KRS 132.375: Designation of qualified department employee to fill vacancy.

Whenever a vacancy occurs in the property valuation administrator's office, the

commissioner of revenue shall designate a qualified department employee to carry on the

duties of the office until the vacancy is filled by appointment or by election. The

department employee so designated shall be compensated from Department of Revenue

funds in the same manner and at the same rate as compensated prior to his receiving the

designation, plus necessary expenses, including travel. The individual shall have all the

powers and be subject to all the administrative regulations applying to property valuation

administrators.