2017 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, charter county, urban-county government, and consolidated local government officials and employees -- Codes of ethics for boards, officers, and employees of special purpose governmental entities -- Interlocal agreements -- Delegation of council's subpoena power to investigate code of ethics violations.
• .005 Notice to county clerk of establishment of political subdivision -- Application of provisions only before July 1, 2014 -- Transition to reporting requirements of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- 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• .010 Repealed, 1980.
• .012 Requirements for referendum petitions
• .015 Legislative intention to occupy field regarding provisions of KRS 336.130.
• .016 Prohibition against requiring any employer to pay employee a certain wage or fringe benefit.
• .020 Repealed, 1978.
• .025 Prohibitions relating to employment of entities providing architectural services and construction management services on capital construction projects -- Effect of violation -- Best value procurement criteria -- Exception.
• .027 Reciprocal preference to be given to resident bidders by local governments.
• .028 Public-private partnership delivery method of awarding contracts for capital construction projects -- Kentucky Local Government Public-Private Partnership Board.
• .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 -- Electronic distribution permitted.
• .060 Definition of district.
• .065 Budgets -- Application only to fiscal periods ending before July 1, 2014 -- Transition to requirements of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Filing -- Financial statements -- Audits -- Enforcement.
• .067 Bond required of persons handling public funds -- Compliance by elected officials and their employees.
• .068 Fees for fingerprint impressions or photograph requested for professional, trade, or commercial purposes or personal use.
• .070 Filing with county clerk and fiscal court -- Application of provisions only to fiscal periods ending before July 1, 2014 -- Transition to requirements of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- 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.
• .117 Notice to state local debt officer required before any financial obligation entered into -- Administrative regulations.
• .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 valuation 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.
• .159 Incentive programs for emergency services personnel achieving health and fitness goals.

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."
• .181 Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.
• .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.

Energy Project Assessment District (EPAD) Act of 2015

• .205 Definitions for KRS 65.205 to 65.209.
• .206 Establishment of program to advance conservation and efficient use of energy and water resources.
• .207 Assessments on EPAD real property to repay energy project financing and associated costs -- Conditions -- Notice -- Collection.
• .208 Assessment imposed only at request of owner of EPAD real property to repay project financing.
• .209 Issuance of bonds or notes to finance energy projects -- Security -- Lien.

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.
• .242 Change in parties to interlocal agreement.
• .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 Associations

• .310 Definitions for KRS 65.310 to 65.314.
• .312 Applicability of Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act to governing bodies of public entity and affiliated organizations -- Exceptions -- Financial data to be posted on Web -- Annual audit.
• .314 Adoption of procurement, personnel, and compensation policies and code of ethics.

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 for KRS 65.350 to 65.375.
• .352 Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.
• .355 Creation of authority.
• .360 Board of authority.
• .365 List of electronic mail addresses of interested housing authorities.
• .370 Acquisition and disposal of property -- Publication of information -- Taxes extinguished -- Proceeds of sale or disposal -- Remittance of property taxes.
• .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.
• .4931 Extension of pilot program period for not more than 25 years -- Conditions -- Reports.
• .494 KRS 65.490 to 65.499 limited to development areas established by county containing city of the first class or a city of the first class before March 23, 2007.
• .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.
• .661 Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.
• .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.
• .683 KRS 65.680 to 65.699 limited to development areas established under KRS 65.686 by a city or county before March 23, 2007.
• .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.
• .687 Extension of termination date for development area -- Conditions.
• .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.

Tax Increment Financing

• .7041 Findings of General Assembly relative to KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.
• .7043 Purposes of KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.
• .7044 Oversight and responsibility for Commonwealth's participation in tax increment financing.
• .7045 Definitions for KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.
• .7047 Establishment of local development areas -- Conditions for establishment -- Steps for establishment or modification -- Funding -- Execution of agreement -- Pledge of revenues.
• .7049 Establishment of development area for investment, reinvestment, development, use, and reuse pursuant to this section and KRS 65.7051 and 65.7053 -- Conditions for establishment -- Findings required.
• .7051 Establishment of development plan for a development area -- Public hearing.
• .7053 Contents of ordinance establishing a development area -- Agency to oversee and administer implementation of ordinance -- Termination date.
• .7055 Amendment, change, or revision to development plan or development area -- Adoption -- Hearing and notice -- Ordinance.
• .7056 Occupational license fee -- Assessment -- Credit against other license fee -- Collection and remittance -- Job development assessment fee -- Fee maximums.
• .7057 Permitted sources for local funding for redevelopment assistance or projects -- Special assessments -- Local participation agreement required.
• .7059 Issuance of increment bonds by local governments.
• .7061 Special fund to be pledged for retirement of increment bonds -- Requirements governing disbursal of funds.
• .7063 Requirements for local participation agreements -- Pledge of incremental revenues superior to other pledges of revenues.
• .7065 Service payment agreement -- Power of city, county, or issuer to enter into agreement -- Liens, priority, validity, enforceability, and termination.
• .7067 Real property in development areas not eligible for assessment moratoriums under KRS 99.600.
• .7069 State Tax Increment Financing Commission -- Members -- Powers and duties -- Annual report.
• .7071 Repealed, 2008.
• .7073 Repealed, 2008.
• .7075 Repealed, 2008.
• .7077 Repealed, 2008.
• .7079 Repealed, 2008.
• .7081 Repealed, 2008.
• .7083 Payment and release of incremental revenues -- Duties of local taxing districts and Department of Revenue.

