2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .230.230   Personnel -- Duties -- Compensation.

230.230 Personnel -- Duties -- Compensation. (1) The Governor shall appoint an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor shall set the qualifications and salary for the position of executive director pursuant to KRS 64.640. The executive director shall possess the powers and perform the duties imposed upon him by the Governor, and other duties as the authority may direct or prescribe. The executive director shall: (a)  Be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the authority; (b)  Set up appropriate organizational structures and personnel policies for approval by the authority; (c)  Appoint all staff; (d)  Prepare annual reports of the authority's program of work; (e)  Carry out policy and program directives of the authority; (f)  Prepare and submit to the authority for its approval the proposed biennial budget of the authority; and (g)  Perform all other duties and responsibilities assigned by law. The executive director shall cause to be kept a full record of all proceedings before the authority and shall preserve at its general office all books, maps, records, documents, licenses, and other papers of the authority. All records of the authority shall be open to inspection by the public during regular office hours. With approval of the authority, the executive director may enter into agreements with any state agency or political subdivision of the state, any postsecondary education institution, or any other person or entity to enlist assistance to implement the duties and responsibilities of the authority. (2) The executive director of the authority may employ, dismiss, or take other personnel action concerning an assistant executive director, stenographers, clerks, and other personnel as he or she may deem necessary to efficiently operate the authority's general office or any branch thereof. The executive director of the authority shall fix the compensation of all employees. Any member of the authority or any employee referred to in this section shall be reimbursed for expenses paid or incurred in the discharge of official business when approved by the executive director of the authority. The compensation of the employees referred to in this section, except for the executive director, together with reimbursement of expenses incurred by employees, a member of the authority, or the executive director, shall be paid from authority funds. Effective: July 13, 2004 History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 447, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 14, effective March 30, 1992. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 240, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 184 sec. 3, effective June 16, 1960.