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CHAPTER 65 GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES, CITIES, AND OTHER LOCAL UNITS

• 65.003 Codes of ethics for city, county, charter county, urban-county government, and consolidated local government officials and employees -- Interlocal agreements.
• 65.005 Notice to county clerk of establishment of political subdivision -- Duties of clerk -- Fee -- Notice by existing districts.
• 65.007 Removal of appointed member of special district governing body -- Hearing -- Appeal.
• 65.008 Expiration of term of appointed member of governing body of authority.
• 65.009 Ex officio member of district governing body -- Designation by fiscal court.
• 65.010 Repealed, 1980.
• 65.020 Repealed, 1978.
• 65.025 Prohibitions relating to employment of entities providing architectural services and construction management services on capital construction projects -- Effect of violation -- Best value procu
• 65.027 Reciprocal preference to be given to resident bidders by local governments.
• 65.030 Record-keeping by computer or other rapid-access data collection system.
• 65.040 Renumbered as KRS 65.160.
• 65.041 Disposition of firearms or ammunition owned by unit of local government -- Disposition of proceeds upon sale.
• 65.045 Civil action against firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer.
• 65.050 Renumbered as KRS 65.162.
• 65.055 Duty of county judge/executives and mayors to distribute information to local officials and board members.
• 65.060 Definition of district.
• 65.065 Budgets -- Filing -- Financial statements -- Audits -- Enforcement.
• 65.067 Bond required of persons handling public funds -- Compliance by elected officials and their employees.
• 65.070 Filing with county clerk and fiscal court -- Publication of descriptive information on the district -- Submission of audit to fiscal court -- Department for Local Government to furnish standard
• 65.110 Public improvement assessment bills.
• 65.112 Compensation for sewage treatment utility property -- Eminent domain -- Surcharge to customers.
• 65.115 Repealed, 2004.
• 65.117 Notice to state local debt officer required before any financial obligation entered into -- Administrative regulations.
• 65.120 Revenues from fees, fines and forfeitures related to parking.
• 65.125 Enactment and administration of special ad valorem tax.
• 65.130 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.
• 65.133 Responsibility for enforcement of sex offender registration laws.
• 65.135 Legislative intention to occupy field regarding violations of KRS 439.3401 and KRS 17.500.
• 65.140 Local governments required to pay for purchases within 30 days -- Interest penalty.
• 65.150 Expenditure of funds for liability or property insurance.
• 65.154 "Employer", "employee" defined -- Spouse to acknowledge action in writing if not named as beneficiary by employee.
• 65.155 Pick up of employee contributions.
• 65.156 Actuarial evaluation requirement for local government pension systems -- Exemptions -- Copy to Legislative Research Commission -- Contributions by cities, municipal agencies, urban-county gover
• 65.157 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.
• 65.1575 Charitable community foundations -- Relationship with local governments.
• 65.158 Procedure for city, consolidated local government, or urban-county employee nontax payroll deductions.
• 65.160 Special districts may be formed by two or more counties.
• 65.162 Special districts may be expanded to include additional counties.
• 65.164 "District."
• 65.166 Fiscal court procedure for alteration or dissolution of district.
• 65.168 Appeal.
• 65.170 Dissolution by referendum.
• 65.172 Dissolution on majority vote -- When dissolution opposed, restriction on further attempt.
• 65.174 Dissolution of multicounty districts.
• 65.176 Withdrawal of membership.
• 65.180 Definition of "taxing district."
• 65.182 Procedures for creating taxing district.
• 65.184 Petition -- Contents -- Signatures.
• 65.186 Appeal from decision of fiscal court to form a taxing district.
• 65.188 Two or more counties included in one district.
• 65.190 Effect of amendment or repeal of section of KRS by 1984 Acts Chapter 100.
• 65.192 Alternate method of creating a taxing district in counties containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class.
• 65.200 Definitions for KRS 65.2001 to 65.2006.
• 65.2001 Application and construction of KRS 65.2002 to 65.2006.
• 65.2002 Amount of damages recoverable against local governments.
• 65.2003 Claims disallowed.
• 65.2004 Periodic payment of damages.
• 65.2005 Defense of employee by local government -- Liability of employee.
• 65.2006 Judgments affected.
• 65.210 Short title of KRS 65.210 to 65.300.
• 65.220 Purpose of KRS 65.210 to 65.300.
• 65.230 Definition of "public agency" for KRS 65.210 to 65.300.
• 65.240 Joint exercise of power by state agencies with other public agencies.
