KRS 80.430: Appointment and term of regional authority members -- Vacancies.

(1) The governing body of each county included in a regional housing authority shall

appoint one (1) person as a member of such authority, and each such member to be

first appointed by the governing body of a county may be appointed at or after the

time of the adoption of the resolution declaring the need for such regional housing

authority or declaring the need for the inclusion of such county in the area of

operation of such regional housing authority. When the area of operation of a

regional housing authorit y is increased to include an additional county or counties

as provided above, the governing body of each such county shall thereupon appoint

one (1) additional person as a member of the regional housing authority. The

governing body of each county shall appoint the successor of the member appointed

by it. If any county is excluded from the area of operation of a regional housing

authority, the office of the member of such regional housing authority appointed by

the governing body of such county shall be thereupon abolished.

(2) No more than four (4) of the members of the authority shall be affiliated with the

same political party.

(3) If the area of operation of the regional housing authority consists at any time of an

even number of counties, the members of the regional housing authority appointed

by the governing bodies of such counties shall appoint one (1) additional member

whose term of office shall be as herein provided for a member of a regional housing

authority except that such term shall end at an y earlier time that the area of

operation of the regional housing authority shall be changed to consist of an odd

number of counties. The members of such authority appointed by the governing

bodies of such counties shall likewise appoint each person to suc ceed such

additional member; provided, that the term of office of such person begins during

the terms of office of the members appointing him.

(4) The members of a regional housing authority shall be appointed for terms of four

(4) years except that all v acancies shall be filled by the appointing authority for the

unexpired term.