2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 65 - General provisions applicable to counties, cities, and other local units 65.503 Governing board of West End Opportunity Partnership -- Membership -- Meetings -- Training.
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65.503 Governing board of West End Opportunity Partnership -- Membership -Meetings -- Training.
(1)
(2)
The West End Opportunity Partnership shall be governed by a board. The board
shall initially consist of the following members:
(a) One (1) member appointed by the Governor for a term of two (2) years;
(b) One (1) member appointed by the mayor of a consolidated local government
for a term of two (2) years;
(c) One (1) member of the legislative council of the consolidated local
government appointed by its members for a term of three (3) years;
(d) A representative of the University of Louisville appointed by its board of
trustees for a term of three (3) years;
(e) A representative of Simmons College of Kentucky appointed by its board of
trustees for a term of three (3) years; and
(f) 1.
The following shall be appointed by the Governor:
a.
One (1) member from the NAACP of Louisville;
b.
One (1) member from OneWest in Louisville;
c.
One (1) member from Louisville Urban League;
d.
One (1) member from the Federal Reserve Bank in Louisville;
e.
One (1) member from the Volunteers of America Mid States in
Louisville;
f.
One (1) member from a locally based foundation with assets over
one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000); and
g.
One (1) member from a bank with local assets greater than one
billion dollars ($1,000,000,000).
2.
The initial appointments of the members described in subparagraph 1. of
this paragraph shall be for terms as follows:
a.
Two (2) members for a term of one (1) year;
b.
Two (2) members for a term of two (2) years;
c.
Two (2) members for a term of three (3) years; and
d.
One (1) member for a term of four (4) years.
The board shall include in its bylaws a process for appointing one (1) member from
each of the nine (9) neighborhoods in the development area as additional members.
The process shall:
(a) Ensure the nine (9) members are each from a different neighborhood;
(b) Require that, at all times, at least one (1) of the nine (9) members representing
the neighborhoods shall be between the ages of eighteen (18) and thirty (30) at
the time of appointment or reappointment; and
(c) Provide that the initial appointment of the members be for terms as follows:
1.
Four (4) members for a term of two (2) years; and
2.
Five (5) members for a term of three (3) years.
(3)
After expiration of the term limits provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this
section, the board shall self-perpetuate. The overall makeup of the board shall
remain the same unless an institution ceases to exist or changes corporate form. All
successors of the representatives described in subsection (1) of this section shall
serve four (4) year terms and all successors of the representatives described in
subsection (2) of this section shall serve three (3) year terms. No individual shall
serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.
(4) The head of economic development for the consolidated local government, or his or
her designee, and the secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development, or his or
her designee, shall be nonvoting, ex officio members of the West End Opportunity
Partnership;
(5) The membership of the board shall not exceed twenty-one (21) voting members.
(6) The majority of the board's membership shall reflect the racial majority of the
residents living in the development area.
(7) A chair of the board shall be selected annually from its members and shall have
responsibility for board meeting agendas and presiding at board meetings.
(8) Members of the board shall be entitled only to reimbursement from the West End
Opportunity Partnership for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties as board members.
(9) A majority of the entire voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and
all actions of the board shall be by vote of a majority of its entire voting
membership.
(10) A member of the board shall abstain from action on an official decision in which he
or she has or may have a personal or private interest, or if the member is affiliated
with any party conducting business with the West End Opportunity Partnership,
shall disclose the existence of that personal or private interest or affiliation in
writing to the other members of the board on the same day on which the member
becomes aware that the interest or affiliation exists or that an official decision may
be under consideration by the board. The member which has or may have a personal
or private interest or affiliation shall be absent from all meetings and votes in
relation to the matter.
(11) As a prerequisite to service, each appointee to the board and each member of the
West End Louisville Advisory Council established in KRS 65.506 shall participate
in a board-sanctioned training program on the topics of community and economic
development, finance, equity and community engagement, gentrification, and the
implications of these concepts.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 4, effective June 29, 2021.
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