§ 262.240

262.240 Supervisors' terms -- Nomination and election -- Vacancies -- Compensation -- Requirements to hold office -- Removal -- Immunity for official acts. (1) A supervisor's term begins on January 1 following his or her election. Supervisors shall b e elected for four (4) years as their terms expire. Nominating petitions for supervisors shall be filed with the county clerk not later than the last date prescribed by the election law generally for filing certificates and petitions of nomination. No such nominating petition shall be accepted by the clerk unless it is signed by twenty -five (25) or more qualified resident voters of the district. Qualified resident voters may sign more than one (1) nominating petition to nominate more than one (1) candidate for supervisor. In the event nominating petitions for only the number of supervisors to be elected are filed, the commission shall declare the nominees elected without holding an election. The county clerk shall examine the petition of each candidate to de termine whether it is regular on its face. If there is an error, the county clerk shall notify the candidate by certified mail within twenty -four (24) hours of filing.

tition of each candidate to de termine whether it is regular on its face. If there is an error, the county clerk shall notify the candidate by certified mail within twenty -four (24) hours of filing. (2) A supervisor shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the commission. (3) A supervisor may be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of his or her duties and may be paid a per diem for attending meetings or ot herwise discharging the obligations of his or her office. (4) A supervisor shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a resident of the county or district in which he or she serves as a supervisor, and upon moving from the county or district, the superv isor shall be ineligible to serve as a supervisor and his or her office shall be vacant. (5) A supervisor who has been declared elected without an election pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may be removed from office by the commission in the same manner as provided by KRS 65.007 for removal of an appointed member of the governing body of a special district.

ubsection (1) of this section may be removed from office by the commission in the same manner as provided by KRS 65.007 for removal of an appointed member of the governing body of a special district. (6) A supervisor serving on the board of a district shall be immune from personal liability in any civil or criminal action which is based upon any official act or acts performed reasonably and in good faith by the supervisor. Effective: April 4, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 3, effective April 4, 2024. -- Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 8, effective June 29, 2023. -- Amende d 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 30, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 22, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 6. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 1. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 68, Art. XIV, sec. 5. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 9. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 42i -7.