Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units
58 chapters · 2,528 sections in this title.
KRS § 74.407 Operation of sewage disposal systems -- Water district's powers to enforce collection of lawful rates and charges -- Agreement to acquire property outside boundaries
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collection of lawful rates and charges -- Agreement to acquire property outside boundaries. (1) (a) In addition to the other authority which water districts presently have under this chapter, water districts are hereby authorized to acquire, develop, maintain, and operate sewage …
KRS § 74.408 Board to determine order in which water, gas or sewage service is to be commenced
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commenced. The authority of a water district to establish water and gas distribution systems, and sewage treatment and disposal systems, having been recognized and established, it shall be the function of the board of commissioners of the water district to determine when, and in …
KRS § 74.410 Revenue bonds may be issued as provided in KRS 58.010 to 58.140
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Water districts may, in addition to all other methods provided by law, acquire and develop water systems, systems for the distribution of natural, artificial, or mixed gas and sewage disposal systems through the issuance of revenue bonds under the terms and provisions of KRS 58.0…
KRS § 74.412 Extending lines through territory of other political subdivision
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Where operation of a sewer system requires, because of watershed factors or other reasons, water districts are authorized to extend lines through the territory of any municipal corporation or county with prior consent of such municipal corporation or county.
KRS § 74.414 Contract with other municipality or district for services
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The commissioners of a water district, in order to abate possible health menaces in their area and to increase the consumption of water in the area, or whenever such commissioners deem it to be for the general benefit of the water district, shall have the authority to contract wi…
KRS § 74.415 Commissioners may consider installation of fire hydrants on new or extended water lines
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extended water lines. (1) The commissioners of a water district, or the governing body of a water association referred to in KRS 74.012(1), in order to provide adequate means of fire protection, may consider the installation of fire hydrants on new or extended water lines within …
KRS § 74.420 Definitions for KRS 74.420 to 74.520
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As used in KRS 74.420 to 74.520, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Sources of supply of water" means and includes any or all of the following: wells, impounding reservoirs, standpipes, storage tanks, pumps, machinery, purification plants, softening apparatus, trunk main…
KRS § 74.430 Authority for joint operation of water sources
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In the interest of the public health and for the purpose of providing an adequate supply of water to cities, water associations, water districts, and facilities owned or operated by federal agencies, any two (2) or more cities, or any two (2) or more water districts organized und…
KRS § 74.440 Procedure for creation of water commission
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(1) Upon the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by the governing body of each city, water association, or water district, or upon a decision by a federal agency, a certified copy of it shall be filed with the county judge/executive of the county in which the cities, water ass…
KRS § 74.450 Membership of water commission -- Term -- Compensation -- Removal -- Status
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Status. (1) After the county judge/executive has made an order creating a water commission, the presiding officer of each of the cities, water associations, or water districts which proposed the creation of the commission with the approval of its governing body, and each federal …
KRS § 74.460 Organization of commission -- Powers and duties -- Authority to acquire water supply -- Obligations
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water supply -- Obligations. The commission shall organize by appointing a chairman from its own members and a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be commissioners. The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the commission which shall be available for inspection …
KRS § 74.470 Authority to issue revenue bonds
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For the purpose of acquiring, either by purchase or construction, sources of supply of water or for making improvements and extensions to sources of supply of water, a commission may issue revenue bonds payable solely from the revenues to be derived pursuant to water supply contr…
KRS § 74.480 Exclusive water supply -- Basis for establishing rate, charges
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(1) When a commission has been created, the cities, water associations, water districts, or federal agencies represented by the commission shall contract with the commission for water and the contracts may provide that the sources of supply of water of the commission shall be the…
KRS § 74.490 Commission may contract to supply other public bodies
