179.715 Board of trustees -- Selection -- Terms -- Officers -- Removal of appointed members. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 2 179.715 Board of trustees -- Selection -- Terms -- Officers -- Removal of appointed members. (1) Upon creation of a subdivision road district as provided in KRS 179.700 to 179.735, the affairs of the district shall be conducted by the board of trustees
consisting of seven (7) members, four (4) to be elected by the residents of the
district as hereinafter set out and three (3) to be appointed by the county
judge/executive. Four (4) members of the board of trustees shall be elected by the
residents of the subdivision road district and shall be residents and property owners
of the district. The county judge/executive of the county in which the greater part of
the district is located shall, with approval of the fiscal court, appoint three (3)
members of the board of trustees, who shall reside in a county in which the district
is located. At the first election held after the district is formed, two (2) residents and
property owners of the district shall be elected to serve on the board of trustees for a
period of two (2) years and two (2) for a period of four (4) years. On the expiration
of the respective terms, the successor to each shall have the same qualifications as
his predecessor and shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. In the event of a
vacancy in the term of an elected trustee, the remaining elected trustees shall elect a
trustee to fill the vacancy for the balance of the term. The original appointed
members of the board of trustees shall be appointed for terms of one (1), two (2),
and three (3) years respectively; and on the expiration of their respective terms, the
successor to each shall have the same qualifications as his predecessor and shall be
appointed for a term of four (4) years. In the event of a vacancy in the term of an
appointed trustee, the county judge/executive shall appoint a trustee for the
remainder of the term. (2) The elective offices of members of the board of trustees shall be filled by an election to be held once each year on a date determined by the county
judge/executive. The polls shall be located at the principal voting location in the
district. The date, time, and place of the election shall be advertised in accordance
with KRS 424.120. This notice shall be advertised at least thirty (30) days prior to
the election date and shall include the names and addresses of the candidates to be
voted on for each position of trustee. The terms of the three (3) trustees appointed
by the county judge/executive shall start at the same time as the term of the elected
trustees. The terms of the trustees shall begin on the beginning of the fiscal year or
calendar year, depending on which basis the subdivision road district is being
operated. (3) Such trustees shall elect from their number a chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer, the latter of whom shall give bond in such amount as shall be determined by the
county judge/executive of the county in which the greater part of the subdivision
road district is located, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of his
office, and the faithful accounting for all funds which may come into his possession
as such treasurer. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid out of the funds of the
district. (4) An appointed member of the board of trustees may be removed pursuant to KRS 65.007. Page 2 of 2 Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 330, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1982.