KRS 67A.847: Procedure for referendum -- Application of general election law --

Combined proposal with public parks purchase and maintenance program.

The procedure for a referendum authorized by KRS 67A.843 shall be as follows:

(1) A purchase of development rights program proposal authorized by KRS 67A.843

and 67A.845 may be submitted to the voters of an urban -county by either a

resolution of the legislative body or a petition meeting the requirements of this

section. The resolution or petition shall set out the ma tters specified in KRS

67A.843(1). The proposal shall be drafted in such a way that a vote in favor of

adoption shall be a vote in favor of the proposal.

(2) Petitions shall be signed by registered voters of the urban -county government equal

in number to a t least ten percent (10%) of the total number of votes cast in the

urban-county in the last regular mayoral election of the urban-county government.

(3) If, not later than ninety (90) days preceding the day established for a regular

election, the county cl erk receives a resolution adopted by a three -fifths (3/5) vote

of the legislative body of the urban -county government requesting that the question

be submitted to the voters or determines that a petition submitted in accordance

with this section is suffici ent, the legal department of the urban -county government

shall prepare to place before the voters of the urban -county government at the next

regular election the question, which shall appear on the ballot in the following form:

"( ) FOR RATIFICATION OF (summary of proposed program)

( ) AGAINST RATIFICATION OF (summary of proposed program)".

The county clerk shall cause to be published, not fewer than three (3) times within

the thirty (30) day period immediately preceding the election in a newspaper hav ing

a general circulation in the territory of the urban -county government, notice of the

referendum, the exact language of the proposal, and a map prepared by the urban -

county government showing the general location of the properties from which

development rights may be purchased under the program.

(4) The provisions of general election law shall apply to a referendum conducted under

this section. The certificate of the body authorized by law to canvass election

returns shall be delivered to the mayor of th e urban -county government and the

certificate shall be entered upon the records of the urban -county government during

the next regular meeting of the urban -county government legislative body. If a

proposed program is approved, it shall become effective at the time specified in the

proposal, but the effective date shall not be before the first day of January following

the election.

(5) After compliance with the provisions of this section and KRS 67A.160, a purchase

of development rights program authorized by KRS 67A.843 and 67A.845 may be

combined with a public parks purchase and maintenance program proposal

authorized by KRS 97.590. In the case of a combined proposal, the urban -county

government shall place before the voters a single ballot proposal that com bines the

purchase of development rights program proposal and the parks purchase and

maintenance program proposal. In that event, the proposal shall specify which tax

levy or portion thereof shall provide funding for the purchase of development rights

program proposal and which will provide funding for the parks purchase and

maintenance program proposal.