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.
• .751 Legislative findings and declarations regarding 911 emergency services.
• .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 local government -- Sources and disposition of revenues -- Funding.

Wireless Enhanced Emergency 911 Systems

• .7621 Definitions for KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643.
• .7623 Kentucky 911 Services Board.
• .7625 Appointment and duties of state administrator of the Kentucky 911 Services Board.
• .7627 Commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications fund.
• .7629 Powers and duties of board.
• .7630 Gathering and reporting information regarding 911 emergency communications funding and costs -- Annual report to board by agencies and providers -- Administrative regulations -- Information subject to disclosure under Open Records Act and information subject to confidentiality -- Report to Legislative Research Commission.
• .7631 Apportionment of money in CMRS fund.
• .7633 Promulgation of administrative regulations by board.
• .7634 CMRS prepaid service charge.
• .7635 Duty of commercial mobile radio service providers to act as collection agents for postpaid service charges for fund -- Procedure for collection of service charges before and after January 1, 2017.
• .7636 Lifeline program provider to collect and remit monthly CMRS service charge to board -- Retention of administrative fee -- Enforcement of service charge collection -- No impact on CMRS fees imposed prior to July 15, 2016.
• .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 Repealed, 2008.
• .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 -- Exemption from immunity -- Declaratory and injunctive relief.
• .871 Local restrictions on sales of metals and products containing metal permitted -- Conditions.
• .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.
• .879 Prohibition against local ordinances specifically applicable to residential care facilities for persons with a disability -- Information to be provided by Cabinet for Health and Family Services -- Facilities not exempted from general application ordinances.

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.
• .8829 Hearing officer -- Duties -- Procedures -- Ordinance for alternative procedure.
• .8831 Appeals -- Final judgment.
• .8835 Lien -- Recording -- Responsibility for fines, charges, and fees.
• .8836 System for notification of lienholder -- Requirements -- Correction of violation -- Precedence of lien.
• .8838 Immediate action to remedy violation of ordinances.
• .8839 Short title for KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.
• .8840 Abatement of nuisance -- Exceptions -- Enforcement ordinance -- Lien -- Personal liability of property owner -- Right to farm exception.

Regional Wastewater Commissions

• .8901 Legislative findings -- Statutory authority for regional wastewater commission.
• .8903 Definitions for KRS 65.8901 to 65.8923 and 69.8925.
• .8905 Procedure for forming regional wastewater commission.
• .8907 Appointment of commissioners -- Terms.
• .8909 Procedure for inclusion of entity in existing regional wastewater commission.
• .8911 Organization of commission -- Compensation -- Bond -- Applicability of Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act.
• .8913 Removal of commissioner for cause -- Notice -- Hearing.
• .8915 Withdrawal of member entity from regional wastewater commission -- Payment of obligations -- Vacancies.
• .8917 Managing board -- Powers and duties of regional wastewater commission -- Property and income exempt from tax.
• .8919 Commission to provide services to member entities and other parties on wholesale contract basis -- Mandatory contract provisions -- Rates and charges -- Contract to manage existing wastewater facility.
• .8921 Procedure for establishing or changing rates or charges for service.
• .8923 Acquisition of appropriate sites, facilities, and funding.
• .8925 Web site to provide public access to expenditure records of regional wastewater commission -- Monthly updates -- Registration with Department for Local Government -- Application of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.

Uniform Financial Information Report

• .900 Definitions for KRS 65.905 to 65.925.
• .905 Local governments required to file uniform financial information report -- Application of provisions only to fiscal periods ending before July 1, 2014 -- Transition to requirements of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Use of report by Department for Local Government.
• .910 Required contents of uniform financial information report.
• .915 Repealed, 2007.
• .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 When approval by state local debt officer or chief state school officer is required -- Technical and advisory assistance on leases.
• .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.