• 65.245 Cooperative interlocal agreements for the sharing of revenues.
• 65.250 Contents of agreements authorized by KRS 65.240 -- Status of employees.
• 65.255 Powers of peace officers operating under cooperative agreement.
• 65.260 Limitations upon agreements -- Approval by Attorney General or Department for Local Government -- Exemptions.
• 65.270 Revenue bonds.
• 65.280 Effect of civil service laws and regulations upon transferred employees.
• 65.290 Copies of agreement must be filed -- Status of agencies in controversy involving interstate agreement.
• 65.300 Approval of agreement by officer or agency required.
• 65.310 Definitions for KRS 65.310 to 65.314.
• 65.312 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.
• 65.314 Adoption of procurement, personnel, and compensation policies and code of ethics.
• 65.320 Local Government Training Advisory Council.
• 65.323 Duties of council.
• 65.327 Use of existing training providers.
• 65.330 Members not to be compensated.
• 65.333 Meetings.
• 65.337 Quorum -- Vote requirement.
• 65.350 Definitions.
• 65.355 Creation of authority.
• 65.360 Board of authority.
• 65.365 Mailing list of interested housing authorities.
• 65.370 Acquisition and disposal of property.
• 65.375 Conditions under which authority to take title to tax delinquent properties.
• 65.410 Definitions.
• 65.420 Acquisition of easements, purposes.
• 65.430 Local legislative bodies may acquire interest in real property.
• 65.440 Local legislative bodies, additional powers.
• 65.450 Valuation and taxation of legislative body's interest in real property.
• 65.460 Local legislative bodies denied power of eminent domain.
• 65.462 Acceptance of instrument constitutes dedication -- Term of easement and covenant.
• 65.464 Covenant against cutting of trees.
• 65.466 Requirements for acceptance.
• 65.468 Planning commission to issue advisory report on acquisition.
• 65.470 Construction in violation of easement prohibited -- Injunctive relief.
• 65.472 Recording of easement.
• 65.474 Extension of term of easement.
• 65.476 Termination of easement.
• 65.478 Consent of owner of subsurface rights to easement.
• 65.480 Construction of certain improvements not prohibited.
• 65.490 Definitions for KRS 65.490 to 65.499.
• 65.491 Legislative findings regarding tax increment financing.
• 65.493 Development areas for tax increment financing -- Qualifications.
• 65.494 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.
• 65.495 State and local development contracts for release of tax increments or grant awards -- Limitations.
• 65.497 State and local development contracts for benefits derived by taxing authority -- Annual renewal.
• 65.499 Notice of contract of release to tax collector -- Distribution of tax revenues.
• 65.510 Definitions for KRS 65.510 to 65.650.
• 65.520 Establishment -- General powers -- Cabinet's oversight responsibilities.
• 65.530 Purpose, duties, and powers of riverport authority.
• 65.540 Members of authority -- Appointment, terms -- Removal -- Effect of compact.
• 65.550 Withdrawal of city or county -- Successors -- Agreed dissolution.
• 65.560 Meetings of authority -- Quorum -- Effect of tie vote.
• 65.570 Compensation of members -- Employees -- Duties of secretary-treasurer -- Effect of compact.
• 65.580 City or county may appropriate funds or levy tax for use of riverport authority.
• 65.590 Riverport authority may borrow money, how secured.
• 65.600 Revenue bonds issued, when.
• 65.610 Contracts for use of facilities -- Maintenance costs, how paid.
• 65.620 Title to property -- Tax exemptions.
• 65.630 Exercise of powers declared public function -- Property held for public purpose.
• 65.640 Authority may indemnify the United States for damages resulting from improvements.
• 65.650 Commitments of authority to the United States to improve navigability.
• 65.660 Creation of single-county emergency services board -- Replacement of existing fire, ambulance, and rescue squad boards -- Boundaries -- Taxing powers -- Dissolution or alteration of boundaries.
• 65.662 Creation of multicounty emergency services board -- Replacement of existing fire, ambulance, and rescue squad boards -- Boundaries -- Taxing powers -- Dissolution or alteration of boundaries.
• 65.664 Powers of emergency services boards.
• 65.666 Management of single-county emergency services board -- Board appointments -- Terms of board members -- Residency requirement -- Removal.
• 65.668 Management of multicounty emergency services board -- Board appointments -- Terms of board members -- Residency requirement -- Removal -- Vacancies.
• 65.670 Levy of ad valorem tax -- License fee -- Purpose.
