77.070 Air pollution control board, membership -- Qualifications -- Vacancies -- Removal -- Effect of compact -- Membership of board upon establishment of consolidated local government. - Kentucky Statutes

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77.070 Air pollution control board, membership -- Qualifications -- Vacancies -- Removal -- Effect of compact -- Membership of board upon establishment of
consolidated local government. (1) In a county containing a city of the first or second class, the air pollution control board of the air pollution control district shall consist of seven (7) members, three
(3) of whom shall be appointed by the county judge/executive, subject to the
approval of the fiscal court, and four (4) of whom shall be appointed by the mayor
of the city of the first or second class within such county. The mayoral
appointments shall be subject to the approval of the legislative body of the city. (2) The mayor shall appoint, subject to the approval of the legislative body of the city, one (1) member for a term of one (1) year, one (1) member for a term of two (2)
years, one (1) member for a term of three (3) years, and one (1) member for a term
of four (4) years, and the county judge/executive, subject to the approval of the
fiscal court, shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years, one (1)
member for a term of three (3) years, and one (1) member for a term of four (4)
years, and upon the expiration of each of said terms respectively, and thereafter, the
term of each of such members shall be four (4) years, and until their successors are
appointed and qualified. (3) All air pollution control board members appointed pursuant to this section must be freeholders within the district; those appointed by the county judge/executive must
be residents of such county, and those appointed by a mayor must be residents of
their respective city or consolidated local government. (4) Not more than four (4) of the seven (7) board members appointed pursuant to this section shall be of the same political party affiliation, nor shall an officer or
employee of such city, consolidated local government, or county, whether holding a
paid or unpaid position, be eligible for appointment to the board. (5) A member of the air pollution control board is eligible to succeed himself or herself. A vacancy in the membership shall be filled by an appointee of the mayor or of the
county judge/executive as the case may be, for the unexpired portion of the term.
An appointee to a vacancy shall have the same qualifications as any regularly
appointed member. (6) Any member of the board appointed by a mayor may be removed, for cause, after a hearing, by the legislative body of such city or consolidated local government, and
after ten (10) days' notice in writing shall have been given to the member, which
notice shall embrace the charges preferred against him. At the hearing he may be
represented by counsel. The finding of the legislative body shall be final and
removal results in vacancy in such office. (7) Any member of the board appointed by a county judge/executive may be removed, for cause, after a hearing, by the fiscal court of such county, and after ten (10) days'
notice in writing shall have been given to the member, which notice shall embrace
the charges preferred against him. At the hearing he may be represented by counsel.
The finding of the fiscal court shall be final and removal results in vacancy in such
office. (8) As used in this section "mayor" means the chief executive of the city or consolidated local government whether the official designation of his office is
mayor, city manager, or otherwise. (9) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, when a city of the first class and a county containing such city have in effect a compact under KRS 79.310 to
79.330, the air pollution control board shall consist of seven (7) members, four (4)
of whom shall be appointed by the county judge/executive with the approval of the
fiscal court and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the mayor, with the
approval of the legislative body, of the first-class city within such county. The terms
of such members shall be three (3) years, and until their successors are appointed
and qualified. Upon the effective date of the compact, the mayor, and county
judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal court, shall adjust the terms of the
sitting members so that the term of one (1) of each of their appointments expires in
one (1) year, the term of one (1) of each of their appointments expires in two (2)
years, and the term of one (1) of each of their appointments expires in three (3)
years. The term of the then remaining member who was previously appointed by the
mayor shall terminate immediately and the county judge/executive with approval of
the fiscal court shall appoint a member for a one (1) year term. Upon the expiration
of these staggered terms, successors shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years.
Upon the establishment of a consolidated local government in a county where a city
of the first class and a county containing that city have had in effect a cooperative
compact pursuant to KRS 79.310 to 79.330, all members of the board shall be
appointed by the mayor of the consolidated local government pursuant to the
provisions of KRS 67C.139 for a term of three (3) years. Incumbent members upon
the establishment of the consolidated local government shall continue to serve as
members of the board for the time remaining of their current term of appointment. Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 80, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts
ch. 53, sec. 16, effective March 14, 1952.