<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>67C.143 Removal of elected officers of consolidated local government -- Hearing -- <br>Vote of council -- Appeal -- Vacancy. <br>(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, any elected officer of a consolidated local <br>government in case of misconduct, incapacity, or willful neglect in the performance <br>of the duties of his or her office may be removed from office by the legislative <br>council, sitting as a court, under oath, upon charges preferred by the mayor or by <br>any five (5) members of the legislative council, or, in case of charges against the <br>mayor, upon charges preferred by not less than ten (10) members of the legislative <br>council. No legislative council member preferring a charge shall sit as a member of <br>the legislative council when it tries that charge. <br>(2) No elected officer shall be removed without having been given the right to a full <br>public hearing. <br>(3) A decision to remove a mayor or legislative council member shall require a vote of <br>two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of legislative council members sitting as a <br>court. <br>(4) Any elected officer removed from office under the provisions of this section may <br>appeal to the Circuit Court and from there to the Court of Appeals. The appeal to <br>the Circuit Court shall be taken and tried in the same manner as civil cases are tried. <br>(5) No elected officer removed from office under this section shall be eligible to fill the <br>office vacated before the expiration of the term to which the elected member was <br>originally elected. <br>Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. <br><br>