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The commission shall also have the right to supply water to any city, water association, water district, political subdivision, federal agency or other public body, or any water distribution system regulated by the Public Service Commission, in addition to the cities, water assoc…
KRS § 74.500 Procedure for participation by other city or water districts
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After the creation of a water commission provided for by KRS 74.420 to 74.520, a city or water district which did not participate in the creation of said commission may participate in its operation and appoint a commissioner to serve on said commission in the following manner: (1…
KRS § 74.510 Commission declared not to constitute a utility
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Since the activities of a commission created pursuant to KRS 74.420 to 74.520 are limited to the supply of water under contract to cities, federal agencies, or to water distribution systems which are regulated by the Public Service Commission, including water districts and water …
KRS § 74.520 Construction of KRS 74.420 to 74.520
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KRS 74.420 to 74.520 shall constitute full and complete authority for the creation of water commissions and for carrying out the powers and duties of same as provided in KRS 74.420 to 74.520. The provisions of KRS 74.420 to 74.520 shall be liberally construed to accomplish its pu…
KRS § 74.990 Penalties
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Any collecting officer who fails to settle and pay any installment of assessments with interest, as and when provided by KRS 74.190, shall be liable to the commission for the full amount certified to him, with interest. Such amount may be collected from such collecting officer by…
KRS § 75.010 Creation of fire protection or volunteer fire department district -- Territorial limits on proposed service area
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Territorial limits on proposed service area. (1) A fire protection district or a volunteer fire department district may be created in accordance with the procedures of KRS 65.182. (2) A fire protection district or volunteer fire department district shall not include any territory…
KRS § 75A.010 Definitions for chapter
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For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of trustees of a consolidated emergency services board; (2) "Chief" means a chief executive officer appointed by a board to manage the affairs of a consolidated emergency services district; (3) "District" means a conso…
KRS § 75.015 Formation of fire protection subdistrict -- Tax levy -- Expenditure of tax revenues -- Separation of subdistrict amounts in tax billing and in accounting
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revenues -- Separation of subdistrict amounts in tax billing and in accounting. (1) A fire protection subdistrict may be formed according to the provisions of this section. A fire protection subdistrict shall: (a) Be located within the territorial limits of a fire protection dist…
KRS § 75.020 Annexation or reduction of territory -- Expansion into territory served by fire department -- Assumption by city of debt -- Merger of districts -- Service area boundary maps to be updated and filed
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fire department -- Assumption by city of debt -- Merger of districts -- Service area boundary maps to be updated and filed. (1) (a) The territorial limits of an established fire protection district, or a volunteer fire department district, as established under KRS 75.010 to 75.08…
KRS § 75A.020 Choice of processes by which new consolidated emergency services district may be formed
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may be formed. (1) A new consolidated emergency services district may be formed by one (1) of the following processes: (a) The board of: 1. Any two (2) or more fire protection districts established under KRS Chapter 75 or 273, any special district whose services are subject to th…
KRS § 75.022 Definitions -- Respective rights of city and fire district to provide certain fire protection services within city boundaries -- Fire protection services for newly annexed city territory -- Financing of fire protection services -- Written agreements between fire district and city -- Provision of fire service to territory annexed by city that does not maintain a regular fire department
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fire protection services within city boundaries -- Fire protection services for newly annexed city territory -- Financing of fire protection services -- Written agreements between fire district and city -- Provision of fire service to territory annexed by city that does not maint…
KRS § 75A.030 Trustees -- Qualifications -- Elections -- Appointments -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Reelection -- Removal -- Officers -- Quorum
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Vacancies -- Reelection -- Removal -- Officers -- Quorum. (1) (a) Upon passage of an ordinance by the county fiscal court, consolidated local government, charter county government, or unified local government creating the district, the affairs of the district shall be conducted b…
KRS § 75.031 Trustees, elections, appointments, terms -- Continued service upon establishment of consolidated local government -- Vacancies -- Removal -- Elections for part of trustees -- Officers
