<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>65.005 Notice to county clerk of establishment of political subdivision -- Duties of <br>clerk -- Fee -- Notice by existing districts. <br>(1) (a) "Special district" means any agency, authority, or political subdivision of the <br>state which exercises less than statewide jurisdiction and which is organized <br>for the purpose of performing governmental or other prescribed functions <br>within limited boundaries. It includes all political subdivisions of the state <br>except a city, a county, or a school district. <br>(b) "Governing body" means the body possessing legislative authority in a city, <br>county, or special district. <br>(2) No special district shall be legally created without sending notification of its <br>existence in writing to the clerk of the county within the jurisdiction of which its <br>principal office shall be located. This requirement for notification is in addition to <br>all other provisions of existing law providing for the creation of special districts. <br>The notification shall contain the names and addresses of the members of the <br>governing body of the district, the name and address of its chief executive officer, a <br>specific reference to the statute or statutes under which it was created, and a brief <br>description of its service area and activities. The clerk shall record the original and <br>forward a copy of the notification to the state local finance officer and the state local <br>debt officer, Department for Local Government. The clerk shall be paid a fee of two <br>dollars ($2) by the district for recording and mailing the notification. <br>(3) The governing body of any existing special district shall submit notification as <br>required in subsection (2) of this section within thirty (30) days after June 16, 1966, <br>and the governing body of a newly created special district shall submit the required <br>notification at or before its first meeting. <br>Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 47, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended <br>2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 41, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 69, sec. 30, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 85, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- <br>Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 508, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1978 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 134, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1). -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 1. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/98). This section was amended by 1998 <br>Ky. Acts chs. 69 and 85. Where these Acts are not in conflict, they have been <br>codified together. Where a conflict exists, Acts ch. 85, which was last enacted by the <br>General Assembly, prevails under KRS 446.250. <br><br>