Any petitioner or member of the district board of directors may, within thirty (30) days of the fiscal court’s decision, appeal an adverse finding of the fiscal court to the Circuit Court in the county containing the greater part of the district. The Circuit Court shall review the decision of the fiscal court but shall reverse the decision only if such decision is found to be arbitrary or capricious. If the Circuit Court reverses the decision of the fiscal court by ordering the alteration or dissolution of the district, it shall direct the fiscal court to determine, as provided in subsection (5) of KRS § 65.166, a method for satisfying any legal obligations of the district which might be affected thereby.
Effective: July 15, 1980

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 65.168

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Directors: when applied to corporations, includes managers or trustees. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980.

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