In addition to its other powers, a housing authority created for a city pursuant to KRS
80.010 to 80.250 may exercise any or all of its powers within the territorial boundaries of any other city for the purpose of planning, undertaking, financing, constructing and operating a housing project or projects within the other city, if a resolution has been adopted by the governing body of the other city in which such authority is to exercise its powers and by the housing authority of the other city (if one has been theretofore created for such other city) declaring (upon findings prescribed in KRS § 80.380) that there is a need for the housing authority of the aforesaid city to exercise its powers within the other city. The governing body of the other city shall not adopt a resolution pursuant to this section unless a public hearing has first been held. The clerk of such city shall give notice of the public hearing by publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424. Upon the date fixed for such public hearing an opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents of such city and to all other interested persons.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 80.580

  • authority: means any housing authority created pursuant to this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 80.010
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the city or the clerk of the county, as the case may be, or the officer charged with the duties customarily imposed on such clerk. See Kentucky Statutes 80.010
  • Governing body: means , in the case of a city, the city council, the commission, board of commissioners, board of aldermen, or other legislative body of the city, and in the case of a county, the fiscal court. See Kentucky Statutes 80.010
  • Housing: means a building or buildings containing rooms to be provided as living quarters, together with shops, stores, garages, laundries, doctors' and dentists' offices, and other facilities and appurtenances deemed reasonably necessary by the housing authority to the successful and economical operation of the project. See Kentucky Statutes 80.010

History: Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 34. — Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 28.