212.750 Public health taxing district created in counties not electing to create same
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(1)It is the intent of this section and KRS 212.755, inter alia, to create a public health
taxing district via operation of law in every county of the Commonwealth that has
not heretofore created same except in counties containing cities of the first class or a
consolidated local government.
(2)In all counties where a county or city-county health department or urban-county
department of health has been established, except in counties containing a city of
the first class or a consolidated local government, and a public health taxing district
has not been established pursuant to the provisions of KRS 212.720, 212.722, and
KRS 212.725, a public health taxing district is hereby declared to be created upon
June 13, 1968, or upon the creation of an urban-county department of health. The
members of the county or city-county board of health or urban-county department of
health shall, by virtue of their office, constitute and be the governing body of the
public health taxing district and shall perform the duties attendant thereto in
addition to their duties as members of the county or city-county board of health or
urban-county department of health. The officers of the county or city-county board
of health or urban-county department of health shall be the officers of the public
health taxing district.
(3)Nothing in this section and KRS 212.755 shall in any way abridge the rights of two
(2)or more counties from establishing a district health department.