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HomeMy WebLinkAbout84-11-2615201 ORDINANCE NO. 84-11-2615 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 30k-2, "TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND MASS TRANSIT" SYSTEMS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH WHEREAS, on January 22, 1980, the City of. -Paducah adopted Chapter 30k, establishing a Transit Authority and Mass'Trans System for the City of Paducah; and WHEREAS, the Transit Authority wishes to extend service into McCracken County, Kentucky; and WHEREAS, McCracken County, Kentucky, is desirous of joining said Transit Authority as provided in KRS 96A.020 (2); and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of Paducah of amending the authorization ordinances of the Paducah Transit Authority to allow McCracken County to join the.Paducah Transit Authority. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Sec. 3012-2, "Establishment and duties of mass transit authority" is hereby amended to read as follows: a. There is hereby created an authority to be styled "Transit Authority of the City of Paducah" which shall be a political subdivision and a public body corporate with power to contract and be contracted with, to sue and to be sued, to establish, alter and enforce rules and regulations in furtherance of the purpose of its creation, to adopt, use and alter a corporate seal, and to have and exercise generally all the powers of private corporations, as enumerated in KRS 271A.020, except to the extent the same may be inconsistent with KRS 96A.010, et seq. The Authority shall be authorized to promote and develop mass transportation within the City of Paducah including establishment, operation and extension of a mass transit system and the authority shall have and may exercise such power as may be necessary or desirable to carry out such purpose. Should said authority in its sole judgment desire, and subject to proof of public convenience and necessity as required by KRS, Chapter 281, it may provide service outside the City of Paducah. b. Permission is hereby granted for McCracken County to join the Paducah Transit Authority upon terms and conditions agreed to between the Transit Authority and McCracken County. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become effective upon publication of title and a certified summary thereof. JOE VITERISI Mayor Introduced by the Board of Commissioners November 13, 1984 Adopted by the Board of Commissioners November 27, 1984 Recorded by Lenita Smith, City Clerk, November 27, 1984 Published by The Paducah Sun December 3, 1984.