67.710 Powers and duties. - Kentucky Statutes

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67.710 Powers and duties. The county judge/executive shall be the chief executive of the county and shall have all
the powers and perform all the duties of an executive and administrative nature vested in,
or imposed upon, the county or its fiscal court by law, or by agreement with any
municipality or other subdivision of government, and such additional powers as are
granted by the fiscal court. The county judge/executive shall be responsible for the proper
administration of the affairs of the county placed in his charge. His responsibilities shall
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Provide for the execution of all ordinances and resolutions of the fiscal court, execute all contracts entered into by the fiscal court, and provide for the execution
of all laws by the state subject to enforcement by him or by officers who are under
his direction and supervision; (2) Prepare and submit to the fiscal court for approval an administrative code incorporating the details of administrative procedure for the operation of the county
and review such code and suggest revisions periodically or at the request of the
fiscal court; (3) Furnish the fiscal court with information concerning the operations of the county departments, boards, or commissions, necessary for the fiscal court to exercise its
powers or as requested by the fiscal court; (4) Require all officials, elected or appointed, whose offices utilize county funds, and all boards, special districts, and commissions exclusive of city governments and
their agencies located within the county to make a detailed annual financial report to
the fiscal court concerning the business and condition of their office, department,
board, commission, or special districts; (5) Consistent with procedures set forth in KRS Chapter 68, prepare and submit to the fiscal court an annual budget and administer the provisions of the budget when
adopted by the fiscal court; (6) Keep the fiscal court fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the county and make such other reports from time to time as required by the fiscal court
or as he deems necessary; (7) Exercise with the approval of the fiscal court the authority to appoint, supervise, suspend, and remove county personnel (unless otherwise provided by state law);
and (8) With the approval of the fiscal court, make appointments to or remove members from such boards, commissions, and designated administrative positions as the
fiscal court, charter, law or ordinance may create. The requirement of fiscal court
approval must be designated as such in the county administrative code or the county
charter. In counties containing a city of the first class, the county judge/executive
shall appoint to those seats which are not subject to prior qualification on a board or
commission an equal number of members from each district, as defined in KRS
67.045, into which the authority of the board or commission extends. If there are
more districts than members of a particular board or commission, he shall not
appoint more than one (1) member from any district. If there are more members of a particular board or commission than there are districts, he shall equalize
appointments to the extent possible. The county judge/executive shall not be
required, but shall use his best efforts, to balance appointments on a board or
commission if the appointments are to be made from nominees submitted by other
groups or individuals or if nominees must have a professional or technical
background, expertise or membership. He shall attempt to balance appointments
among all such boards and commissions in order to equalize representation of all
districts over the entire range of such boards and commissions. Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 338, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts
ch. 20, sec. 3, effective January 2, 1978. Legislative Research Commission Note. See Legislative Research Commission Note following KRS 67.705.