KRS 83.520: Board of aldermen -- Powers -- Tax levy -- Other statutory provisions

permissive.

The legislative body of a city of the first class shall have the power to exercise all of the

rights, privileges, powers, franchises, including the power to levy all taxes, not in conflict

with the Constitution and so as to provide for the health, education, safety and welfare of

the inhabitants of the city, to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if the

General Assembly had granted and delegated to the le gislative body of the city all of the

authority and powers that are within its powers to grant to a municipal corporation as if

expressly enumerated herein. Nothing therein contained to the contrary, the provisions of

KRS Chapters 65, 66, 76, 77, 79, 80, 9 1, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108 and

109 shall be considered permissive rather than mandatory and the powers, rights and

duties therein delineated may be modified or delegated by the legislative body to different

departments and agencies of c ity government and any restrictions therein set forth shall

not be considered abridging in any manner the complete grant of home rule set forth in

this grant of power except no right heretofore vested by operation of statute shall in any

way be affected.