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108.040 Director -- Appointment -- Powers and duties.

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108.040 Director -- Appointment -- Powers and duties. (1) The director shall be appointed by the council and shall serve at their pleasure; but the director shall not be removed unless he has received from the council a notice of <br>intention to remove him and the reasons therefor and unless a public hearing has <br>been held on the charges. The director shall, as the chief executive officer of the <br>district, appoint and remove heads of departments of the district, with the approval <br>of the council, appoint and remove other employees of the district, supervise their <br>activities, and fix their compensation, subject to regulations adopted by the council. <br>He shall receive the compensation fixed by the council. No residence qualification <br>shall be required of the director. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the <br>director, it shall be filled by appointment by the council. (2) The council shall designate a qualified administrative officer of the district to assume the duties and authority of the director during periods of temporary absence <br>or disability of the director. History: Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 90. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 2. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 150, secs. 4 and 7.