KRS 74.500: Procedure for participation by other city or water districts.

After the creation of a water commission provided for by KRS 74.420 to 74.520, a city or

water district which did not participate in the creation of said commission may participate

in its operation and appoint a commissioner to serve on said commission in the following

manner:

(1) The governing body of such city or water district shall adopt and file with the

county judge/executive who entered the order creating said commission an

ordinance or resolution electing and requesting that it be permitted to be in cluded in

and represented by said commission in the same manner and to the same extent as if

said city or water district had originally participated in the creation of said

commission.

(2) Upon such filing the county judge/executive shall by appropriate order set a date for

a public hearing on the inclusion of such a city or water district in said commission,

and shall give notice of such public hearing in the manner as provided by KRS

74.440. Any resident of the city or water district at the time represent ed by said

commission, and any resident of the city or water district requesting to be included

in and represented by said commission and to participate in its operation, may file

objections, and at the public hearing if the county judge/executive finds th at the

inclusion of such city or water district in said commission is reasonably necessary

or advantageous for the public health, convenience and comfort of the residents of

all cities and water districts represented by said commission, including the city or

water district requesting to be included in said commission, and provided further

that there shall be on file with the county judge/executive a resolution adopted by

said commission evidencing its willingness to have such city or water district

included in and represented by said commission the county judge/executive shall

make an order authorizing the inclusion of such city or water district in the

commission. If the county judge/executive does not find that the inclusion of such

city or water district is reasonably necessary or advantageous he shall make an

appropriate order in this regard. Any party in interest may thereupon appeal to the

Circuit Court.

(3) Upon the entering of the order by the county judge/executive authorizing the

inclusion of such c ity or water district in said commission the number of

commissioners, if any, to be appointed to said commission by the county

judge/executive shall be reduced by one (1) and the presiding officer, with the

approval of the governing body of the city or wat er district which shall by virtue of

said proceedings be included in and represented by said commission, shall appoint a

commissioner whose term shall begin at the expiration of the term of the

commissioner appointed by the county judge/executive whose ter m shall first

expire. In the event there is no commissioner on said commission appointed by the

county judge/executive the term of the commissioner appointed by the presiding

officer of such city or water district shall be fixed so that the terms of approximately

one-third (1/3) of the commissioners will expire in each year.