KRS 220.536: Investigation and establishment of territorial boundaries -- Inclusion of

city -- Notice to residents of territory -- Annexation by multicounty district.

(1) When a petition for annexation of territory to a district is filed with the

commissioner, he shall investigate at once the boundary of the territory proposed to

be annexed, and may, at the cost of the district, cause to be made surveys necessary

to establish with reasonable accuracy a boundary that will, in his judgment,

accomplish the purpose s ought by annexation of the territory in a practicable and

workable manner, and that will be sufficiently comprehensive to avoid confusion or

interference with any other similar district then existing or that may be created. The

boundary established by the commissioner need not follow the boundary proposed

by the district.

(2) Should it be found desirable to include in the territory to be annexed by a district all

or a portion of a city of the home rule class, the governing body of such city shall

determine by ordinance whether the city or portion thereof shall be included in the

district, or whether the city shall bind itself to pay the charges for the services of the

district furnished in such area.

(3) When the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed have been fixed by the

commissioner as prescribed in subsection (1) of this section, he shall give notice of

the application for annexation of the territory by publication pursuant to KRS

Chapter 424.

(4) If a multicounty district proposes to annex t he unincorporated territory of another

contiguous county, and the fiscal court of the contiguous county expresses by

resolution its approval of the annexation, then the commissioner shall accept the

boundaries of the proposed annexation.