Download as PDF
96.240 Board of waterworks -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Oath.
The mayor of a consolidated local government which is formed upon the
consolidation of a city of the first class with its county, and which receives upon the
consolidation from the city of the first class the shares of capital stock in any
corporation engaged in supplying water to the area comprising the consolidated
local government, shall appoint, subject to the provisions of KRS 67C.139, six (6)
persons, no more than three (3) of whom shall be members of the same political
party, who with the mayor as an ex officio member shall constitute a body corporate
known as the "board of waterworks." Each appointee shall be at least thirty (30)
years of age and shall be a resident of the county containing a consolidated local
government and be the owner in his or her own right of real estate situated in the
consolidated local government. At least one (1) such appointee shall be qualified, as
specified in KRS 96.250, to serve as president of the board. No officer or employee
of the consolidated local government, whether holding a paid or unpaid office, shall
be eligible for appointment to the board. Of the persons first appointed, two (2) shall
be appointed for a term of two (2) years, two (2) for a term of three (3) years, and
two (2) for a term of four (4) years, and such terms shall expire on the date of the
annual meeting of the board of waterworks. Their successors shall be appointed in
the same manner, but for terms of four (4) years each. Appointees shall be eligible
to succeed themselves. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by
appointment in the same manner. Each member shall hold his office until his or her
successor has been appointed and qualified. The oath of office of each member
shall be filed with the board of the revenue commission of the consolidated local
government.
Effective:July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 109, effective July 15, 2002. -Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208,
sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3024a-2, 3024a-3.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
