212.750 Public health taxing district created in counties not electing to create same -- Officers. - Kentucky Statutes

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212.750 Public health taxing district created in counties not electing to create same -- Officers. (1) It is the intent of this section and KRS 212.755, inter alia, to create a public health taxing district via operation of law in every county of the Commonwealth that has
not heretofore created same except in counties containing cities of the first class or a
consolidated local government. (2) In all counties where a county or city-county health department or urban-county department of health has been established, except in counties containing a city of
the first class or a consolidated local government, and a public health taxing district
has not been established pursuant to the provisions of KRS 212.720 to 212.740, a
public health taxing district is hereby declared to be created upon June 13, 1968, or
upon the creation of an urban-county department of health. The members of the
county or city-county board of health or urban-county department of health shall, by
virtue of their office, constitute and be the governing body of the public health
taxing district and shall perform the duties attendant thereto in addition to their
duties as members of the county or city-county board of health or urban-county
department of health. The officers of the county or city-county board of health or
urban-county department of health shall be the officers of the public health taxing
district. (3) Nothing in this section and KRS 212.755 shall in any way abridge the rights of two (2) or more counties from establishing a district health department. Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2002; and ch. 346, sec. 209, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 202, secs. 1, 2 and 5. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2002). This section was amended by 2002 Ky. Acts chs. 214 and 346, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been
codified together.