Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units

(1) The members of the legislative bodies of the merging cities shall continue to hold their offices in the new city, until their respective terms of office expire, and shall constitute a combined legislative body of the new city. (2) At the expiration of the terms of office of t…

A merger or consolidation shall not impair contractual obligations of either of the combined cities. Tax levies authorized for the payment of interest and the retirement of bonds or to create sinking funds for such purposes shall continue to be levied and collected over the same …

(1) In areas that are inhabited: (a) A city may reduce its boundaries by the enacting by its legislative body of an ordinance stating the intention of the city to reduce its boundaries. This ordinance shall accurately define the boundaries of the area to be stricken from the corp…

Whenever any unincorporated territory is annexed by a city, the annexing city shall be liable for any indebtedness that is attached to or exists against the territory by reason of the same being then or previously a part of any taxing district, and the annexing city shall assume …

raised again for five years. If a proposal by a city to annex unincorporated territory, or to reduce its boundaries pursuant to KRS 81A.440 is rejected by the voters of the territory proposed to be annexed or stricken, no further steps to annex or strike the same territory shall …

recorded -- Preparation of map and description -- Taxation of residents or property in new territory by annexing city prohibited prior to compliance. (1) Within sixty (60) days of the enlargement or reduction of a city's boundaries, the city shall cause to be recorded in the offi…

clerk. If any city annexes any unincorporated area, accepts the transfer of incorporated territory, or reduces the boundaries of the city, it shall be the duty of the legislative body of the city to provide within sixty (60) days, to the county clerk of the county in which the ci…

forum. A county subject to the crediting provisions set forth in KRS 68.197 shall have standing to challenge a proposed annexation on the basis that a city has failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The county may bring suit in the Circuit Court of the county in wh…

- Standing to contest results of defeated KRS 81A.120 election. (1) When a city annexes or proposes to annex any territory in which no person is residing, any person who pursues litigation against the annexation shall have standing in a court of law to do so if that person: (a) O…

years. Any area annexed by a city pursuant to this chapter shall be conclusively deemed to be validly annexed if no person has contested the annexation in a court of competent jurisdiction within two (2) years following the effective date of the ordinance finally annexing the ter…

Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, all rights of the utilities providing utility services in any area annexed by a city prior to the annexation, existing under other statutes, laws, or regulations are hereby expressly preserved.

Whenever any city has enacted an ordinance proposing to annex any territory and the annexation of the territory is being challenged in the manner provided by law, the city may proceed to annex any land contained in the area proposed to be annexed, which is contiguous to the borde…

(1) When two (2) cities of the home rule class have a common boundary and it is determined that a specified area within one (1) city can be better served by the adjoining city, the specified incorporated area may be transferred to the adjoining city upon enactment of identical or…

located -- Public policy stated -- Prerequisites -- Protest and hearing. (1) The General Assembly, recognizing that the general welfare and prosperity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is very greatly dependent upon continued industrial development and expansion; and, further recog…

population of less than 1,000 by an adjoining city with a population of 1,000 or more. (1) When any city with a population equal to or greater than one thousand (1,000) and a city with a population of less than one thousand (1,000) have a common boundary, and it is determined by …

As used in KRS 81A.532 to 81A.536, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Commercial purposes" means the use of land, buildings, or structures, or parts thereof, for the buying, selling, storage, or shipment of goods or services, or other substantially similar types of activ…

Requirements -- Removal of property from district by landowner. (1) (a) A fiscal court may establish a designated county industrial district by enacting an ordinance stating its intent to establish a district that includes a map and description of the area to be included within t…

Limitations. (1) Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, and except as set out in subsection (2) of this section, a city shall not annex any territory that is within a designated county industrial district, or territory that is part of a proposed district between the enactme…

The legislative body of any city may enact ordinances establishing local historic preservation commissions for the purpose of qualifying for historic preservation funding. The city shall comply with the 1966 National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, in order to meet the req…

Each city shall constitute a corporation, with capacity to sue and be sued, to contract and be contracted with, to acquire and dispose of property, and to have a common seal and change it at pleasure or act without a seal.

statutes. (1) A city may exercise any power and perform any function within its boundaries, including the power of eminent domain in accordance with the provisions of the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky, that is in furtherance of a public purpose of the city and not in conflict wi…

(1) As used in this section, "independent appraisal" means an appraisal made by: (a) An individual or organization not affiliated with the city or its officers or employees, using a generally accepted national or professional standard; or (b) A city's officers or employees using:…

purchases. KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260 shall not apply to city governments, urban-county governments, consolidated local governments, or air boards identified in and operating under the provisions of KRS 183.142(1) for the purchase of: (1) Products or services when there i…

