15.315 Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
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The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council is hereby established as an independent administrative body of state government to be made up as follows:
(1)The Attorney General of Kentucky, the commissioner of the Department of
Kentucky State Police, the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice
Training, the chief of police of the Louisville Metro Police Department, the chief of
police of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Police, the chief of
police of the Bowling Green Police Department, the chief of police of the
Owensboro Police Department, the director of the Northern Kentucky Police and
Sheriff's Training Center, the director of the Southern Police Institute of the
University of Louisville, the dean of the College of Justice and Safety of Eastern
Kentucky University, the president of the Kentucky Peace Officers Association, the
president of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police, the Kentucky president
of the Fraternal Order of Police, the president of the Kentucky Women's Law
Enforcement Network, and the president of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association shall
be ex officio members of the council, as full voting members of the council by
reason of their office. The United States attorneys for the Eastern and Western
Districts of Kentucky may confer and designate a local law enforcement liaison
who shall serve on the council in an advisory capacity only without voting
privileges. Each ex officio member may designate in writing a person to represent
him or her and to vote on his or her behalf. Designees of the Department of
Kentucky State Police, Department of Criminal Justice Training, Louisville Metro
Police Department, Bowling Green Police Department, Owensboro Police
Department, Northern Kentucky Police and Sheriff's Training Center, and
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Police shall be the head of the
agency's training division or the agency's deputy chief or deputy commissioner;
(2)Twelve
(12)members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four
years from the following classifications: a city manager or mayor from a list of
three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities, a county
judge/executive from a list of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky
Association of Counties, three
(3)Kentucky sheriffs, a member of the Kentucky
State Bar Association, five
(5)chiefs of police, and a citizen of Kentucky not
coming within the foregoing classifications. No person shall serve beyond the time
he or she holds the office or employment by reason of which he or she was initially
eligible for appointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment and the successor shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
Any member may be appointed for additional terms;
(3)No member may serve on the council with the dual membership as the
representative of more than one
(1)of the aforementioned groups or the holder of
more than one
(1)of the aforementioned positions. In the event that an existing
member of the council assumes a position entitling him to serve on the council in
another capacity, the Governor shall appoint an additional member from the group
concerned to prevent dual membership; and
(4)Membership on the council does not constitute a public office, and no member shall
be disqualified from holding public office by reason of his membership.