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Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 166) Bill Text
Amend KRS 75.020 to require trustees of Chapter 75 fire protection districts to circulate a petition or correspondence and to secure 51% of the freeholders' permission before expanding or striking off any land in the service territory of the fire protection district; require county clerk to certify petitions and correspondence; allow appeal to county judge/executive upon failure to secure permission of 51% of the freeholders.
Also tagged in: Counties, Counties, Courts, Courts, Courts, Circuit, Courts, District, Effective Dates, Emergency, Fiscal Note, Local Government, Local Mandate, Public Buildings and Grounds, Taxation, Property, Title Amendments
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text
Repeal certain Acts of the General Assembly establishing and relating to the powers of the Campbell County Court House District; require that all districts create a plan for dissolution with 60 days of the effective date of this Act; establish criteria for valid plan; require report of assets, liabilities, and plan of dissolution be made to fiscal court with 90 days of the effective date of this Act; mandate transfer of excess funds, property, and debt to fiscal court; require Governor's Office for Local Development to oversee dissolution of court house district; certify plan of dissolution of district, and approve all transfers and disposition of property and disbursements; require Auditor of Public Accounts to perform final audit of dissolution; abolish taxing authority of court house districts and provide that authority shall not pass to county or any local government; EMERGENCY.
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Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Floor amendment (1) filed Bill TextAmend KRS 65.250 to specify certain criteria for the approval of interlocal agreements; amend KRS 65.260 to grant the Governor's Office for Local Development the right to review all interlocal agreements; amend KRS 311A.155 to require the board to grant preference to a county that has entered into a valid interlocal agreement for the provision of emergency services across county boundaries; increase the reimbursement to a county for lost equipment for a county that has entered into a valid interlocal agreement for the provision of emergency services across county boundaries; reduce the deduction from state aid for reimbursement of lost equipment to a county for lost equipment for a county that has entered into a valid interlocal agreement for the provision of emergency services across county boundaries; amend KRS 39C.020 to increase supplementary state funds for those regional emergency management districts created through valid interlocal agreements; amend KRS 258.119 to require the Commissioner [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Annexation, Cities, Cities, Counties, Counties, Effective Dates, Emergency, Fire Prevention, Fire Prevention, Firefighters and Fire Departments, Local Government, Local Mandate
Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - To Local Government (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 75.010 to provide that before territory may be stricken from a fire district involving land within the boundaries of the fire district that were incorporated by a municipality, either by annexation or through the creation of a new city, that the city maintain a regular fire department, pay its proportionate share of the indebtedness of the territory, and agree to provide fire protection to the territory; and that both the legislative body of the city and the board of trustees of the fire protection district or volunteer fire department district shall enter into a written and approved agreement for the transfer of the territory; amend KRS 75.020 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - To Education (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 161.605 to allow retired educators who continued employment under the 100 day provisions during the 2006-2007 fiscal year to be reemployed under the 100 day provisions until the end of fiscal year 2011.
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Taken from the Regular Orders of the Day; recommitted to Natural Resources & Environment (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 109.056 to allow local governments to enact ordinances establishing procedures for the collection of solid waste taxes or service fees; allow local governments to collect delinquent solid waste collection taxes or fees through contract with the Department of Revenue; allow the department to collect an extra 20 percent of the amount due for collection; allow the department to distrain any taxes or personal property, excluding liens on motor vehicles.
Also tagged in: Cities, Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Counties, Firefighters and Fire Departments, Local Government, Local Mandate, Taxation, Property, Technical Corrections Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to establish procedures for one requesting a tax increase beyond $.10 per $100; require local legislative approval of levy increase and time frame for request; set forth limits for each individual increase; establish a cap of $.20 per $100 valuation for tax.
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Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill TextAmend KRS 74.020 to delete authorization for the county judge/executive to appoint two additional commissioners with approval of the fiscal court when two or more water districts merge; allow districts to extend into one or more adjacent counties; allow single and multicounty districts to acquire an existing or gas distribution system in more than one county without adding additional board members; allow the commission to elect a vice-chairman and any other assistants; allow two or more offices to be held by the same person, except for the chairman; delete requirement that the commissioner's surety bond be approved by the county judge/executive; amend KRS 74.030 to delete requirement for the county attorney to serve as general counsel to the water commission and allow the commission to hire legal counsel; amend KRS 74.040 to allow the commission to hire a chief executive officer and to pay a salary to the chief executive officer; amend 74.050 to require the treasurer to keep records of [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/21/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 75 to allow two or more cities to form municipal fire protection districts with optional ambulance service; require cities to memorialize certain requirements by interlocal agreement including initial operations funding; allow ad valorem tax levy for continued operation of district; identify powers and duties for district board of trustees, including budget approval, submission, financial reporting and auditing of funds; provide for district firefighter participation in professional firefighter foundation program fund
Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 65.008 to provide that a special district notify the appointing authority of an expiration of a board member's term in a special district in 90 days, rather than 60 days, before the date of expiration of the term.
