KRS 65.8907: Appointment of commissioners -- Terms.

(1) After establishment of a commission, the chief executive officer of each member

entity shall appoint one (1) commissioner to represent that member entity. A

commissioner shall be a customer, a resident, or an authorized representative of the

member entity, and shall be a resident of the county where the member entity that

the commissioner is appointed to represent is located. The appointment shall be

subject to the approval of the governing body of that member entity.

(2) There shall be no fewer than three (3) commissioners appointed by member entities

to a commission, and the commission shall always have an odd number of

commissioners. If the total number of commissioners is less than three (3) or is an

even number, then the legislative bodies for the geogr aphic areas served by the two

(2) member entities shall jointly appoint one (1) additional member. The additional

member shall be a resident of either of the service areas of the two (2) member

entities.

(3) Commissioners shall serve terms of four (4) year s and may be reappointed. Terms

shall commence from the first day of the month when the order establishing the

commission was entered. Upon the expiration of a commissioner's term, a successor

shall be appointed in the manner of the commissioner's original appointment. Each

commissioner shall serve until a qualified successor is appointed, and any vacancy

shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.

(4) Initial commissioners shall serve the following terms:

(a) One-third (1/3) of the commissioners shall serve for terms of two (2) years;

(b) One-third (1/3) of the commissioners shall serve for terms of three (3) years;

and

(c) The remaining commissioners shall serve for terms of four (4) years.