Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 96.430 (2026)

Maintenance, operation and depreciation funds -- Rates

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At or before the issuance of bonds the city legislative body shall, by ordinance, set aside and pledge the income and revenue of the waterworks into a separate and special fund to be used and applied in payment of the cost thereof and in the maintenance, operation and depreciation thereof. The ordinance shall definitely fix and determine the amount of revenue necessary to be set apart and applied to the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, and the proportion of the balance of the income and revenues to be set aside as a proper and adequate depreciation account, and the remaining proportion of such balance shall be set aside for the reasonable and proper operation and maintenance of the waterworks. The rates to be charged for service from the waterworks shall be fixed and revised from time to time so as to be sufficient to provide for payment of interest upon all bonds and to create a sinking fund to pay the principal thereof when due, and to provide for the operation and maintenance of the waterworks and an adequate depreciation account. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2741L-9, 2741L-31.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1945–1958 · leading case: City of Covington v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 313 S.W.2d 391 (Ky. Ct. App. 1958).

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City of Covington v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 313 S.W.2d 391 (Ky. Ct. App. 1958). “KRS 96.430, 96.535. The amount required for interest and principal payments on these bonds, for the test year 1955, would be less than $25,000.”

Elec. Plant Bd., Etc. v. City of Mayfield, 185 S.W.2d 411 (Ky. Ct. App. 1945). “KRS 96.430 provides that out of the revenues received by the waterworks, the city council, by ordinance, first shall set aside a separate fund sufficient in amount to pay the interest on and retire the principal of the bonds issued for the purchase of the plant as and when they…”

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