2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 65 GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES, CITIES, AND OTHER LOCAL UNITS 65.8907 Appointment of commissioners -- Terms.
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65.8907 Appointment of commissioners -- Terms.
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After establishment of a commission, the chief executive officer of each member
entity shall appoint one (1) commissioner to represent that member entity. A
commissioner shall be a customer, a resident, or an authorized representative of the
member entity, and shall be a resident of the county where the member entity that
the commissioner is appointed to represent is located. The appointment shall be
subject to the approval of the governing body of that member entity.
There shall be no fewer than three (3) commissioners appointed by member entities
to a commission, and the commission shall always have an odd number of
commissioners. If the total number of commissioners is less than three (3) or is an
even number, then the legislative bodies for the geographic areas served by the two
(2) member entities shall jointly appoint one (1) additional member. The additional
member shall be a resident of either of the service areas of the two (2) member
entities.
Commissioners shall serve terms of four (4) years and may be reappointed. Terms
shall commence from the first day of the month when the order establishing the
commission was entered. Upon the expiration of a commissioner's term, a successor
shall be appointed in the manner of the commissioner's original appointment. Each
commissioner shall serve until a qualified successor is appointed, and any vacancy
shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.
Initial commissioners shall serve the following terms:
(a) One-third (1/3) of the commissioners shall serve for terms of two (2) years;
(b) One-third (1/3) of the commissioners shall serve for terms of three (3) years;
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(c) The remaining commissioners shall serve for terms of four (4) years.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 4, effective June 8, 2011.
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