KRS 68.530: Fiscal court resolution and order designating submission of proposals to

voters -- Election -- Framing of questions.

(1) In the event the fiscal court of any county determines that the public interest

requires the establishment of one or more public se rvice programs and that existing

county revenues are inadequate to reasonably provide for such programs, the fiscal

court may by resolution and order determine that one or more questions for the

establishment of any such public service program shall be sub mitted to the

electorate of such county. Such resolution and order shall designate with specificity

each public service program to be submitted, together with the proposed source of

funding therefor, which shall be either an ad valorem tax levy of a certain maximum

number of cents per each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation subject

to constitutional limits, or an occupational license tax subject to the limitations of

KRS 68.520 to 68.550.

(2) The fiscal court shall, following adoption of the r esolution and order identified in

subsection (1) of this section, cause to be prepared a question for submission to the

voters of the county at an election held pursuant to notice as prescribed in KRS

424.130. Said election shall be held in conjunction wit h a regularly scheduled

November election, as provided by law. The question as it will appear on the ballot

shall be filed with the county clerk not later than the second Tuesday in August

preceding the regular election. The question shall be so framed tha t any voter who

wishes to vote for the public service program or any individual public service

program if there be more than one, may signify his approval by voting "Yes," and

any voter who wishes to vote against the public service program or any individua l

public service program so submitted may do so by voting "No."