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83.520 Board of aldermen -- Powers -- Tax levy -- Other statutory provisions permissive.

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83.520 Board of aldermen -- Powers -- Tax levy -- Other statutory provisions permissive. The legislative body of a city of the first class shall have the power to exercise all of the <br>rights, privileges, powers, franchises, including the power to levy all taxes, not in conflict <br>with the Constitution and so as to provide for the health, education, safety and welfare of <br>the inhabitants of the city, to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if the <br>General Assembly had granted and delegated to the legislative body of the city all of the <br>authority and powers that are within its powers to grant to a municipal corporation as if <br>expressly enumerated herein. Nothing therein contained to the contrary, the provisions of <br>KRS Chapters 65, 66, 76, 77, 79, 80, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108 and <br>109 shall be considered permissive rather than mandatory and the powers, rights and <br>duties therein delineated may be modified or delegated by the legislative body to different <br>departments and agencies of city government and any restrictions therein set forth shall <br>not be considered abridging in any manner the complete grant of home rule set forth in <br>this grant of power except no right heretofore vested by operation of statute shall in any <br>way be affected. Effective: July 13, 1984 <br>History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 52, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 12.