KRS § 96.176 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96 / Section 96.176
96.176 Board to control plant -- Employees -- Rates and practices -- Engineer -- Contract
Status: in_force

96.176 Board to control plant -- Employees -- Rates and practices -- Engineer --

Contract.

(1) Upon and after a board has been appointed and qualified, the said board shall have

charge of the exclusive supervision, management and control of the operation,

maintenance and extension of the electric and water plant.

(2) All powers of the municipality to operate, maintain, improve and extend, and to

furnish electric and water service, shall be exercised on behalf of the municipality

by the board. The board shall employ all employees, fix their duties and

compensation, and shall determine programs and make all determinations as to the

operation, maintenance, improvement and extension of the electric and water plant,

shall determine and fix the rates to be charged for the classes of service rendered,

shall determine all financial practices, shall establish rules and regulations such as it

deems necessary or appropriate to govern the operation of the plant and the

furnishing of electric and water service, and shall collect all moneys from the

operation, maintenance, improvement and extension of the electric and water plant

and the furnishing of electric and water service and disburse same in the manner

and for the purposes hereinafter provided.

(3) The board in the operation of such system may, in its discretion, engage the services

of a professional engineer, qualified by education, training and experience in the

operation, maintenance, improvement and extension of electric and water systems,

as supervising engineer, upon terms and conditions of service such as may be

satisfactory to the board. The employment of any such engineer shall be by written

contract, which shall specify the services to be rendered by such person, and the

compensation to be paid. Any such contract may be terminated upon sixty (60) days'

notice by either party. The board may, in its discretion, require of such person so

engaged a bond, in a sum to be determined and approved by the board, conditioned

upon his faithful performance of the services to be rendered by him under and by

virtue of such employment. A copy of any such contract shall be filed in the office

of the city clerk.

(4) A copy of the schedule of the current rates and charges in effect from time to time,

and a copy of all rules and regulations of the board relating to electric and water

service shall be kept on public file at the main and all branch offices of the electric

and water plant board and also in the office of the municipal clerk.

(5) All contracts shall be let by the board, and all contracts for the purchase of

materials, equipment and supplies in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall

be let only after competitive bidding; provided, however, when any materials,

equipment or supplies be not available in the open market, such materials,

equipment and supplies may be purchased without competitive bidding. All

contracts shall be in the corporate name of the board, and shall be signed by the

chairman or vice chairman of the board, and attested by the secretary or treasurer of

the board. The board shall make and keep or cause to be made and kept full and

proper books and records.