{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-96a.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 96A.040","heading":"Managing board -- Membership -- Effect of compact -- Membership upon","body":"establishment of consolidated local government.\n(1) The business, activities, and affairs of a transit authority shall be managed,\ncontrolled, and conducted by a board consisting of members appointed as follows:\n(a) If the authority is established by one (1) city alone, or by a county alone, the\nmembers shall be eight (8) in number and shall be appointed by the appointing\nauthority of such city or county;\n(b) If the authority is estab lished by joint proceedings of two (2) public bodies,\nthe membership shall be eight (8) in number, four (4) of whom shall be\nappointed by the appointing authority of each of such public bodies;\n(c) If an authority is created and established by joint procee dings of more than\ntwo (2) public bodies, the membership shall be eight (8) in number, plus one\n(1) additional member for each participating public body in excess of two (2),\nand the members thereof shall be appointed by the appointing authorities of\nthe participating public bodies in such manner as may be set forth in the joint\nproceedings; and\n(d) If an authority is created and established, and subsequently one (1) or more\nother public bodies are permitted to join therein, the membership of the board\nmay be enlarged, with the concurrence and approval of the governing bodies\nof the public bodies theretofore participating, by not more than one (1)\nadditional member for each additional public body so permitted to join the\nauthority.\n(2) No officer or employee  of any public body represented in the creation,\nestablishment, or enlargement of an authority shall be eligible for appointment to\nthe board.\n(3) After the effective date of the creation of an authority as provided in this chapter,\nthe appointing authorit y or the appointing authorities, as the case may be, shall, in\nsuch manner as may be specified in the proceedings or joint proceedings, appoint at\nleast two (2) members for terms of one (1) year, at least two (2) members for terms\nof two (2) years, at leas t two (2) members for terms of three (3) years, and the\nremaining number for terms of four (4) years; such terms to expire, in each instance,\non June 30 and thereafter until a successor is appointed and accepts appointment.\nUpon the expiration of these ini tial staggered terms, successors shall be appointed\nby the respective appointing authorities, for terms of four (4) years, and until\nsuccessors are appointed and accept their appointments. Members shall be eligible\nfor reappointment.\n(4) Any member of the board may be removed by his or her appointing authority for\ninefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, conflict of interest, or want of mental or\nphysical capacity to serve. Any appointing authority exercising the power to remove\na member of the board shall submit to the board a written statement setting forth the\nreasons for removal. Notice shall be given to the member named in such statement;\na hearing, if requested, shall be conducted within thirty (30) days before the\nmembers of the board who are not t he subject of such removal proceedings; a\nrecord of the hearing shall be made by the secretary -treasurer of the board; and the\nmember named in such removal notice may appeal any adverse decision, within ten\n(10) days after the rendering thereof, to the Cir cuit Court of any county which is\nserved in whole or in part by the facilities of the transit authority, such appeal to be\nperfected by filing with the clerk of such court a copy of the removal proceedings\ncertified by the secretary -treasurer of the board.  The court, upon application of the\nmember removed, may in its discretion order that the original record of the\nproceedings be filed with the clerk as the basis for such appeal. There shall be a\nright of appeal to the Court of Appeals.\n(5) Members of the board shall be allowed reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by\nthem in the conduct of the affairs of the authority. Compensation may be paid to\nmembers of the board if so provided in the proceedings or joint proceedings, subject\nto such limitations as may be set forth therein.\n(6) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, when 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 effective 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) of  each of their\nappointments expire in one (1) year, the term of one (1) of each of their\nappointments expire in two (2) years and the term of one (1) of each of their\nappointments expire in three (3) years. Upon expiration of these staggered terms,\nsuccessors shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Upon the establishment\nof a consolidated local government in a county where a city of the first class and a\ncounty containing such city have had in effect a cooperative compact pursuant to\nKRS 79.310 to 79.330, all members of the board shall be appointed by the mayor of\nthe consolidated local government pursuant to the provisions of KRS 67C.139 for a\nterm of three (3) years. Incumbent members upon the establishment of the\nconsolidated local government sh all continue to serve as members of the board for\nthe time remaining of their current term of appointment.","path":["KRS Chapter 96A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26325","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:59Z","sha256":"90280c3766859e2cbf2bad96ebb26e414e5411d2be7684d5c6f25d995fa1c184","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-96a.030","next":"us-ky/krs-96a.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}