97.095 Method for creating or joining regional park authority -- Powers -- Tax levy -- Governing board.
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<![CDATA[ Page 1 of 1 97.095 Method for creating or joining regional park authority -- Powers -- Tax levy -- Governing board. (1) For the purpose of acquiring, building, operating, and maintaining parks and green space, two (2) or more counties may form a regional park authority. (2) (a) The regional park authority may be established by a vote of the fiscal courts of the participating counties or by a vote of the majority of the voters in each <br>participating county voting in an election. The issue shall be placed upon the <br>ballot if supported by a petition signed by a number of people from the <br>participating counties equal to one percent (1%) of the voters in the last <br>regular election. (b) A county may join an existing regional park authority by a vote of the fiscal court of each participating county and of the fiscal court of the joining county, <br>or by a vote of the majority of voters from each participating county and the <br>joining county voting in an election. The issue shall be placed upon the ballot <br>if supported by a petition signed by a number of people from the participating <br>and joining counties equal to one per cent (1%) of the voters from each <br>participating county and one percent (1%) of the voters from the joining <br>county, voting in the last regular election. (3) A regional park authority is authorized to: (a) Levy taxes and issue bonds; <br>(b) Accept donations, land, and equipment; <br>(c) Reject unusable or unmanageable land donations; <br>(d) Hire employees and contract for services; and <br>(e) Enter into agreements with public and private entities under the provisions of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, KRS 65.210 to 65.300, and contracts <br>authorizing the use of private facilities for public recreation. (4) A regional park authority may levy taxes not exceeding five cents ($0.05) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of all taxable property within the regional park <br>authority's boundaries. The tax shall not be levied until a public referendum has <br>been conducted in accordance with the provisions of KRS 83A.120 and has been <br>adopted by the majority of the voters voting in an election in each county involved. (5) A regional park authority shall be governed by a board made up of three (3) citizens from each participating county. Board members shall be appointed by the fiscal <br>court from a list of candidates provided by the cities within the county and by the <br>county planning commission if there is one in that county. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 597, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. ]]>