Miscellaneous General Provisions

003. Codes of ethics for city, county, charter county, urban-county government, and consolidated local government officials and employees -- Codes of ethics for boards, officers, and employees of special purpose governmental entities -- Interlocal agreements.

005. Notice to county clerk of establishment of political subdivision -- Application of provisions only before July 1, 2014 -- Transition to reporting requirements of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Duties of clerk -- Fee -- Notice by existing districts.

007. Removal of appointed member of special district governing body -- Hearing -- Appeal.

008. Expiration of term of appointed member of governing body of authority.

009. Ex officio member of district governing body -- Designation by fiscal court.

010. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]

012. Requirements for referendum petitions

020. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]

025. Prohibitions relating to employment of entities providing architectural services and construction management services on capital construction projects -- Effect of violation -- Best value procurement criteria -- Exception.

027. Reciprocal preference to be given to resident bidders by local governments.

030. Record-keeping by computer or other rapid-access data collection system.

040. Renumbered as KRS 65.160. [Renumbered]

041. Disposition of firearms or ammunition owned by unit of local government -- Disposition of proceeds upon sale.

045. Civil action against firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer.

050. Renumbered as KRS 65.162. [Renumbered]

055. Duty of county judge/executives and mayors to distribute information to local officials and board members.

060. Definition of district.

065. Budgets -- Application only to fiscal periods ending before July 1, 2014 -- Transition to requirements of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Filing -- Financial statements -- Audits -- Enforcement.

067. Bond required of persons handling public funds -- Compliance by elected officials and their employees.

070. Filing with county clerk and fiscal court -- Application of provisions only to fiscal periods ending before July 1, 2014 -- Transition to requirements of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Publication of descriptive information on the district -- Submission of audit to fiscal court -- Department for Local Government to furnish standard reporting forms to county clerks -- Enforcement.

110. Public improvement assessment bills.

112. Compensation for sewage treatment utility property -- Eminent domain -- Surcharge to customers.

115. Repealed, 2004. [Repealed]

117. Notice to state local debt officer required before any financial obligation entered into -- Administrative regulations.

120. Revenues from fees, fines and forfeitures related to parking.

125. Enactment and administration of special ad valorem tax.

130. Local governments authorized to display historic religious and nonreligious artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts in public buildings and on public property owned by the local governments.

133. Responsibility for enforcement of sex offender registration laws.

135. Legislative intention to occupy field regarding violations of KRS 439.3401 and KRS 17.500.

140. Local governments required to pay for purchases within 30 days -- Interest penalty.

150. Expenditure of funds for liability or property insurance.

154. "Employer", "employee" defined -- Spouse to acknowledge action in writing if not named as beneficiary by employee.

155. Pick up of employee contributions.

156. Actuarial evaluation requirement for local government pension systems -- Exemptions -- Copy to Legislative Research Commission -- Contributions by cities, municipal agencies, urban-county governments, or consolidated local governments -- Payment of lawful expenses -- Prohibition against creation or maintenance of defined benefit retirement system susceptible of unfunded liability -- Exceptions.

157. County may appropriate funds to a city within a county or city may appropriate funds to county in which it is located -- Specification of uses -- Accounting on expenditures.

1575. Charitable community foundations -- Relationship with local governments.

158. Procedure for city, consolidated local government, or urban-county employee nontax payroll deductions.

Special Districts

160. Special districts may be formed by two or more counties.

162. Special districts may be expanded to include additional counties.

164. "District."

166. Fiscal court procedure for alteration or dissolution of district.

168. Appeal.

170. Dissolution by referendum.

172. Dissolution on majority vote -- When dissolution opposed, restriction on further attempt.

174. Dissolution of multicounty districts.

176. Withdrawal of membership.

Taxing Districts

180. Definition of "taxing district."

181. Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.

182. Procedures for creating taxing district.

184. Petition -- Contents -- Signatures.

186. Appeal from decision of fiscal court to form a taxing district.

188. Two or more counties included in one district.

190. Effect of amendment or repeal of section of KRS by 1984 Acts Chapter 100.

192. Alternate method of creating a taxing district in counties containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class.

Claims Against Local Governments

200. Definitions for KRS 65.2001 to 65.2006.

2001. Application and construction of KRS 65.2002 to 65.2006.

2002. Amount of damages recoverable against local governments.

2003. Claims disallowed.

2004. Periodic payment of damages.

2005. Defense of employee by local government -- Liability of employee.

2006. Judgments affected.

Interlocal Cooperation Act

210. Short title of KRS 65.210 to 65.300.

220. Purpose of KRS 65.210 to 65.300.

230. Definition of "public agency" for KRS 65.210 to 65.300.

240. Joint exercise of power by state agencies with other public agencies.

245. Cooperative interlocal agreements for the sharing of revenues.

250. Contents of agreements authorized by KRS 65.240 -- Status of employees.

255. Powers of peace officers operating under cooperative agreement.

260. Limitations upon agreements -- Approval by Attorney General or Department for Local Government -- Exemptions.

270. Revenue bonds.

280. Effect of civil service laws and regulations upon transferred employees.

290. Copies of agreement must be filed -- Status of agencies in controversy involving interstate agreement.

300. Approval of agreement by officer or agency required.

Local Government Associations

310. Definitions for KRS 65.310 to 65.314.

312. Applicability of Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act to governing bodies of public entity and affiliated organizations -- Exceptions -- Financial data to be posted on Web -- Annual audit.

