Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 68.210 (2026)

Administration of county uniform budget system -- Review -- Revision

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The administration of the county uniform budget system shall be under the supervision of the state local finance officer who may inspect and shall supervise the administration of accounts and financial operations and shall prescribe and shall install, by July 1, 1985, a system of uniform accounts for all counties and county officials. Subsequent to every regular and extraordinary session of the General Assembly he shall review the county uniform budget system to determine if it is consistent with state law and generally accepted accounting practices. If he finds the system to be inconsistent with state law or to contain obsolete accounting practices, he shall revise it accordingly. He may require all officials of all local governments and local taxing districts to submit such financial reports as he may deem proper. He may investigate, examine, and supervise the accounts and operations of all local governments and local government officers. This section does not impose upon or transfer to the state local finance officer any post audit functions. Effective: July 13, 1984 History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 61, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1); and ch. 254, sec. 12. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 68, Art. V, sec. 5, effective March 17, 1960. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 938q-1, 1851c-7, 4114h-2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1947–2021 · leading case: State Prop. & Bldgs. Comm'n v. Hays, 346 S.W.2d 3 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961).
State Prop. & Bldgs. Comm'n v. Hays, 346 S.W.2d 3 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 2× “They are: (a) Failure of the county to provide in its budget for the payment of rentals for the machines will result in disapproval of the budget (see KRS 68.210 to 68.370), regardless of whether the county has renewed its year to year lease .”
Griffin v. Clay Cnty., 201 S.W.2d 733 (Ky. Ct. App. 1947). “City of Covington, and the adoption of our County Budget Act, KRS 68.210 etc., the danger of future financial involvement of the counties has been practically eliminated.”
Sheffield v. Graves, 337 S.W.3d 634 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010). “080(2)(a) provides that the fiscal court shall “[a]p-propriate county funds, according to the provisions of KRS 68.210 to- 68:360, for purposes required by law[.”
Fishback v. Buchanon (W.D. Ky. 2021). “271- zoning regulations,” “KRS 68.210 – county budgeting,” and “voter suppression.”
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