(1) An interlocal agency created by the interlocal agreement shall constitute an agency and instrumentality of the public agencies party to the interlocal agreement for the purpose of performing the essential governmental functions and the public purposes authorized by the interlocal agreement.
(2) Unless restricted, limited, or otherwise conditioned under the terms of the interlocal agreement, an interlocal agency is authorized to exercise any powers not in conflict with local, state, or federal law or in conflict with the interlocal agreement that are necessary and convenient to accomplish the purposes for which the interlocal agency was created.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 65.243


(3) To the extent that any of the provisions of the interlocal agreement are more restrictive, or limit the powers, privileges, or authority of the interlocal agency that are otherwise allowed by KRS § 65.210 to KRS § 65.300, the provisions of the interlocal agreement shall control.
(4) The status and authorities of an interlocal agency granted in this section, unless limited by the interlocal agreement, is cumulative and in addition to the powers and authority of an interlocal agency that may otherwise exist and that are granted or implied under any other laws of the Commonwealth to a specific type of public body that may also function as an interlocal agency under KRS § 65.210 to KRS § 65.300.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant an interlocal agency the ability to levy a tax.
(6) An interlocal agency created by an interlocal agreement shall be deemed to be a public agency as defined in KRS § 61.805 and KRS § 61.870, and as such shall be subject to KRS § 61.800 to KRS § 61.850 and 61.870 to 61.884.
Effective: July 15, 2020
History: Created 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2020.