KRS 95.018: Fire department membership charges and subscriber fees may be added to

property tax bills -- Collection and distribution.

(1) If a city fire department is authorized by law to collect membership charges or

subscriber fees for combatting fires or serving in other emergencies, the city

legislative body may adopt an ordinance to require those annual membership

charges or subscriber fees to be added to property tax bills. In any city where the

legislative body has adopted such an ordinance, the county clerk shall add the

annual membership charges or subscriber fees to the tax bill s of the affected

property owners.

(2) The membership charges or subscriber fees shall be collected and distributed by the

sheriff to the appropriate fire departments in the same manner as the other taxes on

the bill and unpaid fees or charges shall bear t he same penalty as general state and

county taxes. This shall be a lien on the property against which it is levied from the

time of the levy.