314. Adoption of procurement, personnel, and compensation policies and code of ethics.

Local Government Training

320. Local Government Training Advisory Council.

323. Duties of council.

327. Use of existing training providers.

330. Members not to be compensated.

333. Meetings.

337. Quorum -- Vote requirement.

Land Bank Authorities

350. Definitions.

352. Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.

355. Creation of authority.

360. Board of authority.

365. Mailing list of interested housing authorities.

370. Acquisition and disposal of property.

375. Conditions under which authority to take title to tax delinquent properties.

Local Scenic Easement Law

410. Definitions.

420. Acquisition of easements, purposes.

430. Local legislative bodies may acquire interest in real property.

440. Local legislative bodies, additional powers.

450. Valuation and taxation of legislative body's interest in real property.

460. Local legislative bodies denied power of eminent domain.

462. Acceptance of instrument constitutes dedication -- Term of easement and covenant.

464. Covenant against cutting of trees.

466. Requirements for acceptance.

468. Planning commission to issue advisory report on acquisition.

470. Construction in violation of easement prohibited -- Injunctive relief.

472. Recording of easement.

474. Extension of term of easement.

476. Termination of easement.

478. Consent of owner of subsurface rights to easement.

480. Construction of certain improvements not prohibited.

Tax Increment Financing in Counties Containing a City of the First Class

490. Definitions for KRS 65.490 to 65.499.

491. Legislative findings regarding tax increment financing.

493. Development areas for tax increment financing -- Qualifications.

494. KRS 65.490 to 65.499 limited to development areas established by county containing city of the first class or a city of the first class before March 23, 2007.

495. State and local development contracts for release of tax increments or grant awards -- Limitations.

497. State and local development contracts for benefits derived by taxing authority -- Annual renewal.

499. Notice of contract of release to tax collector -- Distribution of tax revenues.

Riverport Authority

510. Definitions for KRS 65.510 to 65.650.

520. Establishment -- General powers -- Cabinet's oversight responsibilities.

530. Purpose, duties, and powers of riverport authority.

540. Members of authority -- Appointment, terms -- Removal -- Effect of compact.

550. Withdrawal of city or county -- Successors -- Agreed dissolution.

560. Meetings of authority -- Quorum -- Effect of tie vote.

570. Compensation of members -- Employees -- Duties of secretary-treasurer -- Effect of compact.

580. City or county may appropriate funds or levy tax for use of riverport authority.

590. Riverport authority may borrow money, how secured.

600. Revenue bonds issued, when.

610. Contracts for use of facilities -- Maintenance costs, how paid.

620. Title to property -- Tax exemptions.

630. Exercise of powers declared public function -- Property held for public purpose.

640. Authority may indemnify the United States for damages resulting from improvements.

650. Commitments of authority to the United States to improve navigability.

Emergency Services Boards

660. Creation of single-county emergency services board -- Replacement of existing fire, ambulance, and rescue squad boards -- Boundaries -- Taxing powers -- Dissolution or alteration of boundaries.

661. Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.

662. Creation of multicounty emergency services board -- Replacement of existing fire, ambulance, and rescue squad boards -- Boundaries -- Taxing powers -- Dissolution or alteration of boundaries.

664. Powers of emergency services boards.

666. Management of single-county emergency services board -- Board appointments -- Terms of board members -- Residency requirement -- Removal.

668. Management of multicounty emergency services board -- Board appointments -- Terms of board members -- Residency requirement -- Removal -- Vacancies.

670. Levy of ad valorem tax -- License fee -- Purpose.

672. Contracts for fire, ambulance, and emergency squad services.

674. Provision of emergency services through agency of county government -- Dedicated county ad valorem tax -- Exception to tax levy recall provisions.

676. Emergency services tax supplemental to existing tax of fire, ambulance, and emergency squad districts -- Aggregate tax limits.

679. KRS 65.660 to 65.679 supersede structure and taxing privileges of fire, ambulance, and emergency squad districts -- Other provisions not affected.

Incremental Financing for Economic Development

680. Definitions for KRS 65.680 to 65.699.

682. Legislative finding.

683. KRS 65.680 to 65.699 limited to development areas established under KRS 65.686 by a city or county before March 23, 2007.

