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262.240 Supervisors' terms -- Nomination and election -- Vacancies -Compensation -- Removal.
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A supervisor's term begins on January 1 following his election. The two (2)
supervisors elected in the general election of 1974 shall be elected for a term
of two (2) years. In 1976 a general election shall be conducted for seven (7)
supervisors. The four (4) supervisors elected with the highest number of votes
in the general election of 1976 shall serve for four (4) years; the other three (3)
supervisors elected in 1976 shall serve for two (2) years. In the event only
seven (7) nominating petitions for supervisors are filed, the commission shall
declare the nominees elected without an election, and shall name four (4) of
the nominees to serve terms of four (4) years, and three (3) to serve terms of
two (2) years. Thereafter supervisors shall be elected for four (4) years as their
terms expire. Nominating petitions for supervisors shall be filed with the county
clerk not later than the last date prescribed by the election law generally for
filing certificates and petitions of nomination. No such nominating petition shall
be accepted by the clerk unless it is signed by twenty-five (25) or more
qualified resident voters of the district. Qualified resident voters may sign more
than one (1) nominating petition to nominate more than one (1) candidate for
supervisor. In the event nominating petitions for only the number of supervisors
to be elected are filed, the commission shall declare the nominees elected
without holding an election. The county clerk shall examine the petition of each
candidate to determine whether it is regular on its face. If there is an error, the
county clerk shall notify the candidate by certified mail within twenty-four (24)
hours of filing.
A supervisor shall hold office until his successor has been elected and has
qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by
the commission.
A supervisor may be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the
discharge of his duties and may be paid a per diem for attending meetings or
otherwise discharging the obligations of his office.
A supervisor shall be a resident of the county or district in which he serves as a
supervisor, and upon moving from the county or district, the supervisor shall be
ineligible to serve as a supervisor and his office shall be vacant.
A supervisor who has been declared elected without an election pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section may be removed from office by the commission in
the same manner as provided by KRS 65.007 for removal of an appointed
member of the governing body of a special district.
Effective:July 13, 1984
History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 30, effective July 13, 1984. -Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 22, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 6. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 1. -Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 68, Art. XIV, sec. 5. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts
ch. 106, sec. 9. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1,
1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 42i-7.
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