• 65.672 Contracts for fire, ambulance, and emergency squad services.
• 65.674 Provision of emergency services through agency of county government -- Dedicated county ad valorem tax -- Exception to tax levy recall provisions.
• 65.676 Emergency services tax supplemental to existing tax of fire, ambulance, and emergency squad districts -- Aggregate tax limits.
• 65.679 KRS 65.660 to 65.679 supersede structure and taxing privileges of fire, ambulance, and emergency squad districts -- Other provisions not affected.
• 65.680 Definitions for KRS 65.680 to 65.699.
• 65.682 Legislative finding.
• 65.683 KRS 65.680 to 65.699 limited to development areas established under KRS 65.686 by a city or county before March 23, 2007.
• 65.684 Powers of city or county for economic development.
• 65.6851 Option to impose assessment fee on certain newly created jobs -- Limitation on amount -- Tax credit for assessed employees -- Restriction on multiple assessments -- Termination -- Requirements
• 65.6853 Relationship to other job development assessment fees -- Maximum on total tax credits.
• 65.6855 Application of assessments -- Employer's duties.
• 65.686 Establishment or modification of development area -- Procedure -- Termination.
• 65.687 Extension of termination date for development area -- Conditions.
• 65.688 Special fund for outstanding increment bonds.
• 65.690 Ordinances governing increment bonds -- Required provisions.
• 65.692 Permitted purposes for bond issuance.
• 65.694 Pledge of increments for bond payment -- Precedence of pledges.
• 65.696 Development area grant contract -- Required provisions.
• 65.6971 Development area for infrastructure development -- Application -- Approval -- Ordinance creating area -- Increment amounts -- Grant contracts -- Portion of increment due from each taxing distr
• 65.6972 Development area and related project -- Application -- Approval -- Requirements for project -- Independent consultant -- Approval by authority -- Ordinance -- Grant contracts -- Portion of inc
• 65.698 Authority of KRS 65.680 to 65.699 supplemental to other legal authority.
• 65.699 Short title for KRS 65.680 to 65.699.
• 65.700 Repealed, 2002.
• 65.703 Repealed, 2002.
• 65.7041 Findings of General Assembly relative to KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.
• 65.7043 Purposes of KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.
• 65.7044 Oversight and responsibility for Commonwealth's participation in tax increment financing.
• 65.7045 Definitions for KRS 65.7041 to 65.7083.
• 65.7047 Establishment of local development areas -- Conditions for establishment -- Steps for establishment or modification -- Funding -- Execution of agreement -- Pledge of revenues.
• 65.7049 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 req
• 65.7051 Establishment of development plan for a development area -- Public hearing.
• 65.7053 Contents of ordinance establishing a development area -- Agency to oversee and administer implementation of ordinance -- Termination date.
• 65.7055 Amendment, change, or revision to development plan or development area -- Adoption -- Hearing and notice -- Ordinance.
• 65.7056 Occupational license fee -- Assessment -- Credit against other license fee -- Collection and remittance -- Job development assessment fee -- Fee maximums.
• 65.7057 Permitted sources for local funding for redevelopment assistance or projects -- Special assessments -- Local participation agreement required.
• 65.7059 Issuance of increment bonds by local governments.
• 65.7061 Special fund to be pledged for retirement of increment bonds -- Requirements governing disbursal of funds.
• 65.7063 Requirements for local participation agreements -- Pledge of incremental revenues superior to other pledges of revenues.
• 65.7065 Service payment agreement -- Power of city, county, or issuer to enter into agreement -- Liens, priority, validity, enforceability, and termination.
• 65.7067 Real property in development areas not eligible for assessment moratoriums under KRS 99.600.
• 65.7069 State Tax Increment Financing Commission -- Members -- Powers and duties -- Annual report.
• 65.7071 Repealed, 2008.
• 65.7073 Repealed, 2008.
• 65.7075 Repealed, 2008.
• 65.7077 Repealed, 2008.
• 65.7079 Repealed, 2008.
• 65.7081 Repealed, 2008.
• 65.7083 Payment and release of incremental revenues -- Duties of local taxing districts and Department of Revenue.
• 65.710 Contract requirements.
• 65.720 Construction of contract provisions.
• 65.730 Repealed, 1978.
• 65.750 Definitions for KRS 65.750 to 65.760.
• 65.752 Requirements for enhanced 911 emergency service -- Privacy of information.
• 65.754 Penalties for violations of KRS 65.752.
