KRS 67.710: Powers and duties.

The county judge/executive shall be the chief executive of the county and shall have all

the powers and perform all the duties of an executive and administrative nature vested in,

or imposed upon, the county or its fiscal court by law, or by agreement with any

municipality or other subdivision of government, and such additional powers as are

granted by the fiscal court. The county judge/executive shall be responsible for the proper

administration of the affairs of the county placed in his charge. His respon sibilities shall

include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Provide for the execution of all ordinances and resolutions of the fiscal court,

execute all contracts entered into by the fiscal court, and provide for the execution

of all laws by the s tate subject to enforcement by him or by officers who are under

his direction and supervision;

(2) Prepare and submit to the fiscal court for approval an administrative code

incorporating the details of administrative procedure for the operation of the cou nty

and review such code and suggest revisions periodically or at the request of the

fiscal court;

(3) Furnish the fiscal court with information concerning the operations of the county

departments, boards, or commissions, necessary for the fiscal court to exercise its

powers or as requested by the fiscal court;

(4) Require all officials, elected or appointed, whose offices utilize county funds, and

all boards, special districts, and commissions exclusive of city governments and

their agencies located within the county to make a detailed annual financial report to

the fiscal court concerning the business and condition of their office, department,

board, commission, or special districts;

(5) Consistent with procedures set forth in KRS Chapter 68, prepare and s ubmit to the

fiscal court an annual budget and administer the provisions of the budget when

adopted by the fiscal court;

(6) Keep the fiscal court fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the

county and make such other reports from time to time as required by the fiscal court

or as he deems necessary;

(7) Exercise with the approval of the fiscal court the authority to appoint, supervise,

suspend, and remove county personnel (unless otherwise provided by state law);

(8) With the approval of t he fiscal court, make appointments to or remove members

from such boards, commissions, and designated administrative positions as the

fiscal court, charter, law or ordinance may create. The requirement of fiscal court

approval must be designated as such in the county administrative code or the county

charter. In counties containing a city of the first class, the county judge/executive

shall appoint to those seats which are not subject to prior qualification on a board or

commission an equal number of member s from each district, as defined in KRS

67.045, into which the authority of the board or commission extends. If there are

more districts than members of a particular board or commission, he shall not

appoint more than one (1) member from any district. If there are more members of a

particular board or commission than there are districts, he shall equalize

appointments to the extent possible. The county judge/executive shall not be

required, but shall use his best efforts, to balance appointments on a board or

commission if the appointments are to be made from nominees submitted by other

groups or individuals or if nominees must have a professional or technical

background, expertise or membership. He shall attempt to balance appointments

among all such boards and commissions in order to equalize representation of all

districts over the entire range of such boards and commissions; and

(9) When directed by statute or an ordinance of that county to make an appointment and

fill a vacancy, nominate a person to fill the vacancy within sixty (60) days of the

date of the vacancy. The fiscal court shall approve or disapprove the nomination

within forty -five (45) days of the receipt of the nomination. If the county

judge/executive fails to nominate a person within sixty (60) days of the date of the

vacancy, the fiscal court may fill the vacancy. If the fiscal court fails to approve or

disapprove a nomination within forty -five (45) days of the nomination, the county

judge/executive's nominee is deemed to have been approved . If the fiscal court

disapproves a nomination, the county judge/executive shall nominate another

person to fill the vacancy within forty -five (45) days of the disapproval. If the

county/judge executive fails to nominate another person within forty -five (45) days,

a majority of the fiscal court may fill the vacancy.