KRS 80.030

City housing authority, composition -- Acceptance by authority of another city's public housing program

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Salisbury v. Housing Authority of City of Newport (1985)

Most recently applied in Hornsby v. Hous. Auth. of Dry Ridge (December 2018)

Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Amended 2018 Ky

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a city housing authority shall consist of the mayor, ex officio, or his designee, and four (4) persons appointed by him with the approval of the city legislative body.

(2) If a city housing authority has agreed to accept a transfer or full transfer of ownership and operation of another city's public housing program pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, the housing authority shall consist of the mayor, ex officio, or the mayor's designee; four (4) persons appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city legislative body; and one (1) additional person appointed by each mayor of a city divesting itself of its authority, with the approval of that city's legislative body.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.