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A newly created volunteer fire district may receive one share at the next regular disbursal date if it is qualified, and the parent fire department’s aid is reduced by one qualified share for the first six years after merger.
The Kentucky Fire Commission must calculate and pay amounts owed to certain merged districts, and volunteer fire district trustees must give written notice within 60 days of July 15, 2002 to receive the payment.
If a merged district loses qualification for volunteer fire department aid, the Kentucky Fire Commission must suspend payments. The district has 90 days to fix qualification problems, and payment resumes only if it complies.
Anyone who knowingly or willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement in a record or report to the commission under KRS 95A.280 can be fined, imprisoned, or both.
Cities must arrange the sale of a new public utility franchise at least six months before an existing franchise expires, and the terms must be fair and reasonable.
City legislative bodies must arrange a new franchise sale at least 18 months before an existing franchise expires, and the terms must be fair and reasonable.
People bidding for the franchise must first file a cash deposit or certified check with the city officer, and may also have to give a bond if the bid is accepted and payment is not made on time.
A consolidated local government or a city of the first class may not use a franchise sale to create an exclusive privilege.
A first-class city or consolidated local government may buy a public utility plant, and if it follows the stated steps before franchise expiration, it is not required to sell, renew, or continue the franchise.
A municipality with an existing electric, water, or gas utility plant or facility may not build or acquire a duplicating similar facility except by purchase or eminent domain.
An authorized city’s legislative body may regulate utilities by ordinance, and the Department for Local Government must keep and publish a registry of certain cities.
Cities in the stated population range may grant utility rights-of-way by ordinance, but must follow bidding and notice steps and keep the grant within 20 years unless the exception for trunk railways applies.
A city’s legislative body may grant utility rights-of-way over public streets or grounds, set conditions, supervise their use, regulate streetcar speed, signals, and fares, and require railroad gates at crossings and penalties for violations.
A person involved in waterworks or pipelines for supplying a municipality with water may condemn needed land and materials.
A first-class city that owns gas company stock may sell it only under ordinance terms, must not sell it below par, and must use the sale proceeds only for public sewers.
A first-class city’s legislative body may authorize the mayor to consent to approved charter amendments for a gas company in which the city owns stock.
A city may buy stock in a waterworks company using general levy funds or bond-sale proceeds.
Cities with their own water or light plant may get franchises, make contracts, build and maintain utility works, and acquire needed rights-of-way.
This section was repealed in 2019.
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