KRS 67.180: Motor vehicle and compensation insurance -- Purchase by county except

county containing city of first class.

(1) The fiscal court of each county, except a county containing a city of the first class

may, in its discretion, for the protection of the p ublic and its employees, appropriate

county funds to purchase policies of insurance of all kinds deemed advisable,

covering vehicles operated by the county, and compensation insurance covering

employees of the county receiving injuries arising out of and i n the course of

employment.

(2) Suits instituted on such policies may be maintained against the county only for the

purpose of obtaining a judgment which when final shall measure the liability of the

insurance carrier to the injured party for whose benefit the insurance policy was

issued, but not to be enforced or collectible against the county or fiscal court or the

members thereof.