{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-108.175","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 108.175","heading":"Joinder of an unincorporated area to an existing ambulance service","body":"district.\n(1) If the people in an unincorporated area desire to become part of an existing\nambulance service district, a certified petition of a simple majority, or one hundred\n(100) or more qualified voters, whichever is less, within the unincorporated area, as\nset out in metes and bounds, within the county shall be filed with the fiscal court.\nThe petition shall set out the metes and bounds of the unincorporated area desiring\nto beco me part of the existing ambulance district. The fiscal court shall adopt a\nresolution, submitting to the qualified voters within the unincorporated area, as set\nout in metes and bounds, the question as to whether they wish to become part of the\nexisting emergency ambulance service district and impose a special ad valorem tax\nfor the maintenance and operation of the district, not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on\neach one hundred dollars ($100) of the assessed valuation of all property in the\ndistrict. A certif ied copy of the resolution of the fiscal court shall be filed with the\ncounty court clerk at least sixty (60) days prior to the next regular election and,\nthereupon, the clerk shall cause the question to be placed on the ballot.\n(2) The question shall be, substantially, the following form: \"Are you in favor of\nbecoming a part of the (insert name of the existing emergency ambulance service\ndistrict) which shall have the authority to impose a special ad valorem tax of (insert\nexact amount) on each one hundred  dollars ($100) worth of property assessed for\nlocal taxation in the district for the maintenance and operation of the (insert name)\nemergency ambulance service district?\"\n(3) If a majority of those voting on the question in the unincorporated area, as set out in\nmetes and bounds, favor becoming part of the existing ambulance service district,\nthen it shall be so established, and shall be part of the taxing district within the\nmeaning of Section 157 of the Constitution of Kentucky. The cost of the election\nshall be paid by the fiscal court.","path":["KRS Chapter 108"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=27229","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:10Z","sha256":"45a2d87234a1414d8e1f2330978284ae42647b6ef58e9cdba6a0f242f6ce8662","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-108.170","next":"us-ky/krs-108.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}