{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-75a.030","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 75A.030","heading":"Trustees -- Qualifications -- Elections -- Appointments -- Terms --","body":"Vacancies -- Reelection -- Removal -- Officers -- Quorum.\n(1) (a) Upon passage of an ordinance by the county fiscal court, consolidated local\ngovernment, charter county government, or unified local government creating\nthe district, the affairs of the district shall be conducted by the board of\ntrustees consisting of seven (7) members, four (4) to be elected by the\nmembers of the district as set out in this subsection and three  (3) to be\nappointed by the county judge/executive pursuant to KRS 67C.139 or the\nchief executive officer of the county.\n(b) Two (2) members of the board shall be elected by the members providing\nemergency services within the district and shall be active m embers of the\ndistrict.\n(c) Two (2) members of the board shall be property owners who own real or\npersonal property which is subject to the fire protection tax pursuant to KRS\n75.040, who personally reside in the district, and who are not active members\nof the district and shall be elected by the property owners of the district.\n(d) Property owners voting to select representatives to the board shall have\nattained the age of eighteen (18).\n(e) The county judge/executive of the county in which district is loc ated, shall,\nwith the approval of the fiscal court, appoint three (3) members of the board.\n(f) Appointment and election of trustees to a newly created district shall be\ncompleted within sixty (60) days of the passage of the ordinance creating the\ndistrict.\n(g) At the first election held after the district is formed:\n1. One (1) active member shall be elected to serve on the board for a period\nof one (1) year;\n2. One (1) active member for a period of three (3) years;\n3. One (1) property owner shall be electe d to serve on the board for a\nperiod of two (2) years; and\n4. One (1) property owner for a period of four (4) years.\nOn the expiration of the respective terms, the successor to each shall have the\nsame qualifications as his or her predecessor and shall be elected for a term of\nfour (4) years.\n(h) The original appointed members of the board shall be appointed for terms of\none (1), two (2), and three (3) years respectively. On the expiration of the\nrespective terms, the successors to each shall be appointed for a term of three\n(3) years.\n(i) In the e vent of a vacancy in the term of an appointed or elected trustee, the\ncounty judge/executive shall, with the approval of the fiscal court, appoint a\ntrustee for the remainder of the term, or the chief executive officer of the\ncounty pursuant to KRS 67C.139  shall appoint a trustee for the remainder of\nthe term.\n(2) An appointed trustee may be removed from office as provided by KRS 65.007.\n(3) No person shall be an elected trustee who, at the time of his or her election, is not a\ncitizen of Kentucky and has not attained the age of twenty-one (21).\n(4) Unless otherwise provided by law, an elected active member trustee may be\nremoved from office by the county judge/executive or chief executive officer of the\ncounty in which district is located. An elected active  member trustee may be\nremoved after a hearing with notice as required by KRS Chapter 424, for\ninefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or conflict of interest. The hearing shall\nbe initiated and chaired by the county judge/executive of a county or the chief\nexecutive officer of the county, who shall prepare a written statement setting forth\nthe reasons for removal. The trustee to be removed shall be notified of his or her\nproposed removal and the reasons for the proposed removal by registered mail sent\nto his or her last known address at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. The\nperson proposed to be removed may employ counsel to represent him or her. A\nrecord of the hearing shall be made by the county judge/executive or mayor\nrespectively.\n(5) The removal of an elected active member trustee of a district shall be subject to the\napproval of the fiscal court of the county or the legislative body of the county in\nwhich the district is located.\n(6) An elected active member trustee removed pursuant to sub sections (4) and (5) of\nthis section may appeal, within ten (10) days of the rendering of the decision of the\nfiscal court or legislative council, respectively, to the Circuit Court of the county in\nwhich the district is located. The scope of the appeal sh all be limited to whether the\ncounty judge/executive, mayor, legislative body, or the fiscal court respectively,\nabused their discretion in removing the trustee.\n(7) (a) The elective offices of members of the board shall be filled by an election to\nbe held once each year on the fourth Saturday of June between the hours of\n11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.\n(b) The polls shall be located at the principal fire house in the district.\n(c) The date, time, and place of the election shall be advertised in accordance\nwith KRS 424.120. This notice shall be advertised at least thirty (30) days\nprior to the election date and shall include the names and addresses of the\ncandidates to be voted on for each position of trustee.\n(d) In lieu of the published notice for the election of the active member trustees,\nwritten notice containing the information required to be advertised may be\nsent by first -class mail to each member of the consolidated emergency\nservices district, addressed to the member at his or her residence, at least thirty\n(30) days prior to the election date.\n(8) The nominations for candidates for trustees representing both the active members\nand the property owners residing in the district shall be made in accordance with the\nbylaws of the district. The terms of the th ree (3) trustees appointed by the county\njudge/executive or chief executive officer of the county shall start at the same time\nas the terms of the elected trustees.\n(9) The trustees shall elect from their number a chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer,\nthe latter of whom shall give bond in an amount be determined by the county\njudge/executive of the county or chief executive officer of the county in which\ndistrict is located, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her\noffice, and t he faithful accounting for all funds which may come into his or her\npossession as treasurer. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid out of the funds of\nthe district.\n(10) Unless previously removed for cause in the last four (4) years, an elected trustee\nmay seek reelection to the board.\n(11) If no one is nominated for, or elected and qualified to, an open seat on the board, the\ncounty judge/executive or the chief executive officer of the county shall promptly\nfill the vacancy by appointment of a qualified  person who shall serve for the same\nperiod as if otherwise elected.\n(12) A quorum of the board shall consist of a majority of its members.","path":["KRS Chapter 75A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51252","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:35Z","sha256":"13a056097aac0ca3e52ad039458aab51bf53b252b04133f561a4c1eb5a884788","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-75a.020","next":"us-ky/krs-75a.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}