2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - CHAPTER 65 GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES, CITIES, AND OTHER LOCAL UNITS

Miscellaneous General Provisions

• .003   Codes of ethics for city, county, and consolidated local government officials and employees -- Interlocal agreements.
• .005   Notice to county clerk of establishment of political subdivision -- Duties of clerk -- Fee -- Notice by existing districts.
• .007   Removal of appointed member of special district governing body -- Hearing -- Appeal.
• .008   Expiration of term of appointed member of governing body of authority.
• .009   Ex officio member of district governing body -- Designation by fiscal court.
• .010   Repealed, 1980.
• .020   Repealed, 1978.
• .025   Prohibitions relating to employment of entities providing architectural services and construction management services on capital construction projects -- Effect of violation -- Exception.
• .030   Record-keeping by computer or other rapid-access data collection system.
• .040   Renumbered as KRS 65.160.
• .041   Disposition of firearms or ammunition owned by unit of local government -- Disposition of proceeds upon sale.
• .045   Civil action against firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer.
• .050   Renumbered as KRS 65.162.
• .055   Duty of county judge/executives and mayors to distribute information to local officials and board members.
• .060   Definition of district.
• .065   Budgets -- Filing -- Financial statements -- Audits -- Enforcement.
• .067   Bond required of persons handling public funds -- Compliance by elected officials and their employees.
• .070   Filing with county clerk and fiscal court -- Publication of descriptive information on the district -- Submission of audit to fiscal court -- Department for Local Government to furnish standard reporting forms to county clerks -- Enforcement.
• .110   Public improvement assessment bills.
• .112   Compensation for sewage treatment utility property -- Eminent domain -- Surcharge to customers.
• .115   Repealed, 2004.
• .120   Revenues from fees, fines and forfeitures related to parking.
• .125   Enactment and administration of special ad valorem tax.
• .130   Local governments authorized to display historic religious and nonreligious artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts in public buildings and on public property owned by the local governments.
• .133   Responsibility for enforcement of sex offender registration laws.
• .135   Legislative intention to occupy field regarding violations of KRS 439.3401 and KRS 17.500.
• .140   Local governments required to pay for purchases within 30 days -- Interest penalty.
• .150   Expenditure of funds for liability or property insurance.
• .154   "Employer", "employee" defined -- Spouse to acknowledge action in writing if not named as beneficiary by employee.
• .155   Pick up of employee contributions.
• .156   Actuarial evaluation requirement for local government pension systems -- Exemptions -- Copy to Legislative Research Commission -- Contributions by cities, municipal agencies, urban-county governments, or consolidated local governments -- Payment of lawful expenses -- Prohibition against creation or maintenance of defined benefit retirement system susceptible of unfunded liability -- Exceptions.
• .157   County may appropriate funds to a city within a county or city may appropriate funds to county in which it is located -- Specification of uses -- Accounting on expenditures.
• .1575   Charitable community foundations -- Relationship with local governments.
• .158   Procedure for city, consolidated local government, or urban-county employee nontax payroll deductions.

Special Districts

• .160   Special districts may be formed by two or more counties.
• .162   Special districts may be expanded to include additional counties.
• .164   "District."
• .166   Fiscal court procedure for alteration or dissolution of district.
• .168   Appeal.
• .170   Dissolution by referendum.
• .172   Dissolution on majority vote -- When dissolution opposed, restriction on further attempt.
• .174   Dissolution of multicounty districts.
• .176   Withdrawal of membership.

Taxing Districts

• .180   Definition of "taxing district."
• .182   Procedures for creating taxing district.
• .184   Petition -- Contents -- Signatures.
• .186   Appeal from decision of fiscal court to form a taxing district.
• .188   Two or more counties included in one district.
• .190   Effect of amendment or repeal of section of KRS by 1984 Acts Chapter 100.
• .192   Alternate method of creating a taxing district in counties containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class.

Claims Against Local Governments

• .200   Definitions for KRS 65.2001 to 65.2006.
• .2001   Application and construction of KRS 65.2002 to 65.2006.
• .2002   Amount of damages recoverable against local governments.
• .2003   Claims disallowed.
• .2004   Periodic payment of damages.
• .2005   Defense of employee by local government -- Liability of employee.
• .2006   Judgments affected.

Interlocal Cooperation Act

• .210   Short title of KRS 65.210 to 65.300.
• .220   Purpose of KRS 65.210 to 65.300.
• .230   Definition of "public agency" for KRS 65.210 to 65.300.
• .240   Joint exercise of power by state agencies with other public agencies.
• .245   Cooperative interlocal agreements for the sharing of revenues.
• .250   Contents of agreements authorized by KRS 65.240 -- Status of employees.
• .255   Powers of peace officers operating under cooperative agreement.
• .260   Limitations upon agreements -- Approval by Attorney General or Department for Local Government -- Exemptions.
• .270   Revenue bonds.
• .280   Effect of civil service laws and regulations upon transferred employees.
• .290   Copies of agreement must be filed -- Status of agencies in controversy involving interstate agreement.
• .300   Approval of agreement by officer or agency required.

