Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 147A
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 147A.060 requires that
the composition of the Board of Directors and the terms of its members in each
district shall be specified by administrative regulation issued by the
Department for Local Government.
Section
1. Definitions.
(1) "Area
Development Districts" means the fifteen (15) Area Development Districts as set
out in KRS 147A.050.
(2) "Board of
Directors" means the boards of directors established in each area development
district as set out in KRS 147A.060 to 147A.090.
Section 2. Composition. The board of
directors of each area development district shall consist of the categories and
memberships as hereinafter enumerated, and the composition characteristics
hereinafter specified, including geography and interest groups. A majority of
the board of directors of each area development district shall be composed of
elected officials.
Section 3. Board
Membership.
(1) The county judge/executive of
each county located within the area development district shall be a member of
the board of directors.
(2) A mayor
of at least one (1) incorporated city in each county located within the area
development district shall be a member of the board of directors.
(a) The mayor of each city of the first,
second or third class located in the area development district shall be a
member of the board of directors.
(b) If any county within the area development
district has an incorporated city below the third class, the mayor of such city
shall be a member of the board of directors; and if more than one (1)
incorporated city below the third class is located within a county of the area
development district, the board of directors shall establish a procedure by
which the mayor(s) will be selected.
(3) Elected officials, provided for in
subsections (1) and (2) of this section, may authorize by letter alternates to
represent their interests on the board of directors. A person so designated
shall serve at the pleasure of the elected official who designated him or her,
and any action taken or vote cast by a designated alternate shall be considered
the action or vote of the designating elected official. The designee of a mayor
or county judge/executive shall be a member of the designator's respective
legislative body or their staff. Other persons who are not elected officials or
their staff may be designated as a representative with the consent of that
body.
(4) The elected officials
provided for in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall select citizen
members in accordance with the following:
(a)
A citizen member must reside within the area development district and shall
have demonstrated an interest in regional development and/or public
service.
(b) The distribution
should be fair among the counties of the area development district.
(c) Provision shall be made for reasonable
representation of the larger minority group(s), females, low-income citizens
and the principal economic interests of the district. Such representation may
be provided by elected officials or citizen members of the board.
(5) The board of directors may
make provision for additional elected officials to serve on the board. At least
one (1) resident member of the House of Representatives and/or one (1) resident
member of the Senate shall be offered such board membership under conditions
established by the board of directors. Such members need not be considered in
determination of a quorum.
Section
4. Advisory Committee Chairman. The chairmen of functional
advisory committees of the board of directors may serve as members of the board
of directors.
Section 5. Elections;
Tenure.
(1) Elected public officials shall
serve on the board of directors of each area development district during the
tenure of their public office.
(2)
Citizen members shall be individually selected to the board of directors for
terms not to exceed three (3) years; provided, such citizen members may be
eligible for election to additional terms as the board of directors shall
provide.
(3) Citizen board
membership shall terminate on expiration of a term, board acceptance of a
resignation, or change of residence to locality outside the area development
district.
(4) The board of
directors may declare a citizen membership vacant when a member has failed,
without reason, to attend three (3) successive regular or special meetings of
the board.
Section 6.
Officers.
(1) The board of directors of each
area development district shall elect the following officers: a chairman, a
vice chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as the board
may deem necessary. The office of secretary and treasurer may be combined. Each
officer shall be elected for a term of one (1) year. No member shall be
eligible to hold more than one (1) office at a time, and no officer shall be
eligible to serve more than two (2) full terms consecutively in the same
office. Officers shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the board of
directors.
(2) Annual selection of
officers shall be held at a designated meeting in each calendar year.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 147A.060