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Latest Action: 03/21/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 75 to allow two or more cities to form municipal fire protection districts with optional ambulance service; require cities to memorialize certain requirements by interlocal agreement including initial operations funding; allow ad valorem tax levy for continued operation of district; identify powers and duties for district board of trustees, including budget approval, submission, financial reporting and auditing of funds; provide for district firefighter participation in professional firefighter foundation program fund
Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 65.008 to provide that a special district notify the appointing authority of an expiration of a board member's term in a special district in 90 days, rather than 60 days, before the date of expiration of the term.
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Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute Bill Text
Repeal and reenact KRS 138.130 and 138.140; provide that the legislation shall apply to tax periods beginning on or after June 1, 2006; notwithstand the provisions of KRS 446.145 to the extent that any provision included in Section 1 or 2 of the Act is determined to be new language.
Also tagged in: Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Counties, Urban, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Fees, Fiscal Note, Local Government, Taxation, Taxation, Income--Individual, Taxation, Inheritance and Estate
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Floor amendment (2) filed Bill Text
Amend KRS 140.130 to provide definitions and to apply the estate tax without regard to the federal phase-out of the state credit; amend KRS 141.066 to provide a state earned income tax credit.
Also tagged in: Cities, Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Counties, Firefighters and Fire Departments, Local Government, Local Mandate, Taxation, Property, Technical Corrections Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to establish procedures for one requesting a tax increase beyond $.10 per $100; require local legislative approval of levy increase and time frame for request; set forth limits for each individual increase; establish a cap of $.20 per $100 valuation for tax.
Also tagged in: Annexation, Cities, Cities, Counties, Counties, Effective Dates, Emergency, Fire Prevention, Fire Prevention, Firefighters and Fire Departments, Local Government, Local Mandate
Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - To Local Government (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 75.010 to provide that before territory may be stricken from a fire district involving land within the boundaries of the fire district that were incorporated by a municipality, either by annexation or through the creation of a new city, that the city maintain a regular fire department, pay its proportionate share of the indebtedness of the territory, and agree to provide fire protection to the territory; and that both the legislative body of the city and the board of trustees of the fire protection district or volunteer fire department district shall enter into a written and approved agreement for the transfer of the territory; amend KRS 75.020 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - To Education (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 161.605 to allow retired educators who continued employment under the 100 day provisions during the 2006-2007 fiscal year to be reemployed under the 100 day provisions until the end of fiscal year 2011.
Also tagged in: Cities, Cities, Consolidated Local Governments, Counties, Counties, Counties, Urban, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Fees, Fiscal Note, Local Government, Local Mandate, Taxation, Taxation, Taxation, Property, Title Amendments
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 133 to define threshold amount and permit county clerks to elect not to prepare property tax bills below the threshold amount; amend KRS 91A.070 to permit cities to elect not to prepare property tax bills below the threshold amount.
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 166) Bill Text
Amend KRS 75.020 to require trustees of Chapter 75 fire protection districts to circulate a petition or correspondence and to secure 51% of the freeholders' permission before expanding or striking off any land in the service territory of the fire protection district; require county clerk to certify petitions and correspondence; allow appeal to county judge/executive upon failure to secure permission of 51% of the freeholders.
Also tagged in: Counties, Counties, Courts, Courts, Courts, Circuit, Courts, District, Effective Dates, Emergency, Fiscal Note, Local Government, Local Mandate, Public Buildings and Grounds, Taxation, Property, Title Amendments
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text
Repeal certain Acts of the General Assembly establishing and relating to the powers of the Campbell County Court House District; require that all districts create a plan for dissolution with 60 days of the effective date of this Act; establish criteria for valid plan; require report of assets, liabilities, and plan of dissolution be made to fiscal court with 90 days of the effective date of this Act; mandate transfer of excess funds, property, and debt to fiscal court; require Governor's Office for Local Development to oversee dissolution of court house district; certify plan of dissolution of district, and approve all transfers and disposition of property and disbursements; require Auditor of Public Accounts to perform final audit of dissolution; abolish taxing authority of court house districts and provide that authority shall not pass to county or any local government; EMERGENCY.
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