Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units

Each member shall be subject to compulsory retirement according to the rules of the government in which he is employed, except that any member able to perform his assigned duties shall not be precluded from serving: (1) At least twenty (20) years if the member's participation dat…

In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, relocated, remodeled, altered, repaired, maintained or used in violation of any reasonable regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the county attorney of such county, or any prope…

Increase of monthly annuity to $1,500 -- Annual adjustment. (1) (a) For a member whose participation date in the fund is prior to March 14, 2013, the rate of retirement annuity shall be two and one-half percent (2.5%) of average salary, as defined in KRS 67A.360(13), for each yea…

spouse, minor children, and parents. (1) (a) Upon death of a member due to occupational causes, regardless of length of service, the surviving spouse shall be entitled immediately upon cessation of salary to an annuity equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the member's last rate…

service retirement -- Benefits to surviving spouse and minor children. (1) For a member who on the date of death is not eligible for a voluntary service retirement under KRS 67A.410, whose death occurs while in service, arising from any cause other than in the performance of duty…

officers. (1) Upon the fiscal court adopting an order reciting the necessity of financing the acquisition, construction, remodeling or improvement of a county building or buildings of any type which a county has the legal right to acquire, construct, remodel or improve and reques…

The treasurer of the commission shall pay out the funds of the commission only upon presentation of warrants signed by the chairman and countersigned by the secretary of the commission. The treasurer shall execute bond to the commission in an amount fixed by the commission.

retirement benefits -- Reversion to service retirement precluded. (1) If a total and permanent occupational disability occurs, the member shall receive an annuity calculated pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. This benefit shall begin at the time the member's salary cease…

Such commission shall be a public corporation and commission and shall be considered as a public agency and instrumentality of the county whose county judge/executive appoints same, in order to finance projects under the provisions hereof.

benefits -- Investigations, hearings, and appeals. (1) Once each year following the retirement of a member on a disability retirement allowance, the board may require the person, prior to his or her normal retirement date, to undergo a medical examination. Should he or she refuse…

For the purpose of providing county buildings for county purposes or to remodel or improve same, the county of which the members of such commission are residents may convey to the county buildings commission a fee simple title, with covenant of general warranty, to a site now hel…

Benefits. (1) (a) Upon total and permanent disability of a member as the result of any cause other than occupational disability, if a member shall have rendered at least five (5) years of total service, he shall be entitled to a disability retirement annuity determined under this…

Every county buildings commission to which a site for a building has been conveyed, on which a building is to be constructed, remodeled or improved, as provided in KRS 67.465, shall enter into a contract or contracts with some person for the erection, remodeling or improvements o…

Immediately upon the approval of the plans and specifications, as provided in KRS 67.470, the county shall offer to lease the building for a term of one (1) year from the time the building is completed and ready for occupancy. The lease by its terms shall give the lessee the opti…

examining physicians -- Rehearing or judicial review. (1) For the purpose of KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690, a member shall be considered totally and permanently disabled after the board has received written certification by at least two (2) licensed and practicing physicians selected by…

Any county buildings commission may establish and erect, remodel or improve county buildings and necessary appurtenances within the county, under the provisions of KRS 67.450 to 67.550, for the purpose of supplying the county with adequate buildings necessary to carry out its rig…

When any county buildings commission desires to construct, remodel or improve a building under the provisions of KRS 67.480, the county buildings commission shall by resolution cause plans and specifications for the building to be duly made and filed in the office of the county c…

spouse's, children's, or dependent parent annuities payable. (1) Upon death of a member, occurring while in active service, if no surviving spouse's annuity, children's annuities, or dependent parent annuities are payable, the designated beneficiary of the member or his or her es…

bonds. For the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, constructing, remodeling, or improvement of any building and its appurtenances under the provisions of KRS 67.480, any county buildings commission may borrow money and issue negotiable bonds. No bonds shall be issued unti…

rate of pay, or service retirement annuity -- Eligibility -- Purchase of optional survivorship allowance -- Surviving children benefit of fifty percent to seventy- five percent. (1) (a) Upon the death of a retired member, his or her surviving spouse shall receive an annuity equal…

All bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 67.450 to 67.550 may bear interest at a rate or rates or method of determining rates, payable at least annually, and shall be executed in a manner and be payable at times, not exceeding thirty (30) years from the date of issue, and at …

Repayment upon reemployment. (1) Upon withdrawal from service prior to retirement, a member shall be entitled to receive a refund of the amount of contributions made by the member or picked up by the urban-county government pursuant to KRS 67A.510(2) after the date of establishme…

All bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 67.450 to 67.550 shall have all of the qualities of negotiable instruments and shall not be subject to taxation. If any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons cease to be such officers before delivery of the bo…