Local Government Training

• .320   Local Government Training Advisory Council.
• .323   Duties of council.
• .327   Use of existing training providers.
• .330   Members not to be compensated.
• .333   Meetings.
• .337   Quorum -- Vote requirement.

Land Bank Authorities

• .350   Definitions.
• .355   Creation of authority.
• .360   Board of authority.
• .365   Mailing list of interested housing authorities.
• .370   Acquisition and disposal of property.
• .375   Conditions under which authority to take title to tax delinquent properties.

Local Scenic Easement Law

• .410   Definitions.
• .420   Acquisition of easements, purposes.
• .430   Local legislative bodies may acquire interest in real property.
• .440   Local legislative bodies, additional powers.
• .450   Valuation and taxation of legislative body's interest in real property.
• .460   Local legislative bodies denied power of eminent domain.
• .462   Acceptance of instrument constitutes dedication -- Term of easement and covenant.
• .464   Covenant against cutting of trees.
• .466   Requirements for acceptance.
• .468   Planning commission to issue advisory report on acquisition.
• .470   Construction in violation of easement prohibited -- Injunctive relief.
• .472   Recording of easement.
• .474   Extension of term of easement.
• .476   Termination of easement.
• .478   Consent of owner of subsurface rights to easement.
• .480   Construction of certain improvements not prohibited.

Tax Increment Financing in Counties Containing a City of the First Class

• .490   Definitions for KRS 65.490 to 65.499.
• .491   Legislative findings regarding tax increment financing.
• .493   Development areas for tax increment financing -- Qualifications.
• .495   State and local development contracts for release of tax increments or grant awards -- Limitations.
• .497   State and local development contracts for benefits derived by taxing authority -- Annual renewal.
• .499   Notice of contract of release to tax collector -- Distribution of tax revenues.

Riverport Authority

• .510   Definitions for KRS 65.510 to 65.650.
• .520   Establishment -- General powers -- Cabinet's oversight responsibilities.
• .530   Purpose, duties, and powers of riverport authority.
• .540   Members of authority -- Appointment, terms -- Removal -- Effect of compact.
• .550   Withdrawal of city or county -- Successors -- Agreed dissolution.
• .560   Meetings of authority -- Quorum -- Effect of tie vote.
• .570   Compensation of members -- Employees -- Duties of secretary-treasurer -- Effect of compact.
• .580   City or county may appropriate funds or levy tax for use of riverport authority.
• .590   Riverport authority may borrow money, how secured.
• .600   Revenue bonds issued, when.
• .610   Contracts for use of facilities -- Maintenance costs, how paid.
• .620   Title to property -- Tax exemptions.
• .630   Exercise of powers declared public function -- Property held for public purpose.
• .640   Authority may indemnify the United States for damages resulting from improvements.
• .650   Commitments of authority to the United States to improve navigability.

Emergency Services Boards

• .660   Creation of single-county emergency services board -- Replacement of existing fire, ambulance, and rescue squad boards -- Boundaries -- Taxing powers -- Dissolution or alteration of boundaries.
• .662   Creation of multicounty emergency services board -- Replacement of existing fire, ambulance, and rescue squad boards -- Boundaries -- Taxing powers -- Dissolution or alteration of boundaries.
• .664   Powers of emergency services boards.
• .666   Management of single-county emergency services board -- Board appointments -- Terms of board members -- Residency requirement -- Removal.
• .668   Management of multicounty emergency services board -- Board appointments -- Terms of board members -- Residency requirement -- Removal -- Vacancies.
• .670   Levy of ad valorem tax -- License fee -- Purpose.
• .672   Contracts for fire, ambulance, and emergency squad services.
• .674   Provision of emergency services through agency of county government -- Dedicated county ad valorem tax -- Exception to tax levy recall provisions.
• .676   Emergency services tax supplemental to existing tax of fire, ambulance, and emergency squad districts -- Aggregate tax limits.
• .679   KRS 65.660 to 65.679 supersede structure and taxing privileges of fire, ambulance, and emergency squad districts -- Other provisions not affected.

Incremental Financing for Economic Development

• .680   Definitions for KRS 65.680 to 65.699.
• .682   Legislative finding.
• .684   Powers of city or county for economic development.
• .6851   Option to impose assessment fee on certain newly created jobs -- Limitation on amount -- Tax credit for assessed employees -- Restriction on multiple assessments -- Termination -- Requirements to exercise option -- Transition provisions.
• .6853   Relationship to other job development assessment fees -- Maximum on total tax credits.
• .6855   Application of assessments -- Employer's duties.
• .686   Establishment or modification of development area -- Procedure -- Termination.
• .688   Special fund for outstanding increment bonds.
• .690   Ordinances governing increment bonds -- Required provisions.
• .692   Permitted purposes for bond issuance.
• .694   Pledge of increments for bond payment -- Precedence of pledges.
• .696   Development area grant contract -- Required provisions.
• .6971   Development area for infrastructure development -- Application -- Approval -- Ordinance creating area -- Increment amounts -- Grant contracts -- Portion of increment due from each taxing district -- Financing account -- Reports -- Operating procedures -- Obligation of Department of Revenue and agency.
• .6972   Development area and related project -- Application -- Approval -- Requirements for project -- Independent consultant -- Approval by authority -- Ordinance -- Grant contracts -- Portion of increment due from each taxing district -- Financing account -- Reports -- Operating procedures -- Obligation of Department of Revenue and agency.
• .698   Authority of KRS 65.680 to 65.699 supplemental to other legal authority.
• .699   Short title for KRS 65.680 to 65.699.
• .700   Repealed, 2002.
• .703   Repealed, 2002.

