RESOLUTION NO. __________, SERIES 2015
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A RESOLUTION URGING THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO MERGE THE SUBURBAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY WITH THE LOUISVILLE DIVISION OF FIRE.
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WHEREAS, on November 4, 2000, the voters of this community elected to merge the governments of the City of Louisville and Jefferson County, KY by approving House Bill (HB) 647 known as "The Merger Bill" and which was incorporated into Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) Chapter 67C; and
WHEREAS, in January 2003, the City of Louisville and Jefferson County officially merged into one governmental body called Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government or Louisville Metro for short; and
WHEREAS, at the same time KRS Chapter 67C was amended to include an Urban Service District, KRS 67C.113 was also revised to insure the continued existence of taxing and service districts located within the territory of the newly formed merged government; and
WHEREAS, upon the formation of Louisville Metro Government, residents living in the old boundaries of the City of Louisville continued to reside in what is known as the Urban Service District; and
WHEREAS, those residents living in the Urban Service District are protected by the Louisville Division of Fire, a KRS Chapter 95 Municipal Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, also upon the formation of Louisville Metro Government, residents living in the old boundaries outside the former City of Louisville, continue to reside in what is known as the Suburban Service Area; and
WHEREAS, residents living the Suburban Service Area, are protected by seventeen (17) KRS Chapter 75 fire protection districts; and
WHEREAS, the Louisville Division of Fire employs over 500 career firefighters and covers 65 square miles; and
WHEREAS, the Suburban Service Area of Jefferson County is comprised of a combined 1,100 volu...
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