KRS 100.157: Removal -- Effect of compact -- Membership upon establishment of

consolidated local government.

(1) Any member of a planning commission may be removed by the appropriate

appointing authority for inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or conflict of

interest. Any appointing authority who exercises the power to remove a member of

the planning commission shall submit a written statement to the commission setting

forth the reasons for removal, and the statement shall be read at the next meeting of

the planning commission, which shall be open to the general public. The member so

removed shall have the right of appeal in the Circuit Court.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, and KRS 100.143, when a city of the

first class and a county con taining such city have in effect a compact pursuant to

KRS 79.310 to 79.330, the terms of the appointed members on the commission

shall be for 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 terms of one (1) of each of their appointments expire in one (1) year, the term of

one (1) of each of their appointments expire in two (2) years and the term of one (1)

of each of their appointments expire in three (3) years. Upon expiration of these

staggered terms, successors shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, and KRS 100.143, 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, the terms of the appointed citizen members of

the planning commission shall be for three (3) years and until their successors are

appointed and qualified, and the term of office of members appointed shall be

staggered. Members appointed to the planning commission prior to consolidation of

a city of the first class and the county containing the city pursuant to KRS Chapter

67C shall continue to serve as members of the planning commission for the

consolidated local government, and shall serve the remainder of the terms for which

the members were appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified

pursuant to KRS 100.137(2).