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96.176 Board to control plant -- Employees -- Rates and practices -- Engineer
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Upon and after a board has been appointed and qualified, the said board shall
have charge of the exclusive supervision, management and control of the
operation, maintenance and extension of the electric and water plant.
All powers of the municipality to operate, maintain, improve and extend, and to
furnish electric and water service, shall be exercised on behalf of the
municipality by the board. The board shall employ all employees, fix their duties
and compensation, and shall determine programs and make all determinations
as to the operation, maintenance, improvement and extension of the electric
and water plant, shall determine and fix the rates to be charged for the classes
of service rendered, shall determine all financial practices, shall establish rules
and regulations such as it deems necessary or appropriate to govern the
operation of the plant and the furnishing of electric and water service, and shall
collect all moneys from the operation, maintenance, improvement and
extension of the electric and water plant and the furnishing of electric and water
service and disburse same in the manner and for the purposes hereinafter
provided.
The board in the operation of such system may, in its discretion, engage the
services of a professional engineer, qualified by education, training and
experience in the operation, maintenance, improvement and extension of
electric and water systems, as supervising engineer, upon terms and
conditions of service such as may be satisfactory to the board. The
employment of any such engineer shall be by written contract, which shall
specify the services to be rendered by such person, and the compensation to
be paid. Any such contract may be terminated upon sixty (60) days' notice by
either party. The board may, in its discretion, require of such person so
engaged a bond, in a sum to be determined and approved by the board,
conditioned upon his faithful performance of the services to be rendered by him
under and by virtue of such employment. A copy of any such contract shall be
filed in the office of the city clerk.
A copy of the schedule of the current rates and charges in effect from time to
time, and a copy of all rules and regulations of the board relating to electric and
water service shall be kept on public file at the main and all branch offices of
the electric and water plant board and also in the office of the municipal clerk.
All contracts shall be let by the board, and all contracts for the purchase of
materials, equipment and supplies in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000)
shall be let only after competitive bidding; provided, however, when any
materials, equipment or supplies be not available in the open market, such
materials, equipment and supplies may be purchased without competitive
bidding. All contracts shall be in the corporate name of the board, and shall be
signed by the chairman or vice chairman of the board, and attested by the
secretary or treasurer of the board. The board shall make and keep or cause to
be made and kept full and proper books and records.
Effective:June 17, 1978
History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 209, sec. 1. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 44,
secs. 1 and 2. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 212, sec. 8.
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