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80.266 Membership of authority.

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80.266 Membership of authority. (1) The city-county housing authority shall be composed of eight (8) members. The mayor shall appoint four (4) members, and the county judge/executive shall appoint <br>four (4) members. No more than four (4) appointees on any housing authority shall <br>be affiliated with the same political party. Each person appointed to a city-county <br>housing authority shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and a bona fide <br>resident of the city or county for which he was appointed for at least one (1) year <br>preceding the appointment. No officer or employee of the city or county, whether <br>holding a paid or unpaid office, is eligible to hold an appointment on the housing <br>authority. No more than two (2) appointees by the mayor or no more than two (2) <br>appointees by the county judge/executive shall be affiliated with the same political <br>party. Two (2) of the four (4) members appointed by the mayor shall be designated <br>to serve for terms of two (2) years and two (2) for terms of four (4) years, <br>respectively, from the date of their appointments. Two (2) of the four (4) members <br>appointed by the county judge/executive shall be designated to serve for terms of <br>two (2) years, and two (2) for terms of four (4) years, respectively, from the date of <br>their appointments. Thereafter, all members of the city-county housing authority <br>shall be appointed as aforesaid for a term of office of four (4) years, except that all <br>vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. (2) Each member of a city-county housing authority may receive compensation either as a salary or as payment for meetings attended. Any compensation of the members of <br>a city-county housing authority shall be fixed by the legislative body of the city and <br>the county. The housing authority may fix the compensation of the secretary and <br>treasurer, but the city and county legislative bodies may fix or limit the salary. Effective: July 13, 1984 <br>History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 361, sec. 18, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 6, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended <br>1972 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 1. --Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 4.