Ambulance Service Contracts

• .710   Contract requirements.
• .720   Construction of contract provisions.
• .730   Repealed, 1978.

Emergency Telephone Service

• .750   Definitions for KRS 65.750 to 65.760.
• .752   Requirements for enhanced 911 emergency service -- Privacy of information.
• .754   Penalties for violations of KRS 65.752.
• .755   Digits reserved for emergency telephone number.
• .760   Establishment of 911 emergency telephone service by city, county, or urban-county government -- Funding.

Wireless Enhanced Emergency 911 Systems

• .7621   Definitions for KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643.
• .7623   Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telecommunications Board of Kentucky.
• .7625   Appointment and duties of state administrator of commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications.
• .7627   Commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications fund.
• .7629   Powers and duties of board.
• .7631   Apportionment of money in CMRS fund.
• .7633   Promulgation of administrative regulations by board.
• .7635   Duty of commercial mobile radio service providers to act as collection agents for fund -- Procedure for collection of service and prepaid service charges.
• .7637   Limitations of liability for CMRS providers and service suppliers.
• .7639   Information to be given to board by CMRS providers -- Confidentiality of information.
• .7640   Mobile telecommunications services -- Adoption of federal provisions -- Notification of service provider about errors -- Correction and refund -- Exhaustion of remedies.
• .7641   Illegal use of wireless emergency telephone service -- Penalties.
• .7643   Construction of KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643 with respect to Communications Act of 1934.

Short-Term Borrowing Act

• .7701   Definitions for KRS 65.7703 to 65.7721.
• .7703   Authority to borrow money in anticipation of taxes or revenues -- Notes to be payable only by appropriation.
• .7705   Note maximums.
• .7707   Maturity of notes -- Payment of interest.
• .7709   Time of issuance -- Format.
• .7711   Notes to be secured by pledge, lien, and charge -- Sinking fund or note retirement fund.
• .7713   Enforcement of pledge, lien, and charge -- Payment of notes.
• .7715   Estimate of revenues available for securing notes.
• .7717   Sale -- Award to be made by legislation.
• .7719   Notification of prescribed note information to state local debt officer.
• .7721   Short title.

Creation of Nontaxing Special Districts

• .805   Definition of nontaxing special district.
• .810   Sole method of creating a nontaxing special district.
• .815   Petition for creation of nontaxing special district.
• .820   Appeal of decision of fiscal court on formation of nontaxing special district.
• .825   Creation of joint nontaxing special district.
• .830   Effect of KRS 65.805 to 65.830 on special districts created prior to July 13, 1984.

Ordinances and Regulations

• .870   Local firearms control ordinances prohibited.
• .873   Local restrictions on use of mobile telephone in motor vehicle prohibited.
• .875   Prohibition against local rent control on private property.
• .877   Local governments' authority to regulate holding of inherently dangerous wildlife -- List of inherently dangerous wildlife.

Code Enforcement Boards

• .8801   Purpose of KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.
• .8805   Definitions for KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.
• .8808   Code enforcement board creation -- Joinder with additional cities or counties -- Powers -- Classification of violation of ordinance as civil offense.
• .8811   Membership of board -- Term -- Reappointment -- Vacancy -- Removal -- Compensation.
• .8815   Organization of board -- Meetings -- Quorum -- Minutes -- Administrative personnel.
• .8818   Alternate board members.
• .8821   Powers of board.
• .8825   Enforcement proceedings -- Procedure.
• .8828   Hearing -- Notice -- Failure to appear -- Procedure -- Final order.
• .8831   Appeals -- Final judgment.
• .8835   Lien -- Recording -- Responsibility for fines, charges, and fees.
• .8838   Immediate action to remedy violation of ordinances.
• .8839   Short title for KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.

Uniform Financial Information Report

• .900   Definitions.
• .905   Local governments required to file uniform financial information report -- Use of report by Department for Local Government.
• .910   Required contents of uniform financial information report.
• .915   Date of filing first report.
• .920   Effects of failure of local government to comply with certain specified statutory provisions.
• .925   Copies to be filed with Legislative Research Commission.

Governmental Leasing Act

• .940   Definitions for KRS 65.942 to 65.956.
• .942   Terms and conditions of leases -- Leasing for financing property purchases -- Sinking fund.
• .944   Notification or approval of state local debt officer, when required -- Approval by chief state school officer, when required.
• .946   Maximum term for leases.
• .948   Leased property exempt from state and local taxation.
• .950   Leases as a legal and authorized investment.
• .952   Title to property subject to the lease.
• .954   Construction of KRS 65.940 to 65.956.
• .956   Short title.