Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units

As used in KRS 65.166 to 65.176, the word "district" shall mean any board, commission, or special district created pursuant to the following statutes: KRS 65.660 to 65.679; KRS 75.010 to 75.260; KRS 104.450 to 104.680; KRS 108.010 to 108.070; KRS 184.010 to 184.300; KRS 220.010 t…

(1) Upon receipt of a petition and following a public hearing as provided in this section, the fiscal court may alter the boundaries of a district by reducing its area, or may dissolve a district if that district has for a period of two (2) consecutive years failed to provide the…

Any petitioner or member of the district board of directors may, within thirty (30) days of the fiscal court's decision, appeal an adverse finding of the fiscal court to the Circuit Court in the county containing the greater part of the district. The Circuit Court shall review th…

(1) A district may be dissolved by a referendum as provided in this section. (2) Persons seeking dissolution of a district shall submit a petition to the county clerk signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of that class of citizens who may by law petition for the creation of the …

further attempt. (1) If a majority of those voting in the referendum as provided in KRS 65.170 favor the dissolution of the district, the district shall, upon satisfaction of its legal obligations, be dissolved by order of the fiscal court, any special ad valorem tax imposed by t…

Multicounty districts may be dissolved when each member county follows procedures defined in KRS 65.170.

Any member county of the district may withdraw its membership after following the procedures defined in KRS 65.170. The district shall continue to function after such withdrawals, with its boundaries consisting of the remaining county members. No county may withdraw from any dist…

As used in KRS 65.182 to 65.190, unless the context otherwise requires, the word "taxing district" shall mean, and the provisions of KRS 65.182 to 65.190 shall apply to, any special district authorized by statute to levy ad valorem taxes within the meaning of Section 157 of the C…

The board of any taxing district established pursuant to KRS 65.180 to 65.192 shall comply with the provisions of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.

Except as otherwise provided by state law, the sole methods of creating a taxing district shall be in accordance with the following: (1) (a) Persons desiring to form a taxing district shall present a petition to the fiscal court clerk and to each member of the fiscal court, meeti…

(1) A valid petition for the creation of a taxing district shall be in substantially the following form: "The following registered voters of (insert name of county) hereby petition the fiscal court to form a (insert type of taxing district) which shall have the authority to impos…

(1) Any city containing all or any portion of the service area or any state agency with jurisdiction over the taxing district or any citizen living in the proposed area of the taxing district may, within thirty (30) days of the decision of the fiscal court, appeal the decision of…

The fiscal courts of two (2) or more counties may create a taxing district that includes the area of two (2) or more counties by following the procedures of KRS 65.182 to 65.190.

The amendment or repeal by 1984 Acts Chapter 100 of a section authorizing the creation of a taxing district shall not be construed as limiting or changing the power or organization of taxing districts created prior to July 13, 1984.

consolidated local government or a city of the first class. In counties containing a consolidated local government or city of the first class, the following method of creating a taxing district shall be an alternative to KRS 65.182 to 65.190: (1) Persons desiring to form a taxing…

As used in KRS 65.2001 to 65.2006, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Action in tort" means any claim for money damages based upon negligence, medical malpractice, intentional tort, nuisance, products liability and strict liability, and also includes any wrongful death o…

(1) Every action in tort against any local government in this Commonwealth for death, personal injury or property damages proximately caused by: (a) Any defect or hazardous condition in public lands, buildings or other public property, including personalty; (b) Any act or omissio…

The amount of damages recoverable against a local government for death, personal injury or property damages arising out of a single accident or occurrence, or sequence of accidents or occurrences, shall not exceed the total damages suffered by plaintiff, reduced by the percentage…

Notwithstanding KRS 65.2001, a local government shall not be liable for injuries or losses resulting from: (1) Any claim by an employee of the local government which is covered by the Kentucky workers' compensation law; (2) Any claim in connection with the assessment or collectio…

(1) Upon motion of a local government against which final judgment has been rendered for a claim within the scope of KRS 65.200 to 65.2006, the court, in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, may include in such judgment a requirement that the judgment be paid in whole …

(1) A local government shall provide for the defense of any employee by an attorney chosen by the local government in any action in tort arising out of an act or omission occurring within the scope of his employment of which it has been given notice pursuant to subsection (2) of …

KRS 65.200 to 65.2006 shall apply to all actions in tort in which money damages have not been adjudged as of July 15, 1988.

