{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-108.140","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 108.140","heading":"Powers and duties of directors.","body":"The board of directors shall provide ambulance service to inhabitants of the district and\nshall have the authority to:\n(1) Purchase ambulance vehicles and all other necessary equipment and employ trained\npersonnel which meet all federal and state requirements;\n(2) Establish a civil service system for employees of the district in accordance with the\nplan outlined for cities of the first class under KRS 90.110 to 90.230;\n(3) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectively and efficiently provide\nemergency ambulance service for the district;\n(4) Employ person(s) to administer the daily operations of the emergency ambulance\nservice;\n(5) Compensate employees of the district at a rate determined by the board;\n(6) Apply for and receive available funds from the  state and federal government for the\npurpose of maintaining or improving the emergency ambulance service of the\ndistrict;\n(7) Acquire by bequest, gift, grant or purchase such real or personal property necessary\nto provide emergency ambulance service;\n(8) In addition to the special ad valorem tax, establish an equitable system of service\ncharges to be collected from persons receiving emergency ambulance service from\nthe district. The rate of the service charge shall be fixed in such amounts as can be\nreasonably expected to yield revenues not in excess of the cost of operation and\nmaintenance of the system and for an adequate depreciation fund;\n(9) Contract with private persons, partnerships, or corporations for providing\nambulance service to residents of the  district as long as these services utilize\nvehicles, equipment and personnel which conform to all requirements of KRS\n108.080 to 108.180.","path":["KRS Chapter 108"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=27225","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:10Z","sha256":"0916bd101d437bdf4c6bb0ed7d77d07c1248d3ba4db0915e17f95695d99eedf7","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-108.130","next":"us-ky/krs-108.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}