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Page 1 of 1 212.640 City-county health department in county containing city of second class -- Establishment -- Membership of board. In any county containing a city of the second class, the fiscal court of the county and the
legislative body of the city of the second class may, by joint action, establish a city-county
health department. The department when established shall be governed by a city-county
board of health composed of twelve (12) members, one (1) of whom shall be either the
mayor, city manager, or the designee of the city manager of the city, whichever is
appointed by the city legislative body, one (1) of whom shall be the county
judge/executive, one (1) of whom shall be a dentist, one (1) of whom shall be a registered
nurse, and three (3) of whom shall be physicians, one (1) of whom shall be a veterinarian,
one (1) of whom shall be an engineer engaged in the practice of civil or sanitary
engineering, one (1) of whom shall be an optometrist, one (1) licensed pharmacist, and
one (1) lay person knowledgeable in consumer affairs residing in each county and
appointed in the same manner as county board of health members and to hold office as
provided in KRS 212.020. Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 462, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts
ch. 84, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 1. -- Created 1944 Ky. Acts
ch. 122, sec. 1.