{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-108.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 108.040","heading":"Director -- Appointment -- Powers and duties.","body":"(1) The director shall be appointed by the council and shall serve at their pleasure; but\nthe director shall not be removed unless he has received from the council a notice of\nintention to remove him and the reasons therefor and unless a public hearing has\nbeen held on the charges. The director shall, as the chief executive officer of the\ndistrict, appoint and remove heads of departments of the district, with the approval\nof the council, appoint and remove other employees of the district, supervise their\nactivities, and fix their compensation, subject to regulations adopted by the council.\nHe shall receive the compensation fixed by the council. No residence qualification\nshall be required of the director. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the\ndirector, it shall be filled by appointment by the council.\n(2) The council shall designate a qualified administrative officer of the district to\nassume the duties and authority of the director during periods of temporary absence\nor disability of the director.","path":["KRS Chapter 108"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=27212","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:10Z","sha256":"003e2f505ab3b68ad48475723d09841c4c07257046463c2dfce4bd72aa79da5a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-108.030","next":"us-ky/krs-108.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}