2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 220 - SANITATION DISTRICTS 220.035 Powers of fiscal court to be stated in ordinance -- Powers of county judges/executive in districts governed by KRS 220.135 -- Service charges, rates, and user fees in districts with more than 10,000 customer accounts governed by KRS 220.542.
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220.035 Powers of fiscal court to be stated in ordinance -- Powers of county
judges/executive in districts governed by KRS 220.135 -- Service charges,
rates, and user fees in districts with more than 10,000 customer accounts
governed by KRS 220.542.
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A fiscal court may:
(a) Review and approve, amend, or disapprove proposed district land
acquisitions;
(b) Review and approve, amend, or disapprove proposed district construction
of capital improvements;
(c) Except as provided under KRS 220.542, review and approve, amend, or
disapprove proposed service charges or user fees not more than once in
a twelve (12) month period; and
(d) Review and approve, amend, or disapprove the district's proposed
budget.
In order to exercise any or all the powers enumerated in subsection (1) of this
section, the fiscal court shall adopt a county ordinance explicitly stating which
of the powers the fiscal court intends to exercise and setting forth the
procedures by which the sanitation district shall submit plans and
documentation for review and approval, amendment, or disapproval. The
exercise of such powers shall become effective thirty (30) days following the
effective date of the ordinance. In the case of districts lying in two (2) or more
counties, no fiscal court shall exercise the powers enumerated in subsection
(1) of this section until each fiscal court has adopted conforming ordinances
stating the powers to be exercised.
In the case of districts lying in two (2) or more counties, the votes of the
respective fiscal courts shall be weighted in the same manner as appointments
to the district board are apportioned pursuant to KRS 220.140.
In the case of districts governed by the provisions of KRS 220.135, the county
judges/executive shall exercise the powers listed in subsection (1) of this
section. They shall meet jointly at least once each fiscal year to exercise these
powers. Their votes shall be equally weighted. Service charges, rates, and
user fees for districts with more than ten thousand (10,000) customer accounts
shall be approved as set out in KRS 220.542.
Service charges, rates, and user fees in districts not governed by the
provisions of KRS 220.135 or having more than ten thousand (10,000)
customer accounts shall be approved as set out in KRS 220.542.
Effective:June 8, 2011
History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 18, effective June 8, 2011. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 490, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts
ch. 203, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.
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