684. Powers of city or county for economic development.

6851. Option to impose assessment fee on certain newly created jobs -- Limitation on amount -- Tax credit for assessed employees -- Restriction on multiple assessments -- Termination -- Requirements to exercise option -- Transition provisions.

6853. Relationship to other job development assessment fees -- Maximum on total tax credits.

6855. Application of assessments -- Employer's duties.

686. Establishment or modification of development area -- Procedure -- Termination.

687. Extension of termination date for development area -- Conditions.

688. Special fund for outstanding increment bonds.

690. Ordinances governing increment bonds -- Required provisions.

692. Permitted purposes for bond issuance.

694. Pledge of increments for bond payment -- Precedence of pledges.

696. Development area grant contract -- Required provisions.

6971. Development area for infrastructure development -- Application -- Approval -- Ordinance creating area -- Increment amounts -- Grant contracts -- Portion of increment due from each taxing district -- Financing account -- Reports -- Operating procedures -- Obligation of Department of Revenue and agency.

6972. Development area and related project -- Application -- Approval -- Requirements for project -- Independent consultant -- Approval by authority -- Ordinance -- Grant contracts -- Portion of increment due from each taxing district -- Financing account -- Reports -- Operating procedures -- Obligation of Department of Revenue and agency.

698. Authority of KRS 65.680 to 65.699 supplemental to other legal authority.

699. Short title for KRS 65.680 to 65.699.

700. Repealed, 2002. [Repealed]

703. Repealed, 2002. [Repealed]

Tax Increment Financing

7041. Findings of General Assembly relative to KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.

7043. Purposes of KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.

7044. Oversight and responsibility for Commonwealth's participation in tax increment financing.

7045. Definitions for KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.

7047. Establishment of local development areas -- Conditions for establishment -- Steps for establishment or modification -- Funding -- Execution of agreement -- Pledge of revenues.

7049. Establishment of development area for investment, reinvestment, development, use, and reuse pursuant to this section and KRS 65.7051 and 65.7053 -- Conditions for establishment -- Findings required.

7051. Establishment of development plan for a development area -- Public hearing.

7053. Contents of ordinance establishing a development area -- Agency to oversee and administer implementation of ordinance -- Termination date.

7055. Amendment, change, or revision to development plan or development area -- Adoption -- Hearing and notice -- Ordinance.

7056. Occupational license fee -- Assessment -- Credit against other license fee -- Collection and remittance -- Job development assessment fee -- Fee maximums.

7057. Permitted sources for local funding for redevelopment assistance or projects -- Special assessments -- Local participation agreement required.

7059. Issuance of increment bonds by local governments.

7061. Special fund to be pledged for retirement of increment bonds -- Requirements governing disbursal of funds.

7063. Requirements for local participation agreements -- Pledge of incremental revenues superior to other pledges of revenues.

7065. Service payment agreement -- Power of city, county, or issuer to enter into agreement -- Liens, priority, validity, enforceability, and termination.

7067. Real property in development areas not eligible for assessment moratoriums under KRS 99.600.

7069. State Tax Increment Financing Commission -- Members -- Powers and duties -- Annual report.

7071. Repealed, 2008. [Repealed]

7073. Repealed, 2008. [Repealed]

7075. Repealed, 2008. [Repealed]

7077. Repealed, 2008. [Repealed]

7079. Repealed, 2008. [Repealed]

7081. Repealed, 2008. [Repealed]

7083. Payment and release of incremental revenues -- Duties of local taxing districts and Department of Revenue.

Ambulance Service Contracts

710. Contract requirements.

720. Construction of contract provisions.

730. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]

Emergency Telephone Service

750. Definitions for KRS 65.750 to 65.760.

752. Requirements for enhanced 911 emergency service -- Privacy of information.

754. Penalties for violations of KRS 65.752.

755. Digits reserved for emergency telephone number.

760. Establishment of 911 emergency telephone service by city, county, or urban-county government -- Funding.

Wireless Enhanced Emergency 911 Systems

7621. Definitions for KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643.

7623. Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telecommunications Board of Kentucky.

7625. Appointment and duties of state administrator of commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications.

7627. Commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications fund.

7629. Powers and duties of board.

7630. Gathering and reporting information regarding 911 emergency communications funding and costs – Administrative regulations – Information subject to disclosure under Open Records Act and information subject to confidentiality – Report to Legislative Research Commission.

7631. Apportionment of money in CMRS fund.

7633. Promulgation of administrative regulations by board.

7635. Duty of commercial mobile radio service providers to act as collection agents for fund -- Procedure for collection of service and prepaid service charges.

