Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 67A.025.Chief administrative officer; appointment; duties; compensation; removal

(1) In order to provide professional assistance in the administration of urban-county governments, a chief administrative officer may be employed to serve on the staff of the chief executive officer. The chief administrative officer shall possess demonstrable education and/or professional experience in the art and science of governmental management. The chief administrative officer may be a nonresident of Kentucky and/or the urban-county, but must become a resident of the urban-county within six (6) months of appointment and shall maintain such residence during the tenure of his or her office.

(2) The chief administrative officer shall be appointed by the chief executive officer subject to confirmation by a vote of three-fifths (3/5) of the legislative body.

(3) The chief administrative officer of any urban-county government created before December 31, 1987, may be removed, with or without cause, by: (a) executive order of the chief executive officer; or (b) three-fifths (3/5) vote of the entire legislative body.

Upon removal, the chief administrative officer shall not be entitled to severance pay or notice of intention to remove him or her. The chief administrative officer of any urban-county government created after December 31, 1987, may be removed by three-fifths (3/5) vote of the entire legislative body.