• 65.755 Digits reserved for emergency telephone number.
• 65.760 Establishment of 911 emergency telephone service by city, county, or urban-county government -- Funding.
• 65.7621 Definitions for KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643.
• 65.7623 Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telecommunications Board of Kentucky.
• 65.7625 Appointment and duties of state administrator of commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications.
• 65.7627 Commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications fund.
• 65.7629 Powers and duties of board.
• 65.7631 Apportionment of money in CMRS fund.
• 65.7633 Promulgation of administrative regulations by board.
• 65.7635 Duty of commercial mobile radio service providers to act as collection agents for fund -- Procedure for collection of service and prepaid service charges.
• 65.7637 Limitations of liability for CMRS providers and service suppliers.
• 65.7639 Information to be given to board by CMRS providers -- Confidentiality of information.
• 65.7640 Mobile telecommunications services -- Adoption of federal provisions -- Notification of service provider about errors -- Correction and refund -- Exhaustion of remedies.
• 65.7641 Illegal use of wireless emergency telephone service -- Penalties.
• 65.7643 Construction of KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643 with respect to Communications Act of 1934.
• 65.7701 Definitions for KRS 65.7703 to 65.7721.
• 65.7703 Authority to borrow money in anticipation of taxes or revenues -- Notes to be payable only by appropriation.
• 65.7705 Note maximums.
• 65.7707 Maturity of notes -- Payment of interest.
• 65.7709 Time of issuance -- Format.
• 65.7711 Notes to be secured by pledge, lien, and charge -- Sinking fund or note retirement fund.
• 65.7713 Enforcement of pledge, lien, and charge -- Payment of notes.
• 65.7715 Estimate of revenues available for securing notes.
• 65.7717 Sale -- Award to be made by legislation.
• 65.7719 Repealed, 2008.
• 65.7721 Short title.
• 65.805 Definition of nontaxing special district.
• 65.810 Sole method of creating a nontaxing special district.
• 65.815 Petition for creation of nontaxing special district.
• 65.820 Appeal of decision of fiscal court on formation of nontaxing special district.
• 65.825 Creation of joint nontaxing special district.
• 65.830 Effect of KRS 65.805 to 65.830 on special districts created prior to July 13, 1984.
• 65.870 Local firearms control ordinances prohibited.
• 65.871 Local restrictions on sales of metals and products containing metal permitted -- Conditions.
• 65.873 Local restrictions on use of mobile telephone in motor vehicle prohibited.
• 65.875 Prohibition against local rent control on private property.
• 65.877 Local governments' authority to regulate holding of inherently dangerous wildlife -- List of inherently dangerous wildlife.
• 65.8801 Purpose of KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.
• 65.8805 Definitions for KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.
• 65.8808 Code enforcement board creation -- Joinder with additional cities or counties -- Powers -- Classification of violation of ordinance as civil offense.
• 65.8811 Membership of board -- Term -- Reappointment -- Vacancy -- Removal -- Compensation.
• 65.8815 Organization of board -- Meetings -- Quorum -- Minutes -- Administrative personnel.
• 65.8818 Alternate board members.
• 65.8821 Powers of board.
• 65.8825 Enforcement proceedings -- Procedure.
• 65.8828 Hearing -- Notice -- Failure to appear -- Procedure -- Final order.
• 65.8831 Appeals -- Final judgment.
• 65.8835 Lien -- Recording -- Responsibility for fines, charges, and fees.
• 65.8838 Immediate action to remedy violation of ordinances.
• 65.8839 Short title for KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.
• 65.900 Definitions for KRS 65.905 to 65.925.
• 65.905 Local governments required to file uniform financial information report -- Use of report by Department for Local Government.
• 65.910 Required contents of uniform financial information report.
• 65.915 Repealed, 2007.
• 65.920 Effects of failure of local government to comply with certain specified statutory provisions.
• 65.925 Copies to be filed with Legislative Research Commission.
• 65.940 Definitions for KRS 65.942 to 65.956.
• 65.942 Terms and conditions of leases -- Leasing for financing property purchases -- Sinking fund.
• 65.944 When approval by state local debt officer or chief state school officer is required -- Technical and advisory assistance on leases.
• 65.946 Maximum term for leases.
• 65.948 Leased property exempt from state and local taxation.
• 65.950 Leases as a legal and authorized investment.
• 65.952 Title to property subject to the lease.
• 65.954 Construction of KRS 65.940 to 65.956.
• 65.956 Short title.