{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-212.380","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 212.380","heading":"Membership of board -- Qualifications -- Terms -- Effect of compact or","body":"establishment of consolidated local government.\n(1) Except in a county containing a consolidated local government, said board shall be\ncomposed of ten (10) members, two (2) of whom  shall be the mayor of such city,\nand the county judge/executive of such county, as members ex officio, and four (4)\nof whom shall be appointed by the mayor of such city and four (4) of whom shall be\nappointed by the county judge/executive of such county w ith the approval of the\nfiscal court. Each appointive member shall be not less than thirty (30) years of age,\nintelligent, discreet, and shall have been a continuous resident of such county for at\nleast two (2) years prior to the date of his or her appoint ment. At least one (1) and\nnot more than three (3) of said appointive members shall be physicians, one (1) of\nsaid appointive members shall be a dentist, one (1) of said appointive members\nshall be a licensed pharmacist, and at least one (1) of said appoin tive members shall\nbe a registered nurse. All appointive members shall be eligible for reappointment.\n(2) At the expiration of each of the terms of office of said eight (8) appointive\nmembers, the successor to each member shall be appointed by said county\njudge/executive and said mayor for a term of office of four (4) years and until his\nsuccessor is appointed and qualified.\n(3) The two (2) appointments which increase the appointed members from six (6) to\neight (8) shall both occur on July 1, 1974, one (1) of which shall be for a term\nexpiring on June 30, 1978, the other of which shall be for a term expiring on June\n30, 1975. Each subsequent appointment to the board shall be for a term of four (4)\nyears.\n(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, wh en a city of the first class and a\ncounty containing such city have in effect a compact under KRS 79.310 to 79.330,\nthe terms of the members on the board shall be for three (3) years and until their\nsuccessors are appointed and qualified. Upon the effectiv e date of the compact, the\nmayor, and county judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal court, shall adjust\nthe terms of the sitting members so that the terms of two (2) each of their\nappointments expire in one (1) year, the term of one (1) each of th eir appointments\nexpire in two (2) years, and the term of one (1) each of their appointments expire in\nthree (3) years. Upon expiration of these staggered terms, successors shall be\nappointed for a term of three (3) years.\n(5) Upon the establishment of a consolidated local government in a county where a city\nof the first class and a county containing that city have had in effect a cooperative\ncompact pursuant to KRS 79.310 to 79.330, the board shall be composed of ten (10)\nmembers, the mayor and nine (9) me mbers who shall be appointed to the board of\nhealth by the mayor of the consolidated local government pursuant to the provisions\nof KRS 67C.139 for a term of three (3) years. Incumbent board members, upon the\nestablishment of the consolidated local governm ent, shall continue to serve as\nmembers of the board for the time remaining of their current term of appointment\nand until their successors are appointed and qualified. The mayor shall serve on the\nboard for a term which shall be coextensive with his or her term of office.","path":["KRS Chapter 212"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=8618","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:15Z","sha256":"12809f7991e5368fdc34a2746c48c212b1669ebe0f434c1de16439dda21e12cd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-212.376","next":"us-ky/krs-212.390"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}