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AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND ESTABLISHING THE PADUCAH-MCCRACKEN
COUNTY RIVERPORT AUTHORITY AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
MENBERS THEREOF AND DELEGATING POWERS THERETO
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, finds and declares that it is to the best interest of the
public to promote and develop river navigation facilities, river
transportation, riverport facilities, and to attract industrial or
commercial operations in connection therewith, and
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Court of the County of McCracken is
contemplating and expected to pass a resolution joining it with the
City in creating a joint riverport authority, and
WHEREAS, R. R. S. 65.510 et sea. provide for a City and
county, acting jointly, or a city acting separately, to create a
riverport authority to accomplish the foregoing purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. There is hereby created and established, pursuant
to K. R. S. 65.510 et sea. "The Paducah -McCracken County Riverport
Authority".
SECTION 2. Said riverport authority shall be composed of
six (6) members, three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor
of the City of Paducah, and three (3) shall be appointed by the County
Judge of McCracken County. Of the initial appointments the Mayor and
County Judge shall each appoint one member for two (2) years, one member
for three (3) years, and one member for four (4) years.
SECTION 3. Appointments made by the Mayor shall be with the
approval of the Board of Commissioners.
SECTION 4. All members appointed shall reside within McCracken
County and each shall have knowledge or experience in matters relating to
river transportation or riverport facilities. No riverport authority
member shall hold any official office with the City of Paducah, or the
County of McCracken.
SECTION 5. The Paducah -McCracken County Riverport Authority
herein established shall have all powers, functions, and duties
authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes, and in addition thereto,
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the City of Paducah, hereby delegates such other powers to the river -
port authority which are necessary in carrying out its operations and
activities.
SECTION 6. Each section, paragraph or provision of this
ordinance is hereby declared to be separate from every other section,
paragraph or provision herein and should any section, paragraph, or
provision hereof be held invalid at any time it shall have no effect
upon the validity of every other remaining section, paragraph or
provision hereof.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners September 26, 1967
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk September 26, 1967.