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establishment of consolidated local government -- Vacancies -- Removal -- Elections for part of trustees -- Officers. (1) (a) 1. Upon creation of a fire protection district or a volunteer fire department district as provided in KRS 75.010, the affairs of the district shall be con…
KRS § 75A.040 Board -- Members' salaries -- Meetings, time and place -- All except executive meetings open to the public
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executive meetings open to the public. (1) The board may fix the respective salaries of its members on a per meeting basis not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) per meeting and not to exceed one (1) meeting per month. (2) The board shall meet at least once a month at a time and…
KRS § 75.040 Power to operate fire department and emergency ambulance service -- Activities of district -- Levy, assessment, and collection of tax to defray expenses -- Supplemental emergency medical services
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Activities of district -- Levy, assessment, and collection of tax to defray expenses -- Supplemental emergency medical services. (1) (a) Upon the creation of a fire protection district or a volunteer fire department district as provided in KRS 75.010 to 75.031, the trustees of a …
KRS § 75.042 Expenditure of unrefunded ad valorem taxes by fire district board of trustees permitted
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trustees permitted. If ad valorem taxes have been collected under the provisions of KRS 75.015 or 75.040 when no taxes were due for the tax year beginning on January 1, 2005, moneys not refunded after the two (2) year period set out under the provisions of KRS 134.590 shall not b…
KRS § 75A.050 Trustees' power to provide fire services, emergency medical services, or rescue services -- Levy, assessment, and collection of tax to defray expenses -- Sheriff's collection fee
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rescue services -- Levy, assessment, and collection of tax to defray expenses -- Sheriff's collection fee (1) (a) Upon the creation of a district, the trustees of a district are authorized to provide fire services, emergency medical services subject to KRS Chapter 311A, or rescue…
KRS § 75.050 Contracts by fire units or districts, cities and counties, for fire protection
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Any fire protection district created as provided in KRS 75.010, and any fire protection district or fire prevention district hereafter created pursuant to present or future law, and any municipal corporation, volunteer fire department, volunteer fire prevention unit, or volunteer…
KRS § 75.060 Status and compensation of firefighters serving outside limits of district or municipality
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municipality. All municipal firefighters, fire protection district firefighters, and volunteer fire department firemen, full-paid or volunteer, attending and serving at fires or doing fire prevention work outside the corporate limits of a municipality, fire protection district, o…
KRS § 75A.060 Board to oversee provision of emergency medical services to residents in service area -- Other powers -- Establishment, maintenance, and operation of a consolidated emergency services district -- Authorized activities
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service area -- Other powers -- Establishment, maintenance, and operation of a consolidated emergency services district -- Authorized activities. (1) The board shall oversee the provision of emergency services to residents within the service area of the district and may: (a) Purc…
KRS § 75A.070 Board to assume duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of previous entities merged into district -- Special taxing districts -- Agreements established by former entities
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merged into district -- Special taxing districts -- Agreements established by former entities. The board, upon the assumption of office, shall assume all the duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of all previous entities that have been merged into the district. The territorie…
KRS § 75.070 No liability for damages when serving outside limits of district or municipality -- Fire departments as agents of Commonwealth
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municipality -- Fire departments as agents of Commonwealth. (1) A municipal fire department, fire protection district fire department, and volunteer fire department and the personnel of each, answering any fire alarms, performing fire prevention services, or other duly authorized…
KRS § 75A.080 Chief of the district – Responsibilities, subject to directives and guidance from the board
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from the board. The chief of the district, subject to directives and guidance from the board, shall be responsible for: (1) The hiring and discipline of all staff; (2) The creation of administrative, personnel, and operational policies, subject to the relevant federal and state a…
KRS § 75.080 Erection of fire hydrants
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The trustees of any fire protection district wherein water pipes have been constructed and are maintained in the public ways thereof may by resolution duly adopted cause the erection of fire hydrants and attachments to the water pipes in the public ways, after the trustees have m…
KRS § 75A.090 Contracts between district and fire units or districts, municipal corporations, rescue squads, and others, for fire protection -- Deemed governmental functions
