KRS 164.840: Appropriations by city.

(1) The governing body of a city of the first class wherein there is situated a state

educational institution affording instruction and conferring degrees above the high

school grade may make an annual appropriation from the general funds of the city,

or from funds derived from other sources, for the support of such state educational

institution. Such appropriation shall be such sum as in the judgment of the

governing body of the city shall, when supplemented by other income of the state

educational institution, be reasonably necessary for such purposes; and the funds so

appropriated by the governing body of the city may be paid to the treasurer of the

university by the director of finance of the city in regular monthly installments.

(2) The governing body of su ch city of the first class may additionally set apart or

appropriate as a site or sites for buildings and grounds of such state educational

institution any public grounds of the city not specially appropriated or dedicated by

ordinance to another use.