Matters pertaining to the officers, organization, government, and financing of county and city governments; urban-county governments generally; county- and city-imposed taxes and licenses; special purpose assessment and taxing districts within a city; financing of local government improvements; issuance of bonds for county, city, and special district projects; local government indebtedness generally; compensation of county and city officers and employees; the imposition of duties and costs on local governments; interlocal government cooperation and consolidation of services; local government employees, civil service, and retirement; the powers, duties, and composition of fiscal courts and municipal legislative bodies; the offices of county judge/executive, magistrate, county attorney, sheriff, constable, jailer, coroner, surveyor, and county clerk; forms of local government; incorporation and classification of cities; housing projects; urban renewal and redevelopment; planning and zoning; annexation of territory; public works; parks and playgrounds; police and fire departments and their retirement systems; county roads; city streets and sidewalks; local government utilities and waterworks; acquisition of waterworks and water districts by local governments; sewers; metropolitan sewer and sanitation districts; public road districts; water districts; fire protection districts; drainage districts and local flood control and water usage; local air pollution control districts; urban service districts; library districts; city and county libraries; county law libraries; and special districts not assigned to another committee.
Legislative Committees
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government
Kentucky Joint Committee
Web Address: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Committee/interim%20joint/Loc%20gov/home.htm
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Sen. Joe Bowen
(Republican-KY 8) Co-Chair
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Rep. Steven Riggs
(Democratic-KY 31) Co-Chair
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Sen. Damon Thayer
(Republican-KY 17) Co-Chair
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Rep. Julie Adams
(Republican-KY 32) Member
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Sen. Walter Blevins, Jr.
(Democratic-KY 27) Member
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Rep. Ron Crimm
(Republican-KY 33) Member
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Rep. Mitchel Denham, Jr.
(Democratic-KY 70) Member
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Sen. Ernie Harris, Jr.
(Republican-KY 26) Member
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Rep. Richard Henderson
(Democratic-KY 74) Member
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Rep. Toby Herald
(Republican-KY 91) Member
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Sen. Stanley Humphries
(Republican-KY 1) Member
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Rep. Adam Koenig
(Republican-KY 69) Member
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Rep. Stan Lee
(Republican-KY 45) Member
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Rep. Brian Linder
(Republican-KY 61) Member
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Sen. Christian McDaniel
(Republican-KY 23) Member
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Sen. Morgan McGarvey
(Democratic-KY 19) Member
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Rep. Thomas McKee
(Democratic-KY 78) Member
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Rep. Michael Meredith
(Republican-KY 19) Member
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Sen. Gerald Neal
(Democratic-KY 33) Member
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Sen. R.J. Palmer II
(Democratic-KY 28) Member
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Rep. Jody Richards
(Democratic-KY 20) Member
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Sen. Albert Robinson
(Republican-KY 21) Member
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Sen. Dan Seum
(Republican-KY 38) Member
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Rep. Jonathan Shell
(Republican-KY 36) Member
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Rep. Arnold Simpson
(Democratic-KY 65) Member
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Rep. Kevin Sinnette
(Democratic-KY 100) Member
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Rep. Rita Smart
(Democratic-KY 81) Member
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Rep. Jim Wayne
(Democratic-KY 35) Member