less than twenty-five (25) years of age, schooled and experienced in law enforcement supervision and shall not have been convicted of felony under the laws of this state, or any other state, or of the United States. The superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of, and shall receive such salary and compensation as shall be fixed by resolution of, the agency. Such superintendent shall before entering upon the duties of his office take and subscribe to an oath as other county officials and shall give bond in such amount and subject to such conditions as shall be fixed by resolution of the agency. The superintendent shall assist the agency in the preparation of the budget of the department and shall make such reports and provide the agency with such other information as it shall require. The superintendent shall make recommendations to the agency on all matters concerning the operation of the department.
K.S.A. 19-4408