KRS 212.750: Public health taxing district created in counties not electing to create same

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(1) It is the intent of this section and KRS 212.755, inter alia, to create a public health

taxing district via operation of law in every county of the Com monwealth that has

not heretofore created same except in counties containing cities of the first class or a

consolidated local government.

(2) In all counties where a county or city -county health department or urban -county

department of health has been est ablished, except in counties containing a city of

the first class or a consolidated local government, and a public health taxing district

has not been established pursuant to the provisions of KRS 212.720, 212.722, and

KRS 212.725, a public health taxing d istrict is hereby declared to be created upon

June 13, 1968, or upon the creation of an urban -county department of health. The

members of the county or city-county board of health or urban-county department of

health shall, by virtue of their office, const itute and be the governing body of the

public health taxing district and shall perform the duties attendant thereto in

addition to their duties as members of the county or city -county board of health or

urban-county department of health. The officers of th e county or city -county board

of health or urban -county department of health shall be the officers of the public

health taxing district.

(3) Nothing in this section and KRS 212.755 shall in any way abridge the rights of two

(2) or more counties from establishing a district health department.