Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units

(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…

Relation to county industrial districts. (1) (a) Before the execution of an interlocal agreement to create a district, all local governments with territory wholly or partially within the boundaries of the multicounty region shall be provided written notice of the intent to create…

As used in KRS 65.310 to 65.314: (1) "Public entity" means any organization that represents a statewide association of local governments where the majority of its governing body is composed of mayors, county judges/executive, or other local elected officials, and whose membership…

bodies of public entity and affiliated organizations -- Exceptions -- Financial data to be posted on Web -- Annual audit. The governing body of a public entity and the governing body of an affiliated organization shall: (1) Be subject to the provisions of KRS 61.870 to 61.884, an…

ethics. By August 1, 2010, the governing body of a public entity and the governing body of any affiliated organization of the public entity shall each: (1) Adopt a procurement policy consistent with KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 that includes, notwithstanding KRS 45A.380(3) and (10), a …

There shall be created a Local Government Training Advisory Council in Kentucky, to be composed of the presidents or their designees of the Kentucky Association of Counties, the County Judge/Executives Association, and the Kentucky League of Cities and the commissioner of the Dep…

(1) The Local Government Training Advisory Council shall: (a) Develop and update on a biennial basis a local government training plan that: 1. Quantifies the training needs of local governments; 2. Evaluates the abilities of existing training programs to meet the needs; 3. Identi…

(1) The Local Government Training Advisory Council shall use the expertise of existing training providers in developing new or expanded programs. This includes but is not limited to: (a) All institutions of higher education and affiliate organizations that provide training and te…

The members of the council shall not be compensated for their duties on the council.

(1) The council shall meet at least four (4) times each year at the times it determines by resolution. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson. Upon the request of three (3) members of the council, the chairperson shall call a special meeting. (2) Notice of each meeting…

A majority of the voting members of the council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, but no business shall be transacted and no proposition carried unless a majority of the members votes for it.

As used in KRS 65.350 to 65.375: (1) "Authority" means the land bank authority established pursuant to KRS 65.210 to 65.300 and KRS 65.350 to 65.375; (2) "Agreement" means the interlocal cooperation agreement entered into by the parties pursuant to KRS 65.210 to 65.300 and KRS 65…

Any board formed and operating under KRS 65.350 to 65.375 shall comply with the provisions of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.

(1) Any local government, the county or independent school district within the county, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement pursuant to KRS 65.210 to 65.300 for the purpose of establishing a land bank authority pursuant to KRS 65.350…

(1) The authority shall be governed by a board composed of one (1) member appointed by each unit of local government that is a party to the agreement, one (1) member appointed by the superintendent of schools of the county school district or of the independent school district, an…

Upon the creation of a land bank authority, the authority shall maintain a list of electronic mail addresses for all city, county, or regional housing authorities, and the Kentucky Housing Corporation, that have requested to be notified prior to any action by the authority to dis…

Taxes extinguished -- Proceeds of sale or disposal -- Remittance of property taxes. (1) The authority shall hold in its own name, for the benefit of the parties, all properties conveyed to it by the parties, all tax delinquent properties or properties having local government lien…

properties. (1) If any party obtains a judgment against a tax-delinquent property within the county for the taxes and, to satisfy the judgment, the property is ordered sold at a tax sale pursuant to KRS 91.504 or other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, if no person bids…

(1) "Local legislative body" means the chief governing body of a city, county, consolidated local government, or urban-county which has legislative powers whether it is the board of aldermen, the general council, the common council, the legislative council, the city council, the …

Local legislative bodies may obtain scenic and recreation easements in the Commonwealth for the purposes of providing necessary land for park development, restoration or preservation of scenic beauty, restoration or preservation of areas of historical interest, community developm…

To carry out the purposes of KRS 65.410 to 65.460, local legislative bodies may acquire by purchase, gift, lease, bequest or otherwise title to or any interests or rights in real property that will provide a means for the preservation or provision of permanent open space land.

(1) Local legislative bodies shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of KRS 65.410 to 65.460, including the following powers in addition to others granted by KRS 65.410 to 65.460: (a) To borrow funds and make expenditures necessary to carry ou…

Where an interest in real property less than the fee is held by the local legislative body for the purposes of KRS 65.410 to 65.460, assessments made on the property for taxation shall reflect any change in the market value of the property which may result from the interest held …

Local legislative bodies shall not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire scenic easements. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the use of eminent domain to acquire all other interests or rights in real property. A scenic easement will terminate when eminent …

covenant. The execution and acceptance of an instrument described in KRS 65.410(4), shall constitute a dedication to the public of the scenic character of the lands for the term specified. Any such easement and covenant shall run for a term of not less than 30 years.

An instrument described in KRS 65.410(4) shall contain a covenant against the cutting of timber, trees and other natural growth, except as may be required for fire prevention, thinning, elimination of diseased growth and similar protective measures, or for the harvest of trees in…

A scenic easement shall not be accepted by a city, county, urban-county, or consolidated local government, unless the governing body, by resolution finds: (1) That the preservation of the character of the land is consistent with the plan of the city, county, consolidated local go…

The local legislative body shall not acquire a scenic easement until the matter has been referred to its planning department or planning commission, where such planning body exists, and report thereon has been received from the planning commission. Within 30 days after receiving …

(1) From and after the time when a scenic easement has been acquired by the local legislative body and its acceptance endorsed thereon, no building permit shall be issued for any structure which would violate the easement and the local legislative body shall seek by appropriate p…

Upon acceptance of any instrument creating a scenic easement the clerk of the local legislative body shall record the same in the office of the county clerk and file copies with the property valuation administrator and the local planning commission if such commission exists. From…

From time to time, the local legislative body may accept an instrument whereby the term of any scenic easement is extended in the same manner as is provided for the acceptance of an instrument originally creating a scenic easement. Upon the acceptance thereof the same shall be re…

If any land or a portion thereof as to which any local legislative body has accepted a scenic easement is thereafter sought to be condemned for public use and the local legislative body received the easement as a gift without the payment of any compensation therefor, the easement…

A scenic easement shall not be transferred by the owners of property in which there are outstanding subsurface rights without the written consent of the owner of such subsurface rights.

Nothing contained in KRS 65.462 to 65.478 shall prohibit construction of improvements for agricultural purposes, flood control, control of soil erosion, or drainage of land.

As used in KRS 65.490 to 65.499, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Agency" means an urban renewal and community development agency of a taxing district located within a county containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class, established under KRS…

(1) It is found and declared that public improvements, and publicly promoted private improvements, in any development area that result in the increase in the value of property located in the development area or result in increased employment within the development area serve a pu…

(1) A county containing a city of the first class or a city of the first class may establish a development area for the purpose of creating a pilot program to utilize tax increment financing or a grant program based upon the increment in state tax revenues for the redevelopment a…

-- Reports. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Borrower" means the entity receiving the proceeds from a new bond issued because of an extended tax increment financing agreement allowed under KRS 65.490(12); (b) "Excess revenues" means all moneys which exceed the costs associated w…

containing city of the first class or a city of the first class before March 23, 2007, or certain new development areas -- Definitions for section. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Existing development area" means a development area established by a county containing a city of t…

awards -- Limitations. (1) In connection with the establishment of any development area, an agency may enter into contracts with one (1) or more taxing districts for the release to the agency of increments expected to be derived by a taxing district within a development area with…