KRS 65.7623: Kentucky 911 Services Board -- Members -- Expenses -- Budget --

Advisory council.

(1) There is hereby created the Kentucky 911 Services Board, the "board," consisting of

seven (7) members as follows:

(a) The executive director of the Office of Homeland Security;

(b) The secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet;

(c) One (1) elected city official of a city government appointed by the Kentucky

League of Cities;

(d) One (1) elected county official of a county government appointed by the

Kentucky Association of Counties;

(e) One (1) director of a certified PSAP operated by a local government entity or

a consolidated group of local government entities who previously served on

the 911 Services Advisory Council and is not an elected official, to be

appointed jointly by the Kentucky Association of Public -Safety

Communications Officials and the Kentucky Emergency Number Association;

(f) One (1) member representative of a county or city government appointed by

the Governor from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky League

of Cities or Kentucky Association of Counties. The Kentucky League of Cities

and the Kentucky Association of Counties shall alternate in providing a list of

names to the Governor every two (2) years, and the selected member

representative shall serve for a two (2) year term and may be an elected city or

county official; and

(g) One (1) member appointed by the Governor who shall be employed by or

representative of the interest of CMRS providers. The member representing

the interests of CMRS providers shall serve for a two (2) year term, and shall

alternate between representing a Tier I provider and a Tier III provider.

(2) The executive director of the Office of Homeland Security and secretary of the

Public Protection Cabinet sh all serve by virtue of their offices. The members

appointed under subsection (1)(c) to (e) of this section shall be appointed for a term

of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members

appointed under subsection (1)(f) and (g) of this section shall serve for a term of

two (2) years. Members appointed under subsection (1)(c) to (g) of this section may

only serve as long as the appointee holds the office or position he or she held at the

time of his or her appointment. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same

manner as the original appointment and shall be for the remainder of the unexpired

term.

(3) No member of the board shall be held to be a public officer by reason of

membership on the board. The elected city a nd county officials appointed under

subsection (1) of this section shall each serve on the board in an ex officio voting

capacity by virtue of their respective elected offices as long as they continue to

occupy their local elected positions during their te rm as a board member. Their

duties as members of the board shall be an extension of their duties as local elected

officials and their service on the board shall not constitute the holding of a separate

and distinct public office apart from their respective local elected positions.

(4) The executive director of the Office of Homeland Security shall serve as chair and

preside over meetings of the board, which shall be conducted at least four (4) times

each year. In the absence of the executive director of the Office of Homeland

Security, the board may be chaired by any other member of the board selected by

the remaining members. The board shall be subject to the provisions of the

Kentucky Open Meetings Act, KRS 61.805 to 61.850. The board shall establish a

regular meeting schedule for each calendar year. The board shall hold at least two

(2) meetings per calendar year in congressional districts other than the one in which

Frankfort is located, and shall rotate its traveling meeting locations among the

congressional districts before holding another traveling meeting in the same

congressional district. A majority of the members appointed to the board shall

constitute a quorum.

(5) In addition to the administrator appointed by the executive director of the Office o f

Homeland Security under KRS 65.7625, the Office of Homeland Security shall

provide staff services, office space, and other resources necessary to conduct its

affairs. The board shall be attached to the Office of Homeland Security for

administrative purpo ses but shall operate as an independent entity within state

government.

(6) The board members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed in

accordance with KRS 45.101 for expenses incurred in connection with their official

duties as members of the board.

(7) All administrative costs and expenses incurred in the operation of the board,

including payments under subsections (5) and (6) of this section and KRS 65.7625,

shall be paid as reimbursement to the Office of Homeland Security from that

portion of the CMRS fund that is authorized under KRS 65.7631(2) to be used by

the board for administrative purposes. Expenses for personnel, equipment, or

facilities that serve multiple functions or purposes shall be prorated. Only those

costs for services d irectly involved in the coordination and administration of duties

related to the CMRS emergency telecommunications function shall be eligible for

payment using the funds provided in KRS 65.7631(2).

(8) Prior to June 1 of each year, the Office of Homeland Security shall submit a budget

detailing all projected administrative and operational expenses for the subsequent

fiscal year to be used by the board in establishing the board's budget for the

upcoming fiscal year.

(9) The board shall be advised by a permanent advisory council with members

appointed by the executive director of the Office of Homeland Security. The

members of the advisory council shall represent the interests of the 911 community

and shall , at a minimum, include a representative from each of the following

organizations:

(a) 1. The Department of Kentucky State Police;

2. The Kentucky Sheriffs' Association;

3. The Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police;

4. The Kentucky Fire Chiefs Association;

5. The Kentucky Ambulance Providers Association;

6. The Kentucky League of Cities;

7. The Kentucky Association of Counties;

8. The Department of Criminal Justice Training; and

9. The Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services;

(b) The Kentucky Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and the

Kentucky Emergency Number Association, each appointed by the executive

director of the Office of Homeland Security from a list of three (3) names

submitted by both organizations; and

(c) Any other mem bers selected by the executive director who are familiar with

PSAPs, public finances, shared governmental services, emergency

management, community crisis response preparation, or the interests of 911

service stakeholders.