KRS 262.240: Supervisors' terms -- Nomination and election -- Vacancies --

Compensation -- Requirements to hold office -- Removal -- Immunity for

official acts.

(1) A supervisor's term begins on January 1 following his or her election. Supervisors

shall b e elected for four (4) years as their terms expire. Nominating petitions for

supervisors shall be filed with the county clerk not later than the last date prescribed

by the election law generally for filing certificates and petitions of nomination. No

such nominating petition shall be accepted by the clerk unless it is signed by

twenty-five (25) or more qualified resident voters of the district. Qualified resident

voters may sign more than one (1) nominating petition to nominate more than one

(1) candidate for supervisor. In the event nominating petitions for only the number

of supervisors to be elected are filed, the commission shall declare the nominees

elected without holding an election. The county clerk shall examine the petition of

each candidate to determine whether it is regular on its face. If there is an error, the

county clerk shall notify the candidate by certified mail within twenty -four (24)

hours of filing.

(2) A supervisor shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and has

qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the

commission.

(3) A supervisor may be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge

of his or her duties and may be paid a per diem for attending meetings or ot herwise

discharging the obligations of his or her office.

(4) A supervisor shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a resident of the county or

district in which he or she serves as a supervisor, and upon moving from the county

or district, the superv isor shall be ineligible to serve as a supervisor and his or her

office shall be vacant.

(5) A supervisor who has been declared elected without an election pursuant to

subsection (1) of this section may be removed from office by the commission in the

same manner as provided by KRS 65.007 for removal of an appointed member of

the governing body of a special district.

(6) A supervisor serving on the board of a district shall be immune from personal

liability in any civil or criminal action which is based upon any official act or acts

performed reasonably and in good faith by the supervisor.