The persons appointed as provided in KRS 80.030 and 80.040 shall constitute a body corporate in the name of Housing Authority of ...., with power to contract and be contracted with, to sue or be sued, and to adopt a seal and alter it at will. Each authority may establish bylaws, rules and regulations for its own government. Each authority shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from its members and a secretary and treasurer who need not be a member of the authority. The duties of the offices of secretary and treasurer may be performed by the same person.
KRS 80.050
Corporate powers -- Officers
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Waldon v. Housing Authority of Paducah (1993)
Most recently applied in Bryant v. Louisville Metro Hous. Auth. (March 2019)
History: Amended 1970 Ky
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