(1) When any city desires to construct a school building, under the provisions of KRS
162.150, the governing body of the city shall, by ordinance, cause plans and specifications for the building to be duly made and filed in the office of the city clerk. The plans and specifications shall give a full description of the building to be constructed, the details thereof and the manner of construction. The plans and specifications shall be prepared by an architect selected by the city and approved by the board of education of the school district, and shall be submitted to the board of education of the school district and to the chief state school officer for approval.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 162.160

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) If the plans and specifications are approved, and if the board of education of the school district offers to lease the building under a lease of the kind provided in KRS
162.140, the city governing body shall cause the city clerk to advertise for bids, and thereafter the city governing body, through the mayor, may contract for the construction of the building.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 255, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1986. — Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4421-12.