Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 65.8913.Removal of commissioner for cause; notice; hearing

(1) A commissioner may be removed for cause by the chief executive officer of the member entity he or she represents. The chief executive officer shall give the commissioner thirty (30) days' written notice of the hearing. The notice shall identify the charges brought against that commissioner, and the hearing shall be conducted by an impartial hearing officer appointed by the governing body of the member entity. The commissioner may elect to be represented by private legal counsel and shall bear any cost associated with private legal counsel.

(2) After a formal evidentiary hearing under subsection (1) of this section, the hearing officer shall submit written findings to the governing body of the member entity for approval or disapproval. If the governing body approves the charges brought against the commissioner, then the position shall be declared vacant.