154.33.525 Board of directors -- Terms of office -- Vacancies. - Kentucky Statutes

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154.33-525 Board of directors -- Terms of office -- Vacancies. (1) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors whose membership shall consist of the following:
(a) The county judge/executive, or his designee, of each county participating in the corporation pursuant to KRS 154.33-520; (b) The mayor, or his designee, of each city participating in the corporation pursuant to KRS 154.33-520; (c) Three (3) persons who shall be appointed by the Governor to represent areawide public or private sector interests and concerns; (d) One (1) member for each area development district containing any county located within the region, who shall be appointed by the board of directors of
the area development districts; and (e) Such additional at-large citizen members as may be determined by the board; however, total at-large citizen membership on the board shall not exceed the
total of those board members as provided in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of
this subsection. (2) The terms of office on the board of each mayor and county judge/executive shall be the same as their official tenure in office; the term of office for those persons
appointed by the Governor shall be the same as the Governor's tenure in office; and
the term of office for all other members appointed to the board pursuant to
paragraph (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of this section shall be four (4) years, but the
term of office of all members first appointed shall be staggered so that a
proportionate number serve one (1), two (2), three (3), and four (4) years
respectively. (3) When a vacancy occurs in a seat held by a gubernatorial appointee, the Governor shall fill the vacancy within sixty (60) days from the date the vacancy first occurs. If
the Governor fails to act within the specified time, then the chairman of the board
may fill the vacancy upon confirmation by a majority of the members of the
executive committee. (4) When a vacancy occurs on the board in a seat held by a representative of an area development district, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy within sixty (60)
days from the date the vacancy first occurs. If the appointing authority fails to act
within the specified time, the chairman of the board may fill the vacancy upon
confirmation by a majority of the members of the executive committee. (5) When a vacancy occurs on the board in a seat held by an at-large citizen member, then the chairman of the board may fill the vacancy upon confirmation by a majority
of the executive committee. If the chairman does not act within sixty (60) days from
the date the vacancy first occurs then the executive committee shall fill the vacancy. (6) Vacancies on the board or the executive committee shall not be counted for purposes of a quorum. (7) All powers and authorities granted to the corporation under the provisions of KRS 154.33-501 to 154.33-585 shall be vested in the board of directors, except as
otherwise stated in KRS 154.33-501 to 154.33-585. Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 43, sec. 4, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 4, effective March 20, 1990, March 20, 1990. Formerly codified as KRS 154B.106