67A.025 Chief administrative officer -- Appointment -- Duties -- Compensation -- Removal. - Kentucky Statutes

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67A.025 Chief administrative officer -- Appointment -- Duties -- Compensation -- Removal. (1) In order to provide professional assistance in the administration of urban-county governments, a chief administrative officer may be employed to serve on the staff of
the chief executive officer. The chief administrative officer shall possess
demonstrable education and/or professional experience in the art and science of
governmental management. The chief administrative officer may be a nonresident
of Kentucky and/or the urban-county, but must become a resident of the urban-
county within six (6) months of appointment and shall maintain such residence
during the tenure of his or her office. (2) The chief administrative officer shall be appointed by the chief executive officer subject to confirmation by a vote of three-fifths (3/5) of the legislative body. (3) The chief administrative officer of any urban-county government created before December 31, 1987, may be removed, with or without cause, by: (a) executive order
of the chief executive officer; or (b) three-fifths (3/5) vote of the entire legislative
body. Upon removal, the chief administrative officer shall not be entitled to severance pay
or notice of intention to remove him or her. The chief administrative officer of any
urban-county government created after December 31, 1987, may be removed by
three-fifths (3/5) vote of the entire legislative body. Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 379, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 166. sec. 3, effective June 17, 1978.