(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a city housing authority shall consist of the mayor, ex officio, or his designee, and four (4) persons appointed by him with the approval of the city legislative body.
(2) If a city housing authority has agreed to accept a transfer or full transfer of ownership and operation of another city’s public housing program pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, the housing authority shall consist of the mayor, ex officio, or the mayor’s designee; four (4) persons appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city legislative body; and one (1) additional person appointed by each mayor of a city divesting itself of its authority, with the approval of that city’s legislative body.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 80.030

  • authority: means any housing authority created pursuant to this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 80.010
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Housing: means a building or buildings containing rooms to be provided as living quarters, together with shops, stores, garages, laundries, doctors' and dentists' offices, and other facilities and appurtenances deemed reasonably necessary by the housing authority to the successful and economical operation of the project. See Kentucky Statutes 80.010
  • Mayor: means the mayor of the city or the officer thereof charged with the duties customarily imposed on the mayor or executive head of the city. See Kentucky Statutes 80.010

Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. –Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch.
23, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 34. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 927a-2, 2741x-2.