7637. Limitations of liability for CMRS providers and service suppliers.

7639. Information to be given to board by CMRS providers -- Confidentiality of information.

7640. Mobile telecommunications services -- Adoption of federal provisions -- Notification of service provider about errors -- Correction and refund -- Exhaustion of remedies.

7641. Illegal use of wireless emergency telephone service -- Penalties.

7643. Construction of KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643 with respect to Communications Act of 1934.

Short-Term Borrowing Act

7701. Definitions for KRS 65.7703 to 65.7721.

7703. Authority to borrow money in anticipation of taxes or revenues -- Notes to be payable only by appropriation.

7705. Note maximums.

7707. Maturity of notes -- Payment of interest.

7709. Time of issuance -- Format.

7711. Notes to be secured by pledge, lien, and charge -- Sinking fund or note retirement fund.

7713. Enforcement of pledge, lien, and charge -- Payment of notes.

7715. Estimate of revenues available for securing notes.

7717. Sale -- Award to be made by legislation.

7719. Repealed, 2008. [Repealed]

7721. Short title.

Creation of Nontaxing Special Districts

805. Definition of nontaxing special district.

810. Sole method of creating a nontaxing special district.

815. Petition for creation of nontaxing special district.

820. Appeal of decision of fiscal court on formation of nontaxing special district.

825. Creation of joint nontaxing special district.

830. Effect of KRS 65.805 to 65.830 on special districts created prior to July 13, 1984.

Ordinances and Regulations

870. Local firearms control ordinances prohibited -- Exemption from immunity -- Declaratory and injunctive relief.

871. Local restrictions on sales of metals and products containing metal permitted -- Conditions.

873. Local restrictions on use of mobile telephone in motor vehicle prohibited.

875. Prohibition against local rent control on private property.

877. Local governments' authority to regulate holding of inherently dangerous wildlife -- List of inherently dangerous wildlife.

879. Prohibition against local ordinances specifically applicable to residential care facilities for persons with a disability -- Information to be provided by Cabinet for Health and Family Services -- Facilities not exempted from general application ordinances.

Code Enforcement Boards

8801. Purpose of KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.

8805. Definitions for KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.

8808. Code enforcement board creation -- Joinder with additional cities or counties -- Powers -- Classification of violation of ordinance as civil offense.

8811. Membership of board -- Term -- Reappointment -- Vacancy -- Removal -- Compensation.

8815. Organization of board -- Meetings -- Quorum -- Minutes -- Administrative personnel.

8818. Alternate board members.

8821. Powers of board.

8825. Enforcement proceedings -- Procedure.

8828. Hearing -- Notice -- Failure to appear -- Procedure -- Final order.

8831. Appeals -- Final judgment.

8835. Lien -- Recording -- Responsibility for fines, charges, and fees.

8838. Immediate action to remedy violation of ordinances.

8839. Short title for KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.

Regional Wastewater Commissions

8901. Legislative findings -- Statutory authority for regional wastewater commission.

8903. Definitions for KRS 65.8901 to 65.8923 and 69.8925.

8905. Procedure for forming regional wastewater commission.

8907. Appointment of commissioners -- Terms.

8909. Procedure for inclusion of entity in existing regional wastewater commission.

8911. Organization of commission -- Compensation -- Bond -- Applicability of Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act.

8913. Removal of commissioner for cause -- Notice -- Hearing.

8915. Withdrawal of member entity from regional wastewater commission -- Payment of obligations -- Vacancies.

8917. Managing board -- Powers and duties of regional wastewater commission -- Property and income exempt from tax.

8919. Commission to provide services to member entities and other parties on wholesale contract basis -- Mandatory contract provisions -- Rates and charges -- Contract to manage existing wastewater facility.

8921. Procedure for establishing or changing rates or charges for service.

8923. Acquisition of appropriate sites, facilities, and funding.

8925. Web site to provide public access to expenditure records of regional wastewater commission -- Monthly updates -- Registration with Department for Local Government -- Application of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.

Uniform Financial Information Report

900. Definitions for KRS 65.905 to 65.925.

905. Local governments required to file uniform financial information report -- Application of provisions only to fiscal periods ending before July 1, 2014 -- Transition to requirements of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Use of report by Department for Local Government.

910. Required contents of uniform financial information report.

915. Repealed, 2007. [Repealed]

920. Effects of failure of local government to comply with certain specified statutory provisions.

925. Copies to be filed with Legislative Research Commission.

Governmental Leasing Act

940. Definitions for KRS 65.942 to 65.956.

942. Terms and conditions of leases -- Leasing for financing property purchases -- Sinking fund.

944. When approval by state local debt officer or chief state school officer is required -- Technical and advisory assistance on leases.

946. Maximum term for leases.

948. Leased property exempt from state and local taxation.

950. Leases as a legal and authorized investment.

952. Title to property subject to the lease.

954. Construction of KRS 65.940 to 65.956.

956. Short title.