As used in KRS 65.205 to 65.209: (1) "Energy improvement" means any permanent improvement fixed to real property and intended to increase the efficiency of energy use or decrease water or energy consumption or demand, generate electricity, provide thermal energy, or regulate temp…

energy and water resources. (1) Pursuant to KRS 65.205 to 65.209, the governing body of a local government may establish a program to advance the conservation and efficient use of energy and water resources within its jurisdiction, which program is hereby declared to be a valid e…

associated costs -- Conditions -- Notice -- Collection. (1) An assessment may be imposed by a local government upon real property located in an EPAD and undergoing an approved energy project, pursuant to KRS 65.205 to 65.209, to repay the financing and associated costs of the ene…

repay project financing. The imposition of an assessment pursuant to KRS 65.205 to 65.209 is to be made solely at the request of the owner of record of real property within an EPAD. A local government shall not compel a person who owns real property in an EPAD to enter into a con…

(1) A local government may issue bonds or notes to finance energy projects through assessments imposed pursuant to KRS 65.205 to 65.209. (2) Bonds or notes issued under this section shall not be general obligations of the local government. The bonds or notes shall be secured sole…

KRS 65.210 to 65.300 may be cited as the Interlocal Cooperation Act.

It is the purpose of KRS 65.210 to 65.300 to permit public agencies to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with each other on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of gove…

As used in KRS 65.210 to 65.300, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Interlocal agency" means a separate legal or administrative entity with a governing board that is created in an agreement entered into by public agencies pursuant to the provisions of KRS 65.210 to 65.30…

Permissible agreements among private institutions of higher education and school districts. (1) Any powers, privileges, or authorities exercised or capable of exercise by a public agency of this state may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other public agency of this state…

enter into interlocal agreement -- Response or nonresponse of local governments. (1) A public agency as defined in KRS 65.230(4)(c) to (f) shall provide written notification to the governing body of each of its establishing local governments of its intent to enter into an interlo…

(1) Provided that the terms of the agreement are not being substantively changed, whenever an existing agreement that complies with the requirements of KRS 65.210 to 65.300 is amended solely to join new parties or to remove existing parties, approval of the Attorney General or th…

- Interlocal agreement controls if more restrictive than KRS 65.210 to 65.300 -- Status and authorities are cumulative -- No statutory power to tax granted to interlocal agency -- Interlocal agency deemed a public agency. (1) An interlocal agency created by the interlocal agreeme…

(1) (a) In addition to the city government members that form a municipal interlocal gas utility, the governing body of a municipal interlocal gas utility shall include one (1) nonmember ex officio representative of each county and city government in the Commonwealth that: 1. Is s…

(1) Any agreement entered into under KRS 65.210 to 65.300 shall specify the following: (a) The purpose and duration of the agreement; (b) If the agreement creates an interlocal agency: 1. The organization, composition, authority, and nature of the interlocal agency, including the…

terminable upon consent of each party. Any interlocal agreement entered into under KRS 65.210 to 65.300 that was in existence on or after January 1, 2024, concerning the sharing of occupational or insurance premium tax revenue between a city and county, and where a party to the a…

If an agreement entered into under the authority of KRS 65.210 to 65.300 provides for cooperative action in the utilization of peace officers, those peace officers, while in the performance of their duties under the agreement outside their own city, county, or other jurisdiction,…

Department for Local Government -- Exemptions. (1) No agreement made pursuant to KRS 65.210 to 65.300 shall relieve any public agency of any obligation or responsibility imposed upon it by law, except that to the extent of actual and timely performance thereof by an interlocal ag…

(1) Whenever any two (2) or more public agencies, as defined in KRS 65.230, enter into an agreement for joint or cooperative action pursuant to the provisions of KRS 65.210 to 65.300, any public agency acting separately or jointly with one (1) or more of any other public agencies…

(1) In the event that a public agency or agencies determine to transfer any of its employees to the joint or cooperative action, which employees are subject to any civil service laws or regulations, such employees shall not lose any rights or benefits which have accrued prior to …

controversy involving agreement between or among agencies of other state or United States. (1) Before any agreement made pursuant to KRS 65.210 to 65.300 shall become operative or have force and effect, a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the Secretary of State. After th…

If an agreement made pursuant to KRS 65.210 to 65.300 deals in whole or in part with the provisions of services or facilities over which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent t…

As used in KRS 65.301 to 65.306: (1) "Board" means the board of trustees of a district established under KRS 65.304; (2) "District" means a regional industrial taxing district established by an interlocal agreement as permitted under KRS 65.302; (3) "Infrastructure development" m…

Creation of taxing district -- Special ad valorem tax, occupational license fee, and wage assessment. (1) (a) 1. After providing notice in accordance with KRS 65.306, two (2) or more governing bodies of local governments constituting a multicounty region may join together by ente…

(1) A board shall be established to control and manage the affairs of the district. The board shall: (a) Represent a multicounty region; (b) Comply with the provisions of KRS Chapter 65A; (c) Agree, in writing, to the use or distribution of the revenue generated from a special ad…