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KRS Chapter 065.00

Miscellaneous General Provisions

  • .003   Codes of ethics for city, county, charter county, urban-county government, and consolidated local government officials and employees -- Interlocal agreements.

  • .005   Notice to county clerk of establishment of political subdivision -- 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  • .010   Repealed, 1980.

  • .020   Repealed, 1978.

  • .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.

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

  • .040   Renumbered as KRS 65.160.

  • .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.

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

  • .060   Definition of district.

  • .065   Budgets -- 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 -- Publication of descriptive information on the district -- Submission of audit to fiscal court -- Governor's Office for Local Development 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  • .115   Repealed, 2004.

  • .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."

  • .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 Governor's Office for Local Development -- 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 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.

  • .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.

  • .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.

  • .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.

  • .703   Repealed, 2002.

    • 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 -- Executive of agreement -- Pledge of revenues.

  • .7049   Establishment of development area for reinvestment and redevelopment 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   State tax increment financing participation programs -- Application requirements for a local government to request state participation -- Commission review requirements -- Pledge limitations -- Project grant agreements required -- Independent consultant's report.

  • .7073   Commonwealth Participation Program for State Real Property Ad Valorem Tax Revenues -- Criteria for state participation -- Qualifying expenditures -- Pledge limitations -- Commission review -- Required determinations by the commission -- Project grant agreement required.

  • .7075   Signature Project Program -- Purpose -- Two programs -- Criteria for state participation -- Qualifying expenditures -- Commission review -- Required determinations by the commission -- Pledge limitations -- Project grant agreement required.

  • .7077   Commonwealth Participation Program for Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Blighted Urban Areas -- Definitions -- Criteria for state participation -- Qualifying expenditures -- Commission review -- Required determinations by the commission -- Pledge limitations -- Project grant agreement required.

  • .7079   Terms and conditions of project grant agreements to be negotiated between commission and agency -- Provisions of agreement -- Pledge of incremental revenues superior to other pledges of revenues -- Renewal and discontinuance of agreement.

  • .7081   Requirement that minimal capital investment be made prior to the release of incremental revenues -- Escrow account -- Duties of office to monitor agreements, track revenues, and prepare reports for commission.

  • .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.

    • 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.

  • .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.

  • .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.

  • .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.

    • 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.

    • Uniform Financial Information Report

  • .900   Definitions for KRS 65.905 to 65.925.

  • .905   Local governments required to file uniform financial information report -- Use of report by Governor's Office for Local Development.

  • .910   Required contents of uniform financial information report.

  • .915   Repealed, 2007.

  • .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.

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