96A.010 Definitions for chapter.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or terms shall mean as follows:
(1)"City" means any incorporated city in the Commonwealth;
(2)"County" means any county in the Commonwealth wherein there is located an
incorporated city and for the purpose of this chapter shall also mean a county which
has adopted an urban-county government or consolidated local government;
(3)"State" means the Commonwealth;
(4)"Transit authority" or "authority" means a transit authority created pursuant to this
chapter;
(5)"Board" means the board of a transit authority;
(6)"Public body" means any city or county of the Commonwealth;
(7)"Governing body" means, as to a county, the fiscal court thereof; as to a
consolidated local government, the legislative council thereof; and as to a city, the
legislative body thereof, howsoever the same may be denominated according to law;
(8)"Proceedings" means, in the case of a county, a resolution of its fiscal court; and in
the case of a city or consolidated local government, an ordinance adopted and made
effective according to law by its governing body;
(9)"Joint proceedings" relates only to the establishment of a transit authority by two
or more public bodies acting in concert or by agreement, and means the
proceedings, taken collectively, by the governing bodies of the public bodies
participating in the creation and establishment of a transit authority;
(10)"Appointing authority" means, as to a county, the county judge/executive thereof;
and as to any city or consolidated local government, the elected chief executive
officer, whether designated as its mayor or otherwise;
(11)"Area" or "transit area" means the geographical area which may be encompassed
from time to time within the lawful boundaries of such cities and counties as may
be involved in the creation and establishment of an authority; and of any cities or
counties within any single unified metropolitan area which may subsequently
become participants as provided in this chapter;
(12)"Mass transit" or "mass transportation" means the transportation of persons and
their baggage within or without a transit area, but shall not include the for-hire
operation of a taxicab, or bus as defined by KRS Chapter 281;
(13)"Human service transportation delivery" means the same as defined in KRS
281.010;
(14)"Delivery area" means the same as defined in KRS 281.010; and
(15)"Broker" means the same as defined in KRS 281.010.