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177.375 Kentucky Transportation Center Advisory Board.
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There is created a Kentucky Transportation Center Advisory Board, hereinafter
in KRS 177.375 to 177.380 called the transportation center board or the board,
to assist in policy formulation for and to provide direction to the Kentucky
Transportation Center which is located at the University of Kentucky. The
board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor.
Of the nine (9) members, three (3) members shall be ex officio and include the
secretary of the Transportation Cabinet, the state highway engineer and the
dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky. In addition, it
is recommended that three (3) of the nine (9) appointments be made in the
following manner:
(a) One (1) member appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted by
the executive board of the Kentucky Association of Counties;
(b) One (1) member appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted by
the executive board of the Kentucky County Judges' Association; and
(c) One (1) member appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted by
the executive board of the Kentucky Municipal League.
Initial appointments made pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
subsection shall be for a period of one (1) year. The remaining appointments
shall be for two (2) years except that ex officio members shall serve the same
terms as that of their respective offices. Ex officio members and regular
members shall have the same powers and voting privileges. Each appointment
thereafter shall be for a period of two (2) years.
The Governor shall designate one (1) member of the board as chairman,
whose term shall be for two (2) years with said two (2) years being consistent
with the biennium budget period. The members shall serve without pay, but
shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses from the center's budget.
Meetings of the board shall be held at least semiannually but may be held
more frequently as deemed necessary subject to call by the chairman or by
request of a majority of the board members. Board meetings shall concern,
among other things, policy matters relating to the transportation center's
technical assistance and research programs, financial plans, and such other
matters as necessary to carry out the intent of KRS 177.375 to 177.380.
Five (5) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for doing business.
Each member shall have one (1) vote and a majority vote of the members
present shall control on all questions. Each regular and ex officio member may
designate a proxy by written notice to the chairman prior to call to order of each
meeting and such proxy shall be entitled to cast the member's vote.
History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.
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