KRS 15.315: Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.

The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council is hereby established as an independent

administrative body of state government to be made up as follows:

(1) The Attorney General of Kentucky, the commissioner of the Department of

Kentucky State Police, the commission er of the Department of Criminal Justice

Training, the chief of police of the Louisville Metro Police Department, the chief of

police of the Lexington -Fayette Urban County Division of Police, the chief of

police of the Bowling Green Police Department, the chief of police of the

Owensboro Police Department, the director of the Northern Kentucky Police and

Sheriff's Training Center, the director of the Southern Police Institute of the

University of Louisville, the dean of the College of Justice and Safety of Eastern

Kentucky University, the president of the Kentucky Peace Officers Association, the

president of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police, the Kentucky president

of the Fraternal Order of Police, the president of the Kentucky Women's Law

Enforcement Network, and the president of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association shall

be ex officio members of the council, as full voting members of the council by

reason of their office. The United States attorneys for the Eastern and Western

Districts of Kentucky may confer and designate a local law enforcement liaison

who shall serve on the council in an advisory capacity only without voting

privileges. Each ex officio member may designate in writing a person to represent

him or her and to vote on his or her beha lf. Designees of the Department of

Kentucky State Police, Department of Criminal Justice Training, Louisville Metro

Police Department, Bowling Green Police Department, Owensboro Police

Department, Northern Kentucky Police and Sheriff's Training Center, and

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Police shall be the head of the

agency's training division or the agency's deputy chief or deputy commissioner;

(2) Twelve (12) members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four (4)

years from the foll owing classifications: a city manager or mayor from a list of

three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities, a county

judge/executive from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky

Association of Counties, three (3) Kentucky sheriffs , a member of the Kentucky

State Bar Association, five (5) chiefs of police, and a citizen of Kentucky not

coming within the foregoing classifications. No person shall serve beyond the time

he or she holds the office or employment by reason of which he or she was initially

eligible for appointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the

original appointment and the successor shall be appointed for the unexpired term.

Any member may be appointed for additional terms;

(3) No member may serve on t he council with the dual membership as the

representative of more than one (1) of the aforementioned groups or the holder of

more than one (1) of the aforementioned positions. In the event that an existing

member of the council assumes a position entitling him to serve on the council in

another capacity, the Governor shall appoint an additional member from the group

concerned to prevent dual membership; and

(4) Membership on the council does not constitute a public office, and no member shall

be disqualified from holding public office by reason of his membership.