Kentucky Statutes 100.171 – Quorum — Member may conduct hearing or preside
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(1) A simple majority of the total membership of a planning commission as established by agreement shall constitute a quorum, except that a planning unit created pursuant to KRS § 100.137 may specify in its planning agreement that five (5) members of the planning commission shall constitute a quorum. Any member of a planning commission who has any direct or indirect financial interest in the outcome of any question before the body shall disclose the nature of the interest and shall disqualify himself from voting on the question, and he shall not be counted for the purpose of a quorum. A simple majority vote of all members present where there is a properly constituted quorum shall be necessary to transact any business of the commission, except that a vote of a simple majority of the total membership shall be necessary for the adoption or amendment of the comprehensive plan.
(2) A planning commission may appoint one (1) or more of its members to act as a hearing examiner or examiners to preside over a public hearing and make recommendations to the commission based upon a transcript of record of the hearing.
Effective: July 15, 1986
History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch.
172, sec. 20.
(2) A planning commission may appoint one (1) or more of its members to act as a hearing examiner or examiners to preside over a public hearing and make recommendations to the commission based upon a transcript of record of the hearing.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 100.171
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Commission: means planning commission. See Kentucky Statutes 100.111
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- Unit: means planning unit. See Kentucky Statutes 100.111
Effective: July 15, 1986
History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch.
172, sec. 20.