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108.160 Dissolution of single city or county districts.

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Page 1 of 1 108.160 Dissolution of single city or county districts. Single city or county districts may be dissolved in the following manner: <br>(1) Upon the filing of a certified petition of a number of registered voters equal to or greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the average of the voters living in the <br>taxing district and voting in the last four (4) general elections or upon the <br>determination of the fiscal court or city legislative body that the abolishment of the <br>district is in the best interest of the inhabitants of the county or city, the fiscal court <br>or city legislative body (as appropriate) shall adopt a resolution submitting to the <br>qualified voters of the county or city as to whether the district should be dissolved <br>and the imposition of the special ad valorem tax discontinued. A certified copy of <br>the resolution of the fiscal court or city legislative body (as appropriate) shall be <br>filed with the county clerk not later than the second Tuesday in August prior to the <br>next regular election and thereupon the clerk shall cause the question to be placed <br>before the voters. (2) The question shall be in substantially the following form: &quot;Are you in favor of dissolving the emergency ambulance service district for (insert name of city or <br>county) and discontinuing the special ad valorem tax that is imposed for the <br>maintenance and operation of the district?&quot; (3) If a majority of those voting on the question favor dissolving the district and discontinuing the imposition of the special ad valorem tax the county clerk or the <br>collector of city taxes shall remove the levy of the special ad valorem tax from the <br>tax bills of the property owners of the district and the district shall be dissolved by <br>order of the fiscal court or the city legislative body. If less than a majority of those <br>voting on the question favor dissolving the district, the district shall be continued <br>and no future vote may be taken on the question of dissolving the district until the <br>next regular election four (4) years later. (4) A resolution for the dissolution of the district shall not be considered to have any legal effect if contractual obligations assumed prior to the time of the passage of the <br>resolution by the board have not been met. Effective: July 15, 1996 <br>History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 52, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 43, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 360, sec. 35, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 7, <br>effective July 15, 1980; and ch. 119, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended <br>1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 243, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 33, sec. 9.