108.140 Powers and duties of directors. The board of directors shall provide ambulance service to inhabitants of the district and <br>shall have the authority to: <br>(1) Purchase ambulance vehicles and all other necessary equipment and employ trained personnel which meet all federal and state requirements; (2) Establish a civil service system for employees of the district in accordance with the plan outlined for cities of the first class under KRS 90.110 to 90.230; (3) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectively and efficiently provide emergency ambulance service for the district; (4) Employ person(s) to administer the daily operations of the emergency ambulance service; (5) Compensate employees of the district at a rate determined by the board; <br>(6) Apply for and receive available funds from the state and federal government for the purpose of maintaining or improving the emergency ambulance service of the <br>district; (7) Acquire by bequest, gift, grant or purchase such real or personal property necessary to provide emergency ambulance service; (8) In addition to the special ad valorem tax, establish an equitable system of service charges to be collected from persons receiving emergency ambulance service from <br>the district. The rate of the service charge shall be fixed in such amounts as can be <br>reasonably expected to yield revenues not in excess of the cost of operation and <br>maintenance of the system and for an adequate depreciation fund; (9) Contract with private persons, partnerships, or corporations for providing ambulance service to residents of the district as long as these services utilize <br>vehicles, equipment and personnel which conform to all requirements of KRS <br>108.080 to 108.180. History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 7.
108.140 Powers and duties of directors. The board of directors shall provide ambulance service to inhabitants of the district and <br>shall have the authority to: <br>(1) Purchase ambulance vehicles and all other necessary equipment and employ trained personnel which meet all federal and state requirements; (2) Establish a civil service system for employees of the district in accordance with the plan outlined for cities of the first class under KRS 90.110 to 90.230; (3) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectively and efficiently provide emergency ambulance service for the district; (4) Employ person(s) to administer the daily operations of the emergency ambulance service; (5) Compensate employees of the district at a rate determined by the board; <br>(6) Apply for and receive available funds from the state and federal government for the purpose of maintaining or improving the emergency ambulance service of the <br>district; (7) Acquire by bequest, gift, grant or purchase such real or personal property necessary to provide emergency ambulance service; (8) In addition to the special ad valorem tax, establish an equitable system of service charges to be collected from persons receiving emergency ambulance service from <br>the district. The rate of the service charge shall be fixed in such amounts as can be <br>reasonably expected to yield revenues not in excess of the cost of operation and <br>maintenance of the system and for an adequate depreciation fund; (9) Contract with private persons, partnerships, or corporations for providing ambulance service to residents of the district as long as these services utilize <br>vehicles, equipment and personnel which conform to all requirements of KRS <br>108.080 to 108.180. History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 7.
108.140 Powers and duties of directors. The board of directors shall provide ambulance service to inhabitants of the district and <br>shall have the authority to: <br>(1) Purchase ambulance vehicles and all other necessary equipment and employ trained personnel which meet all federal and state requirements; (2) Establish a civil service system for employees of the district in accordance with the plan outlined for cities of the first class under KRS 90.110 to 90.230; (3) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectively and efficiently provide emergency ambulance service for the district; (4) Employ person(s) to administer the daily operations of the emergency ambulance service; (5) Compensate employees of the district at a rate determined by the board; <br>(6) Apply for and receive available funds from the state and federal government for the purpose of maintaining or improving the emergency ambulance service of the <br>district; (7) Acquire by bequest, gift, grant or purchase such real or personal property necessary to provide emergency ambulance service; (8) In addition to the special ad valorem tax, establish an equitable system of service charges to be collected from persons receiving emergency ambulance service from <br>the district. The rate of the service charge shall be fixed in such amounts as can be <br>reasonably expected to yield revenues not in excess of the cost of operation and <br>maintenance of the system and for an adequate depreciation fund; (9) Contract with private persons, partnerships, or corporations for providing ambulance service to residents of the district as long as these services utilize <br>vehicles, equipment and personnel which conform to all requirements of KRS <br>108.080 to 108.180. History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 7.
