220.115 Fiscal court procedure for alteration or dissolution of district.
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(1)Following a public hearing as provided in subsection
(2)of this section, the fiscal
court may alter the boundaries of a sanitation district by reducing its area or may
dissolve a sanitation district if that sanitation district has for a period of two
consecutive years failed to provide the services for which it was established, or if all
or a portion of its services can be or have been provided by some other entity. If the
sanitation district is located in more than one
(1)county, the fiscal court of each
county containing a portion of the sanitation district shall vote to dissolve the
sanitation district before the dissolution may take effect.
(2)The fiscal court shall schedule a public hearing on the issue of alteration or
dissolution and advertise the hearing as provided in KRS 424.130.
(3)At the hearing, the fiscal court shall consider testimony offered at the hearing and
any other relevant information including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)Present and projected need for the service by the sanitation district;
(b)Population density of the sanitation district;
(c)Existence of alternate providers of services;
(d)Revenue base of the sanitation district, including but not limited to, assessed
valuation, bonding capacity, and user fees; and
(e)Consequences of alteration of the sanitation district's boundaries on the
effectiveness and efficiency of the sanitation district.
(a)If the fiscal court determines to dissolve a sanitation district, it shall determine
a method to satisfy any legal obligations of the sanitation district that might be
affected. Upon satisfaction of its legal obligations, the sanitation district shall
be legally dissolved. Any special ad valorem tax imposed by the sanitation
district shall be removed from the tax rolls by the county clerk, and any assets
of the sanitation district shall be assumed by the county or otherwise
transferred by contract to another entity for the purpose of providing service
within the area of the sanitation district before dissolution.
(b)If the fiscal court determines to alter the boundaries of the sanitation district, it
shall draw the new boundaries of the sanitation district and determine the
proportional amount of existing legal obligations of the area that is to be
excluded from the sanitation district. Upon satisfaction of the obligations, the
new boundaries of the sanitation district shall be legally effective and the
affected taxpayers shall be removed from the tax rolls of the sanitation
district.
(5)The dissolution procedure described in this section shall provide a means of
dissolution of a sanitation district in addition to the dissolution procedure contained
in KRS 65.166.