(1) The legislative body of each consolidated local government, and of any city of any class, may provide by ordinance, for reasonable differences in the rate of ad valorem taxation within different areas of the same taxing district on that class of property which includes the su…

employees except elected officers paid on per diem basis. (1) The legislative bodies of the cities of this Commonwealth are hereby severally authorized by ordinances applying to occupations generally to impose occupational taxes upon all state employees and officers, whether appo…

county containing consolidated local government. (1) Any city with a population equal to or greater than three thousand (3,000) but less than twenty thousand (20,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census, located in a county containing a consolidated local governme…

A city, unified local government, urban-county government, or consolidated local government of this Commonwealth may expend public funds to provide for the care and maintenance of pedestrian swinging bridges that are available for recreation and public enjoyment.

As used in KRS 82.105 to 82.180, the following words and terms have the following respective meanings unless it shall clearly appear from the context that another meaning is intended: (1) "City" means a city of any class; (2) "Governing body" means the legislative body of a city;…

(1) A city may acquire by purchase, exercise of the power of eminent domain, option or lease, and may accept by way of grant, gift, devise or otherwise, a fee simple unencumbered title to, or any lesser interest in, lands which are suitable for and acceptable to a governmental ag…

A city may in the discretion of its governing body enter into contracts of inducement with governmental agencies, and pursuant thereto may make a conveyance or lease of, or grant an option to acquire or lease, such lands, with or without site improvements, utility services, build…

A city may exercise all or any of the powers conferred upon it in KRS 82.105 to 82.180 as incidents to the exercise of its urban renewal and/or urban redevelopment functions authorized and contemplated in and by KRS Chapter 99, or otherwise. In the event a city has elected or may…

Municipal inducements are hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination of the General Assembly to be lawful public purposes and public uses for which cities may exercise all powers authorized by the provisions of KRS 82.105 to 82.180, or otherwise provided by law.

In order to provide all or any part of municipal inducements a city, acting in the discretion of its governing body, may issue revenue bonds as set forth in KRS 82.140 to 82.165.

The revenue bonds and interest thereon shall be payable solely from a special fund or account of the city, and from such revenues as may be pledged to be set aside therein from permissible sources, as authorized and provided in KRS 82.140 to 82.165, and shall not constitute indeb…

protect revenues. Prior to the issuance of the bonds, provision shall be made by ordinance for the creation of a separate and special fund or account of the city, identified as constituting the source of payment of principal and interest, and by covenant to be continued so long a…

(1) The principal of and the interest on the bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided for the payment. The bonds of any issue may be in one (1) or more series and any one (1) or more series may enjoy equal or subordinate status with respect to the pledge of funds fro…

(1) The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the lands or property to be used as the site of the governmental project or projects for which such bonds shall have been issued, the cost of such improvements thereto as may have been…

In the discretion of the city any bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 82.140 to 82.165 may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the city and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the Commo…

(1) All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of KRS 82.140 to 82.165, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in KRS 82.140 to 82.165. The proceedings or the trust indenture shall…

The exercise of the powers granted by KRS 82.105 to 82.180 will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the promotion of employment and the alleviation of unemp…

Bonds issued by a city under the provisions of KRS 82.105 to 82.180 are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies, agencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking asso…

Whenever any property authorized to be acquired under KRS 82.105 to 82.120 cannot be acquired by purchase upon terms which a city, or an agency thereof designated to act for it, deems to be reasonable, or whenever the owner is legally incapacitated, absent, unknown, or unable to …

instances -- Presumption of dedication -- Railroad exemption -- Automatic acceptance -- Penalty. (1) If any person desires to offer for dedication by recorded plat any public way or easement within the jurisdictional limits of the city or a consolidated local government, he or sh…

(1) If a legislative body of a city determines that a public way located within the city should be closed in whole or in part, and that all property owners in or abutting the public way or portion thereof agree to the closing of the public way, the legislative body may proceed to…

As used in KRS 82.605 to 82.640 unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Local government" means a city of any class, a consolidated local government, or an urban-county government; (2) "Hearing board" means a body established by ordinance and empowered to conduct hearings pur…

Any local government may enact parking ordinances and impose penalties for the violation of such ordinances. Such penalties may be enforced as criminal penalties or a local government may, by ordinance, elect to enforce parking ordinances as civil violations pursuant to the proce…