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KENTUCKY Kentucky Ranks 25Th Among the States in Number of Local KENTUCKY Township Governments (0) Kentucky ranks 25th among the states in Kentucky has no township governments. number of local governments, with 1,346 as of October 2007. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS (175) COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (118) School District Governments (175) The entire area of the state is encompassed by The following types of school districts in county government except the area of the Kentucky are counted as separate former counties of Fayette and Jefferson. governments for census purposes: Effective January 1, 1974, Fayette County consolidated with the City of Lexington to form County school districts a single governmental entity known as Independent (city) school districts "Lexington-Fayette Urban County." Effective January 6, 2003, the City of Louisville and The county school districts encompass the Jefferson County consolidated to form the entire area of the county except for localities ”Louisville-Jefferson County Metro within an independent school district. The Government.” These two governments are independent school districts, by contrast, counted as municipal governments, rather than usually embrace cities of the first five classes, as county governments, in census reporting. although some cities, including Louisville, are served by county school districts. An elected Counties are governed by a fiscal court board of education governs each school composed of the county judge/executive and district. The board may determine the rate of the justices of the peace or the county ad valorem tax levies for school purposes; judge/executive and three elected county may impose additional occupational license, commissioners The county judge/executive is utility gross receipts for satellite and cable an elected official who is a member of and the service, gross receipts license, and excise presiding officer of the fiscal court. Counties taxes; and may issue general obligation bonds operate under home rule. with the approval of the voters. SUBCOUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE Dependent Public School Systems (0) GOVERNMENTS (419) Kentucky has no dependent public school Municipal Governments (419) systems. Municipal governments in Kentucky are the Other Educational Activities cities. The cities are classified by the legislature. The classification of cities General law provides for municipal colleges in includes urban counties and first- through second-class cities administered by boards of sixth-class cities. No city may be changed trustees appointed by the mayor and the from one class to another except by legislative legislative body of the city. For the support of action. Communities must have 300 or more the college, the city governing body may levy inhabitants to incorporate. Cities of the first taxes with voter approval, appropriate funds, class may operate under home rule. and issue bonds. A municipal college is classified, for census purposes, as a The "unincorporated urban places" in Kentucky dependent agency of the city it serves. It is not are geographical areas only, without counted as a separate government. associated governmental structure. They are not counted as governments. A municipal college support district may be established by the fiscal court of a county in which such a municipal college is located to provide for a tax levy outside the city area. Special District Governments." Such a district is classified as a dependent agency of the county government and is not Conservation Districts counted as a separate government. Conservation districts may be formed by the In addition, boards of education in cities of the state soil and water conservation commission second class may establish or acquire junior on petition of landowners in the area of the colleges and levy ad valorem taxes for their proposed district and after public hearing and support upon voter approval. These are referendum of property owners. A board of classified as part of the school district seven supervisors governs each district; the operating them and are not counted as initial board includes three supervisors separate governments. appointed by the state soil and water conservation commission and four elected Two or more local boards of education, under supervisors. Their successors are elected. the Interlocal Cooperation Act, may establish The districts may require contributions from educational cooperatives to provide services landowners for services rendered. A district for member districts. Real and personal may request operating funds from the fiscal property may be transferred to the court through the levy of a millage tax or from cooperatives. Cooperatives may employ staff the county’s general funds. transferred from the local boards of education. The Kentucky Board of Education may allot Watershed conservancy districts may be funding to cooperatives to provide educational formed as subdistricts of a conservation district services upon petition, hearing, and referendum. Subject to the approval of the conservation SPECIAL DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS (634)5, 9 district board, the elected board of directors of these watershed conservancy districts may Kentucky statutes authorize the creation of a levy ad valorem taxes and special variety of special districts or authorities that are assessments and issue bonds. They are not counted as governments. These are counted as separate governments. discussed in detail below. Agricultural districts for the preservation of Ambulance Service Districts farm land also may be created. These districts are governed by the conservation district Districts of this type may be formed by a single supervisors in an ex officio capacity and are city or county or two or more cities or counties thus classified as dependent activities of the or cities within those counties. Districts are conservation district. They are not counted as established by county or city ordinance of each separate governments. member city and county after voter petition and approval by the fiscal court or city legislative Drainage Districts body. As an alternative, these districts may be established by ordinance without petition. Kentucky law provides for the organization of Each ambulance service district is governed by any of the following types of drainage districts a board of directors representing the counties that are counted as governments: and cities served; the number of directors selected by the governing body of each county Drainage, levee, and reclamation or city is determined by statute. The district districts – act of 1918 may levy ad valorem taxes and set service Drainage districts – act of 1912 charges. Under the 1918 law, drainage, levee, and Breaks Interstate Park Commission reclamation districts are established by county ordinance after voter petition, public hearing, This commission is counted under "Virginia-- and approval by the fiscal court. An elected board of drainage commissioners governs counties. The board of directors is appointed each district. The districts may levy by the county judge/executive(s) with the assessments and issue bonds. approval of the fiscal court(s). The boards may levy ad valorem taxes and collect fees. Upon Under the 1912 law, drainage districts are dissolution, the fire protection, ambulance, or established by county ordinance after voter rescue squad districts replaced resume petition, public hearing, and approval by the existence. fiscal court. The county board of drainage commissioners with one elected director per Once an emergency services board assumes district is the governing body for all districts in control over fire, ambulance, or emergency the county formed under the 1912 law. In squad districts, a fiscal court, or fiscal courts counties having 75 or more drainage districts, through an interlocal agreement, may opt to a five-member board of supervisors is elected provide the emergency services either directly by taxpayers within each of five supervisor or through an agency of the county districts designated by the county judge. government with services supported by a These districts may levy assessments and dedicated county ad valorem tax. Boards issue bonds. operating as part of a county government are not counted as separate governments. See Kentucky laws also provide for drainage “Subordinate Agencies and Areas.” corporations, listed below under "Subordinate Agencies and Areas." Fire Protection Districts East Kentucky Corporation Kentucky law provides for the organization of two types of fire protection districts – fire Formerly known as “The East Kentucky protection or volunteer fire department districts Economic Development and Jobs Creation – which are established by county ordinance Corporation”, this corporation was created by upon petition of voters and following public the legislature to promote development in the hearing and approval by the fiscal court. Both eastern part of the state. It is governed by a types of districts are governed by boards of board of directors including three members trustees consisting of three members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the county judge/executive or appointed by each area development district in mayor in a consolidated government and four the region; the chief executives, or their members elected. District boards may levy ad designees, appointed by the various valorem taxes. Both types of districts also may participating cities and counties in the region; provide ambulance services. and public members appointed by the aforementioned members. The corporation Fire protection subdistricts may be created may fix rentals and
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