KRS 94.815: Appointment -- Terms -- Removal of members -- Status of authority.

(1) A city parking authority shall consist of five (5) persons appointed by the mayor

with the approval of the city legislative body, to serve as commissioners of the local

parking authority. Three (3) of the commissioners who are first appointed shall be

designated to serve for terms of one (1), two (2), and three (3) years, respectively,

and the remaining two (2) of such commissioners shall be designated to serve for

terms of four (4) years each, from the date of their appointment. Upon expiration of

the staggered terms, the successors shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years.

Appointments to complete unexpired terms of office shall be made in the same

manner as the original appointments.

(2) A joint city-county parking authority shall consist of si x (6) commissioners. Three

(3) of the commissioners shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the

city legislative body. Three (3) of the commissioners shall be appointed by the

county judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal court. Th e three (3)

commissioners who are first appointed by the mayor shall be designated to serve for

terms of one (1), two (2) and three (3) years respectively and the same shall be true

for the commissioners initially appointed by the county judge/executive. Upon

expiration of the staggered terms, the successors shall be appointed for a term of

four (4) years. Appointments to complete unexpired terms of office shall be made

in the same manner.

(3) The commissioners shall constitute the governing body of the parking authority and

shall adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as are necessary for governing of the

authority. Any commissioner may be removed from office upon a vote of a

majority of the members of the governing body which approved his appointment for

inefficiency, neglect of duty, misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance, after at

least ten (10) days' written notice of the hearing to the member whose conduct is in

question and to all members of the governing body. At the hearing the member may

be represented by counsel and may appear personally and present such pertinent

evidence as he wishes. If after the hearing the governing body determines that he is

guilty of the charges they shall remove the member from the authority within seven

(7) days, and there shall be a vacancy of the office.

(4) The commissioners of a motor vehicle parking authority are a body corporate

constituting a public corporation and a governmental agency within the meaning of

KRS 58.010, and shall have all the powers granted by KRS 58.010 to 58.170.