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Council reads first resolution to adopt KRS 65.8834 and related lien-enforcement statutes
Summary
Staff read a first-reading resolution to adopt KRS 65.8834 and related statutes to create a city lien-enforcement code title and better enable recovery of costs for nuisance and blight enforcement; it was presented as a first reading with no vote.
Council heard the first reading of a resolution that would incorporate KRS 65.8834 and related statutes into the city's code to provide a mechanism for placing liens to recover costs for nuisance and blight enforcement.
The clerk (speaker 7) explained the intent: "So there's there's many times in enforcement of our easements, we have to do emergency work... and so you want to have the ability to collect these costs from that property owner." The clerk described the item as a first reading intended to turn the resolution into an ordinance; no action was required at this meeting.
Council members asked clarifying questions about how the change would interact with prior ordinances and enforcement processes; staff said the proposed resolution would update and clarify the city's recovery authority.
