KRS 65.8913: Removal of commissioner for cause -- Notice -- Hearing.

(1) A commissioner may be removed for cause by the chief executive officer of the

member entity he or she represents. The chief executive officer shall give the

commissioner thirty (30) days' written notice of the hearing. The notice shall

identify the charges brought against that commissioner, and the hearing shall be

conducted by an impartial hearing officer appointed by the governing body of the

member entity. The commissioner may elect to be represented by private legal

counsel and shall bear any cost associated with private legal counsel.

(2) After a formal evidentiary hearing under subsection (1) of this section, the hearing

officer shall submit written findings to the governing body of the member entity for

approval or disapproval. If the governing body approves the charges brought against

the commissioner, then the position shall be declared vacant.