KRS 173.105: Contract with county -- Support by county -- Effect of compact -- Effect on

joint department upon establishment of consolidated local government.

(1) The fiscal court of any county containing a population of over two hundred

thousand (200,000) and a c ity of the first class, may contract with the board of

trustees of the free public library of any such city for the purpose of granting to the

residents and schools of such county the same privileges afforded by such library to

residents and schools in the city.

(2) Notwithstanding any provisions of Kentucky Revised Statutes to the contrary, when

the fiscal court of any county containing a population of over two hundred thousand

(200,000) and a city of the first class have in effect a compact under KRS 79.3 10 to

79.330, the city and county shall by joint action create a joint city/county

department for the purpose of providing a free public library. In such event, the

board of trustees shall be dissolved as a corporate entity, and all assets and

liabilities of the board of trustees shall be transferred to the joint department. An

advisory board may be established by joint agreement of such city and county. Upon

the establishment of a consolidated local government in a county where a city of the

first class and a county containing that city have had in effect a cooperative compact

pursuant to KRS 79.310 to 79.330, the joint department shall become a department

of the consolidated local government and all assets and liabilities of the joint

department shall be t ransferred to the consolidated local government. An advisory

board may be established or maintained by a consolidated local government.

Members of the advisory board shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of

KRS 67C.139 and shall serve at the pleasu re of the mayor of the consolidated local

government.

(3) If the fiscal court enters into a contract pursuant to subsection (1) of this section,

then the county judge/executive shall have the authority to appoint one -half (1/2) of

the positions on the boar d of trustees of the free public library. Appointments shall

be made for four (4) year terms. Each appointee must be at the time of his or her

appointment a taxpayer and qualified voter in the county.

(4) The county judge/executive shall make the appointme nts authorized by subsection

(3) of this section in the following manner. On March 31 of 1978 and March 31 of

1980, he or she shall appoint persons to fill two (2) of the vacancies which occur.

On March 31 of 1979 and March 31 of 1981, he or she shall appo int a person to fill

one (1) vacancy which occurs. He or she shall continue to make the appointments to

these positions when a vacancy occurs or a term expires, subject to subsection (5) of

this section.

(5) If the contract between the fiscal court and a f ree public library terminates or ceases

to be in effect, the county judge/executive shall no longer have the authority to

appoint persons as trustees to the board of the free public library and the mayor may

terminate the appointment of trustees appointed by the county judge/executive and

appoint persons to fill their unexpired terms.

(6) The fiscal court may annually appropriate money out of the county treasury to the

maintenance and support of the library.

(7) Money so appropriated by the fiscal court may be expended by the board of trustees

of the free public library in the establishment of branch stations in the county

outside the city of the first class, under regulations of the board of trustees.