Kan. Stat. § 2-133
All land and buildings acquired by virtue of the provisions of K.S.A. 2-132 shall be held in the name of the county and under the control of the board of county commissioners: Provided, The board of county commissioners shall at their first meeting after the purchase or acceptance of a fairground as provided in K.S.A. 2-132, appoint a board of directors, representing each township in the county (providing there are electors resident of such township willing to serve) and annually thereafter appoint said directors at the first meeting of said board of county commissioners for a term of one year. Said board of directors acting for itself or through an executive board shall have the management and control of the business of the fair association and its property subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners, and shall proceed so far as consistent with the provisions of K.S.A. 2-128 relating to the duties of the board of directors of fair associations.
K.S.A. 2-133