<br><br>11.040 Personnel for Governor's office -- Office of Secretary of the Governor's <br>Executive Cabinet. <br>(1) The Governor may appoint such persons as he deems necessary for the proper <br>operation of his office to perform such duties as the Governor may require of them. <br>The persons so appointed shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. None of <br>the provisions of KRS 64.640 shall be applicable to persons appointed under this <br>subsection. <br>(2) There is hereby created an agency of the state government to be known as the Office <br>of the Secretary to the Governor's Executive Cabinet. The Office of the Secretary to <br>the Governor's Executive Cabinet shall not be part of the Office of the Governor, <br>but shall constitute a separate agency of state government. The secretary so <br>appointed shall have such rights, duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by <br>the Governor. <br>(3) The position of secretary to the Governor's Executive Cabinet shall be filled by <br>appointment of the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The <br>secretary shall be responsible for implementing all policies of the Governor, <br>coordinating all activities of the Governor's Executive Cabinet, and advising and <br>consulting with the Governor on all policy matters affecting the state. <br>(4) The Office of the Secretary to the Governor's Executive Cabinet shall include such <br>principal assistants, appointed by the secretary of the cabinet pursuant to KRS <br>12.050, as may be necessary to execute the functions of the office. <br>Effective: July 15, 1982 <br>History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended <br>1956 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 2, effective May 18, 1956. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3942f-1 to 3942f-3. <br><br>