Kentucky Statutes 151.652 – Board of directors
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(1) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors. The board shall make policy, which shall be implemented.
(2) The membership of the board shall be as follows:
(a) A member of the county legislative body of Sumner County, Tennessee, and
Simpson County, Kentucky, chosen by their respective legislative bodies; (b) The mayors of the cities of Portland, Tennessee, and Franklin, Kentucky;
(c) A member of the city legislative bodies from the cities of Portland, Tennessee, and Franklin, Kentucky, chosen by the respective legislative bodies;
(d) A member of an industrial foundation board or equivalent, if one (1) exists, from Portland, Tennessee, and Franklin, Kentucky, as appointed by the respective boards; and
(e) A commissioner or designee chosen by the board of commissioners of the
Simpson County water district.
(3) (a) Each local governmental entity which is authorized to designate one (1) of its members for membership on the board shall designate the member by an appropriate resolution or ordinance.
(b) Each participating governmental entity shall adopt an appropriate resolution or ordinance which shall state the intention of the local entity to participate in the authority; the resolution or ordinance shall also include a recitation of the participating entity’s statutory authority for participation.
(c) The authority shall not convene or conduct business until the requirements of this subsection have been met.
(4) Any elected official’s or his designated alternate’s position on the board shall run concurrent with the official’s elected term.
(5) Any nonelected official shall have a term of four (4) years.
(6) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the position shall be filled in the same manner as set forth in the original appointment. A vacancy shall occur when any board member no longer meets the requirements for appointment to the board.
(7) The board shall meet annually at a time and place designated by the board. The time, place, and date of this meeting shall be published in newspapers of general circulation in Sumner and Simpson Counties at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
(8) The board at their annual meeting shall adopt or amend bylaws, if any, adopt an annual budget, elect officers, and adopt any policies and work programs necessary for the operation of the authority and fulfillment of the purposes of the authority.
(9) Fifty percent (50%) of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of the business of the authority.
(10) The act of fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of all those voting shall be the act of the board for the execution of business.
(11) The board at its annual meeting shall elect as authority officers a chairman, vice
chairman, and a secretary-treasurer who shall serve terms of one (1) year. The chairman shall alternate between members from Tennessee and Kentucky. When a member from one (1) of the states sits as chairman, no more than one (1) other member from the state can sit as vice chairman or secretary-treasurer.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 381, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.
(2) The membership of the board shall be as follows:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 151.652
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Directors: when applied to corporations, includes managers or trustees. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(a) A member of the county legislative body of Sumner County, Tennessee, and
Simpson County, Kentucky, chosen by their respective legislative bodies; (b) The mayors of the cities of Portland, Tennessee, and Franklin, Kentucky;
(c) A member of the city legislative bodies from the cities of Portland, Tennessee, and Franklin, Kentucky, chosen by the respective legislative bodies;
(d) A member of an industrial foundation board or equivalent, if one (1) exists, from Portland, Tennessee, and Franklin, Kentucky, as appointed by the respective boards; and
(e) A commissioner or designee chosen by the board of commissioners of the
Simpson County water district.
(3) (a) Each local governmental entity which is authorized to designate one (1) of its members for membership on the board shall designate the member by an appropriate resolution or ordinance.
(b) Each participating governmental entity shall adopt an appropriate resolution or ordinance which shall state the intention of the local entity to participate in the authority; the resolution or ordinance shall also include a recitation of the participating entity’s statutory authority for participation.
(c) The authority shall not convene or conduct business until the requirements of this subsection have been met.
(4) Any elected official’s or his designated alternate’s position on the board shall run concurrent with the official’s elected term.
(5) Any nonelected official shall have a term of four (4) years.
(6) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the position shall be filled in the same manner as set forth in the original appointment. A vacancy shall occur when any board member no longer meets the requirements for appointment to the board.
(7) The board shall meet annually at a time and place designated by the board. The time, place, and date of this meeting shall be published in newspapers of general circulation in Sumner and Simpson Counties at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
(8) The board at their annual meeting shall adopt or amend bylaws, if any, adopt an annual budget, elect officers, and adopt any policies and work programs necessary for the operation of the authority and fulfillment of the purposes of the authority.
(9) Fifty percent (50%) of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of the business of the authority.
(10) The act of fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of all those voting shall be the act of the board for the execution of business.
(11) The board at its annual meeting shall elect as authority officers a chairman, vice
chairman, and a secretary-treasurer who shall serve terms of one (1) year. The chairman shall alternate between members from Tennessee and Kentucky. When a member from one (1) of the states sits as chairman, no more than one (1) other member from the state can sit as vice chairman or secretary-treasurer.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 381, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.