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corporations, rescue squads, and others, for fire protection -- Deemed governmental functions. (1) The district may, through the board, make and enter into contracts with any other fire protection district, fire prevention district, municipal corporation, volunteer fire departmen…
KRS § 75A.100 Status and compensation of firefighters serving outside district
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All district personnel providing emergency services outside the district as provided in this chapter, or area normally served by the consolidated emergency services district, shall be considered as serving in their regular line of duty as fully as if they were serving within the …
KRS § 75.100 Definitions for KRS 75.100 to 75.260
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As used in KRS 75.100 to 75.260, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Chairman" means the chairman of the board of trustees of a fire protection district organized under the provisions of KRS 75.010 to 75.080, or the chairman of the governing board of a volunteer fire depa…
KRS § 75.110 Appointment of special firefighters -- Rules -- Powers
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(1) The chairman may, if in his discretion there is a case of need, appoint special firefighters to do special duties at any place within the limits of the fire protection district, on terms he deems proper. (2) These special firefighters shall be governed by such rules as the bo…
KRS § 75A.110 Erection of fire hydrants
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The trustees of the district wherein water pipes have been constructed and are maintained in the public ways thereof may by resolution duly adopted cause the erection of fire hydrants and attachments to the water pipes in the public ways, after the trustees have made a written co…
KRS § 75A.120 Definitions for section -- Appointment of special firefighters, rules, powers -- Discipline of members and employees -- Appeals of disciplinary actions -- Political activities of members -- Attendance of chief at board meetings, definition of chief, members as peace officers -- Oath and bond of members -- Duties and powers of chief and members -- Reimbursement of private owners for water used -- Board minute book, contents, where kept, inspection -- Board may employ counsel -- Counsel's duties and compensation -- Duties of county attorney – Audits and financial reports
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-- Discipline of members and employees -- Appeals of disciplinary actions -- Political activities of members -- Attendance of chief at board meetings, definition of chief, members as peace officers -- Oath and bond of members -- Duties and powers of chief and members -- Reimburse…
KRS § 75.120 Board to control fire department and property -- Appointment of fire chief and members of fire department -- Compensation -- Volunteer firemen -- Reduction of personnel
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and members of fire department -- Compensation -- Volunteer firemen -- Reduction of personnel. (1) The board shall control the fire department or departments within their district and the property and equipment in these departments. (2) The board may appoint a chief of the fire d…
KRS § 75A.130 Dissolution of consolidated emergency services district
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The method for dissolving a consolidated emergency services district shall be in accordance with the following: (1) (a) Persons desiring to dissolve a consolidated emergency services district shall present a petition to the fiscal court clerk and to each member of the fiscal cour…
KRS § 75.130 Discipline of members and employees
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section no member or employee of a fire protection district shall be reprimanded, dismissed, suspended, or reduced in grade or pay for any reason except inefficiency, misconduct, insubordination, or violation of law or of the rules…
KRS § 75A.140 Consolidated emergency service district's participation in County Employees Retirement System -- Status of employees who previously participated in CERS
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Employees Retirement System -- Status of employees who previously participated in CERS. (1) If a majority of the entities that entered into a consolidated emergency service district were participating employers in the County Employees Retirement System, then the district shall ap…
KRS § 75.140 Appeals of disciplinary actions
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(1) Any member or employee of a fire protection district found guilty by the board of trustees of the fire protection district of any charge, as provided by KRS 75.130, may appeal to the Circuit Court of the county in which the fire protection district is located, but the enforce…
KRS § 75.150 Political activities of members
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(1) No person shall be appointed a member of the fire department in fire protection districts on account of any political service, contribution, sentiment, or affiliation. No member shall be dismissed, suspended, or reduced in grade or pay for any political opinion. (2) Members a…
KRS § 75.160 Attendance of chief at board meetings -- Definition of chief -- Members as peace officers
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peace officers. (1) The chief of the fire department in fire protection districts shall attend all sessions of the board, except executive sessions, and he shall execute all the orders of the board. Whenever "chief" is used in KRS 75.100 to 75.260, it shall include the assistant …