KRS 67C.139: Authority over appointments upon establishment of consolidated local

government.

If a cooperative compact exists between a city of the first class and its county prior to the

creation of a consolidated local government, upon the establishment of the consolidated

local government:

(1) (a) The mayor of the consolidated local government shall assume all appointment

authority previously held by the county judge/executive and the mayor of the

consolidating governments. Appointments made by the mayo r should reflect

the political, geographic, gender, age, and racial diversity of the population

within the jurisdiction of the consolidated local government. Upon the

expiration of a term of appointment, the mayor shall make an appointment or

reappointment within ninety (90) days of the term's expiration.

(b) If the mayor fails to make an appointment within ninety (90) days, the

legislative council of the consolidated local government shall make the

appointment within thirty (30) days after the expiration o f the ninety (90) day

period. The legislative council's appointment shall take into account the

political, geographic, gender, age, and racial diversity of the population. The

legislative council shall adopt a resolution specifying how these appointments

shall be made; and

(2) (a) The mayor shall make all appointments to agencies, boards, and commissions

established by statute in the manner as prescribed by statute, subject to any

requirements for legislative body approval as required by the relevant statutes.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the

legislative body of the consolidated local government shall have sixty (60)

days in which to give approval of an appointment, if approval is required by

statute.

(b) The presidi ng officer of the legislative council shall make all legislative

council appointments to agencies, boards, and commissions from the

membership of the legislative council, subject to paragraph (a) of this

subsection.