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KRS 220.542

Procedure for increase in service charge, rate, or user fee -- Districts with fewer than 10,000 customer accounts exempted

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Coppage Construction Co. v. Sanitation District No. 1 (2015)

Most recently applied in Coppage Construction Co. v. Sanitation District No. 1 (May 2015)

Effective: June 8, 2011 History: Created 2011 Ky

(1) If the rate increase in a service charge, rate, or user fee is greater than five percent (5%) of the previous charge, rate, or user fee, then the increase shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

(2) In a district consisting of only one (1) county, before a proposed service charge, rate, or user fee may be adopted by the district board of directors of a district, it shall receive the approval of the fiscal court or legislative body of the county having jurisdiction over the district.

(3) In a district governed by the provisions of KRS 220.135, or otherwise having jurisdiction in two (2) or more counties, before a proposed service charge, rate, or user fee may be adopted by the district board of directors, it shall receive the approval of a majority of the fiscal courts or legislative bodies of the counties having jurisdiction over a part of the district. Each approval of a fiscal court shall be equally weighted.

(4) A service charge, rate, or user fee shall not be increased more than once in a twelve (12) month period.

(5) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a district formed under this chapter with fewer than ten thousand (10,000) customer accounts.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.