KRS 267.420: Fees -- Costs -- Expenses -- Compensation of employees and viewers.

(1) The fees of officers for services rendered under this chapter shall be the same as

fees allowed by law for similar services in other cases. Such fees shall be taxed as

part of the costs. The county judge/executive shall also include as costs reasonable

fees to the attorneys for the petitioners in the proceeding to establish the

improvement. All costs shall be paid on the order of the county judge/executive out

of the drainage fund. The compensation allowed for services of the engineers,

viewers and for all other labor, unless paid out of funds deposited by the petitioners,

shall be paid on the order of the county judge/executive out of the drainage fund. If

any part of such expense has been paid by the petitioners, or any deposit for that

purpose has been ma de by them, it shall be refunded to them, without interest, out

of the drainage fund. If the improvement is not established, all such costs and

expenses shall be paid by the petitioners, and they shall be liable for the same on

their bond.

(2) If any perso n, including any engineer or viewer, who has performed labor in

connection with the improvement up to the time of final reference to the board,

desires payment of the amount due up to that time, he may so inform the county

judge/executive, which shall ther eupon notify the petitioners or their attorneys of

record of such fact in writing, stating the amount required, and call upon the

petitioners to deposit with the county treasurer an amount sufficient to pay the

same. The petitioners shall then deposit that amount within thirty (30) days from the

date of receiving the notice. If they fail to pay it within that time, the proceeding

may be dismissed at the cost of the petitioners. The treasurer shall pay out the

money so deposited with him upon order or warran t of the board, if then appointed,

and if not, on order of the county judge/executive.

(3) The compensation of the engineer on the board of viewers shall be fixed by the

county judge/executive at or before the time of his appointment, by order entered of

record. The other viewers shall receive four dollars ($4) per day for the time

actually engaged in performing their duties. Rodmen, chain carriers and other

laborers employed in the work shall receive not exceeding two dollars ($2) per day

for their services. Any fees or compensation not provided for in this chapter shall be

fixed by the county judge/executive unless the person providing the services is

employed by the board, in which case the board shall fix his fees or compensation.

The treasurer shall onl y pay out money on order of the county judge/executive, or

on warrants drawn by the board, signed by its president and countersigned by its

secretary.