(1) The Treasurer shall appoint an assistant and may remove him or her at pleasure. The assistant shall take the constitutional oath. The assistant may perform any of the duties of the Treasurer, excepting the signing of checks, and shall perform the duties of clerk.
(2) If the Treasurer is incapacitated, or is absent from the seat of government, the assistant shall discharge the duties of the office during the incapacity or absence of the Treasurer.
(3) The Treasurer and his or her sureties shall be responsible on his or her bond for all the acts and omissions of the assistant.
(4) The salary of the assistant shall be fixed by the Treasurer, subject to the provisions of KRS Chapter 18A.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 59, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 4. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 45. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4682, 4683.