Kentucky Revised Statutes (Last Updated: May 10, 2014) |
TITLE IX. COUNTIES, CITIES, AND OTHER LOCAL UNITS |
CHAPTER 67. COUNTY GOVERNMENT(FISCAL COURTS AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS) |
Unified Local Government |
900. Authorization to form unified local government. |
902. Definitions for KRS 67.900 to 67.940. |
904. Procedure for initiation of unification process -- Appointment of unification review commission. |
906. Unification review commission -- Membership -- Chairperson -- Filling vacancies. |
908. Funding of unification review commission. |
910. Unification plan -- Components -- Deadline for completion -- Dissolution of commission. |
912. Legislative council -- Chief executive and administrative officers -- Powers, duties, and salary of CEO. |
914. Public hearings on unification plan. |
916. Approval of unification plan by commission. |
918. Question of unification to be submitted to voters -- Adoption of unification plan after approval -- Prohibition against placing rejected plan on ballot for five years. |
920. Redistricting of unified local government legislative districts. |
924. Retention of laws in force at time of unification -- Superceding existing laws -- Resolution of conflicts between county and city ordinances. |
926. Contracts and obligations of counties and cities to be honored after unification. |
928. Powers and duties of Sections 99 and 144 constitutional offices within unified territory -- Funding responsibilities and oversight duties unaffected by unification. |
930. Employees of county and cities to become employees of unified local government -- Rights, privileges, and protections of employees and their beneficiaries remain in effect. |
932. Division of unified local government's territory into service districts by legislative council -- Tax districts to correspond -- Partial-service districts. |
934. Taxing, fire protection, sanitation, water, and special districts to continue unless eliminated in plan or later dissolved -- Rate of levy. |
936. Ordinances creating boards, commissions, authorities, and interlocal agreements deemed reenacted unless eliminated in plan -- Restructuring powers of council. |
938. Continuation of tax structures and rates and service levels after unification -- Imposition of different tax rates within territory -- Certificates of delinquency. |
940. Nonparticipating cities within territory to remain incorporated and exercise existing powers -- Incorporations after unification prohibited -- Council approval required for annexation. |