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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 269.130 — Oath of commissioners -- Filling of vacancy -- Quorum -- Removal

269.130. Oath of commissioners -- Filling of vacancy -- Quorum -- Removal

(1) Before entering upon the duties of his office, each member of the board of commissioners shall take the following oath before the clerk of the Circuit Court: "I, .... do solemnly swear that I will faithfully perform the duties of commissioner to assess, apportion and rate taxes under KRS 269.120 to 269.230; that I will impartially perform the duties of my office; that I am in no way interested in the company, nor holder or owner of any land within its boundary; and that I am a landowner and resident of .... County, Kentucky, and over twenty-five years of age." Any vacancy on the board of commissioners shall be filled by the county judge/executive, but the failure of the county judge/executive to appoint a person to fill the vacancy shall not invalidate the proceedings of the board of commissioners or prevent it from acting. Two (2) members shall constitute a quorum.

(2) A member of the board of commissioners may be removed pursuant to KRS 65.007.

Source notes

Effective: July 15, 1996

History and annotations

Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996. Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 424, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2417a-7.

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