Kentucky Statutes 83.660 – Removal of executive and ministerial officers — Appeals
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(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, executive and ministerial officers of the city may be removed by the board of aldermen, sitting as a court, under oath, upon charges preferred by the mayor or by any two (2) members of the board of aldermen, or, in case of charges against the mayor, upon charges preferred by not less than five (5) members of the board of aldermen. No alderman preferring a charge shall sit as a member of the board of aldermen when it tries that charge.
(2) Any person removed from office under the provisions of this section may appeal to the Circuit Court and from there to the Court of Appeals. The appeal to the Circuit Court shall be taken and tried in the same manner as civil cases are tried.
Effective: January 2, 1978
History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 75, effective January 2,
1978. — Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 26.
(2) Any person removed from office under the provisions of this section may appeal to the Circuit Court and from there to the Court of Appeals. The appeal to the Circuit Court shall be taken and tried in the same manner as civil cases are tried.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 83.660
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
Effective: January 2, 1978
History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 75, effective January 2,
1978. — Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 26.