{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-98.300","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 98.300","heading":"Fiscal court of county containing a city of first class may establish","body":"department of welfare -- Consolidated local government may establish\ndepartment of welfare -- Employees.\nIn each county containing a city of the first class, the fiscal court of the county may, by\nresolution, establish a department of welfare to be governed by the provisions of KRS\n98.300 to 98.390. A consolidated local government may by resolution or ordinance\nestablish or maintain a department of welfare to be governed by the provis ions of KRS\n98.300 to 98.390. Such department shall function from a date specified in such resolution\nor ordinance. The department shall consist of a director of welfare and such assistants and\nother employees as are necessary for the efficient performance  of the welfare services of\nthe county.","path":["KRS Chapter 98"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26491","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:01Z","sha256":"63481fe77ae2504fedc837463e6935db32b58f4f8c37e01b696d4bb9a7d7bfc0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-98.290","next":"us-ky/krs-98.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}