§ 33.51 MEMBERS.

   (A)   Each of the following organizations shall designate one individual to serve on the Council:

      (1)   Boone County Fire Chief's Association;

      (2)   Kenton County Fire Chief's Association;

      (3)   Campbell County Firefighter's Educational Association;

      (4)   Northern Kentucky Firefighter's Association;

      (5)   St. Elizabeth Hospitals;

      (6)   St. Luke Hospitals;

      (7)   St. Elizabeth Advanced Life Support Service;

      (8)   Northern Kentucky Emergency Medical Service, Inc.;

      (9)   Northern Kentucky Disaster Emergency Services;

      (10)   Northern Kentucky Police Chief's Association;

      (11)   Northern Kentucky City/County Administrators Association;

      (12)   Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, Inc.;

   (B)   These individuals, after nomination by their respective sponsoring organization, shall be appointed by the city and the Boone Fiscal Court for a four year term and may succeed themselves.

(Ord. O-12-96, passed 8-13-96)

§ 33.52 COUNCIL'S FINDINGS.

   Upon review of the status of the delivery of emergency medical services to the city and counties, the Council shall make recommendations to the city and each Fiscal Court as to how they can best achieve consistent and efficient delivery of emergency medical services. The Council's findings may take the form of a proposed ordinance to be adopted by the city and the respective Fiscal Courts.

(Ord. O-12-96, passed 8-13-96)

§ 33.53 TERM OF EXISTENCE.

   The Council shall remain in existence after compliance with the above sections for the purpose of continual monitoring of the state of the delivery of emergency medical services. The Council shall promulgate rules and regulations for adoption by the city to achieve the goals of this subchapter.

(Ord. O-12-96, passed 8-13-96)

§ 33.54 INTEGRATION WITH SIMILAR COUNCILS.

   This Council shall be integrated with similar councils established by the Counties of Boone, Kenton and Campbell. The findings and recommendations shall be made with a view towards creating a unified system for the delivery of emergency medical services to the three counties.

(Ord. O-12-96, passed 8-13-96)

WATER COMMISSION

§ 33.60 CREATION.

   The city, having determined and elected, acting jointly with the Boone County Water and Sewer District, to acquire and operate sources of water supply and to improve and extend them in the manner provided in KRS 74.420 to 74.520, does hereby propose the creation of a "Water Commission" to be known as the Boone-Florence Water Commission (the "Commission").

(Ord. O-21-98, passed 10-27-98)

§ 33.61 CORPORATE PURPOSE.

   The Commission shall be a public corporation and a public body corporate and politic with the powers and duties specified in KRS 74.420 to 74.520 which may, in its corporate name, contract and be contracted with; sue and be sued, adopt and alter at its pleasure a corporate seal; and purchase, own, hold and dispose of all real and personal property necessary for carrying out its corporate purpose under that statute.

(Ord. O-21-98, passed 10-27-98)

§ 33.62 DUTIES AND POWERS.

   In addition to, but not in limitation of, the general powers stated above, the Commission shall be empowered to:

   (A)   Appoint or contract for the services of officers, agents and employees, including engineers, attorneys, accounts, physical agents, or other professional persons, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation;

   (B)   To issue revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring sources of water supply or making improvements and extensions to sources of water supply, which bonds are payable solely from the revenues derived from water supply contracts;

   (C)   To acquire property through condemnation under the terms and provisions of KRS Chapter 58 and the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky; and

   (D)   To contract to supply water to entities represented by the Commission or other entities pursuant to KRS 74.490 and to establish charges and rates for water supplied.

(Ord. O-21-98, passed 10-27-98)