All money received from any bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of KRS 67.450 to 67.550 shall be used solely for the establishment, remodeling, erection or improvement of the building and necessary appurtenances, except that the money may be used also to advance the payment o…

(1) (a) Each active member shall contribute a sum equal to not less than ten and one- half percent (10.5%) nor more than eleven percent (11%) of current salary, to be determined by the legislative body of the urban-county government, except that: 1. For members whose participatio…

The building and appurtenances shall remain subject to the statutory mortgage lien provided by KRS 67.505, until the payment in full of the principal and interest on the bonds. Any holder of the bonds or of any of the coupons may, either at law or in equity, protect and enforce t…

If there is any default in the payment of principal or interest on any of the bonds, any court having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the building on behalf of the county buildings commission, with power to charge and collect rentals sufficient to …

compliance. The government shall make annual contributions to the fund toward the annuities and benefits provided by KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690 based upon the results of the annual actuarial valuation of the fund required by KRS 67A.560(6)(c). These contributions by the government sh…

At or before the issuance of the bonds, the county buildings commission by resolution shall set aside and pledge the income of the building into a special fund to be used and applied in payment of the cost and maintenance of the building. The resolution shall definitely fix the a…

The sinking fund shall be deposited in a depositary selected by the county buildings commission. The deposit, where practicable, shall be continuously secured by a pledge to the county buildings commission of direct obligations of the United States, exclusive of accrued interest,…

How chosen. (1) The responsibility for the proper operation of the fund and the direction of its policies shall be vested in a board of trustees of twelve (12) members, consisting of the mayor, the commissioner of public safety, the commissioner of finance, the director of human …

If a surplus is accumulated in the maintenance fund equal to the cost of maintaining the building during the remainder of the calendar or fiscal year, as may be provided by the resolution required by KRS 67.520, and the cost of maintaining and operating the building for the succe…

The county buildings commission may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of any outstanding bonds, in accordance with the proceedings prescribed for the issuance of the original bonds. The refunding bonds shall be secured to the same extent and…

(1) Subject to the foregoing provisions, there shall be held on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday of September of each year an election among the active members for trustee of the fund. (2) On or before August 10 preceding, nominations for candidates in the election sha…

If the county buildings commission finds that the bonds authorized will be insufficient to accomplish the purpose desired, additional bonds may be authorized and issued subject to the same procedure.

When the county has paid rent sufficient to amortize the cost of erecting, acquiring, remodeling or improvement of the building and appurtenances and to maintain the building and pay the cost of insurance, the county buildings commission shall thereupon convey the premises to the…

In addition to other duties provided in KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690, the board shall: (1) Establish and maintain an office in the facilities provided by the government for the meetings of the board and the keeping of the books, accounts, and records of the fund; hold regular meetings …

(1) Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of KRS 67.450 to 67.550, the county buildings commission may, by declaring its desire to do so, provide, in addition to all of the other provisions authorized in KRS 67.450 to 67.550 in connection with the issuance of its bonds, tha…

The provisions of KRS 67.450 to 67.550 are additional and alternate methods for the acquisition, construction, remodeling and improvement of buildings by counties and do not include, alter, amend or repeal any other statute. No proceedings shall be required for the issuance of an…

and regulations -- Legislative intent to conform with applicable federal statutes, regulations, and published guidance. (1) The officers of the board shall consist of a president, vice president, and a secretary. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the board, sh…

The board may invest the moneys accruing to the fund, in interest-bearing bonds of any county, urban-county government or city in this Commonwealth, or in any securities in which trustees are permitted to invest trust funds under the laws of this Commonwealth, or in international…

(1) An adequate system of accounts and records shall be established and maintained for the fund that will reflect fully the requirements of the provisions of KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690. This system shall be integrated, to the extent possible with the accounts, records, and procedures…

(1) The officers of the government designated by law to draw warrants on the government treasury, shall on request in writing by the board, draw warrants on the commissioner of finance, payable to the treasurer of the board, against moneys of the fund. (2) Moneys ordered paid fro…

(1) The county judge/executive shall designate the sheriff of the county, or, if there is a county police department, may designate the chief of the county police, as custodian of all property: (a) Alleged to be or suspected of being the proceeds of crime; (b) Alleged to be or su…

(1) If any property in the custody of the property custodian is desired as evidence in any court, such property shall be delivered to any officer who presents an order to that effect from the court. Such property shall not be retained by the court, but shall be returned to the pr…

(1) It is the intention of KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690 that the fund herein created shall supersede and take the place of the pension fund established under KRS 95.851 to 95.884 inclusive, for cities becoming urban-county governments, which sections shall be without force and effect, …