KRS 147A.002: Department for Local Government -- Organization -- Commissioner.

(1) The Department for Local Government shall be headed by a commissioner and shall

consist of the:

(a) Office of Financial Management and Administration, which shall be headed

by an executive director appointed by the commissioner and shall be

responsible for duties including but not limited to local government financial

assistance; county budget approval; performance of various recordkeeping

requirements for the Commonwealth's cities, counties, and special districts;

provision of administrative support for the state local debt officer and the state

local finance officer; administration of the county officials training incentive

program set forth in KRS 64.5275; and provision of financial analysis and

guidance related to the internal budgetary processes of the Department for

Local Government;

(b) Office of Federal Grants, which shall be headed by an executive director

appointed by the commissioner and shall be responsible for the administration

of all federal grant programs;

(c) Office of State Grants, which sha ll be headed by an executive director

appointed by the commissioner and shall be responsible for the administration

of all state grant programs, including the Renaissance on Main Program, the

area development fund, the body armor program set forth in KRS 1 6.220, the

cemetery fund program, single county coal severance grants, and any state

grant programs or individually funded projects awarded by statute or budget;

(d) Office of Legal Services, which shall be headed by an executive director

appointed by the commissioner and shall be responsible for legal services

within the Department for Local Government and for its constituencies around

the Commonwealth; and

(e) Office of Field Services, which shall be headed by an executive director

appointed by the commis sioner and shall be responsible for duties including

but not limited to staffing regional offices to assist local governments.

(2) The commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint necessary

deputies, assistants, attorneys, and other employees and shall fix their compensation

and authorize payment of their expenses according to law.