Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 83.660 (2026)

Removal of executive and ministerial officers -- Appeals

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(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, executive and ministerial officers of the city may be removed by the board of aldermen, sitting as a court, under oath, upon charges preferred by the mayor or by any two (2) members of the board of aldermen, or, in case of charges against the mayor, upon charges preferred by not less than five (5) members of the board of aldermen. No alderman preferring a charge shall sit as a member of the board of aldermen when it tries that charge. (2) Any person removed from office under the provisions of this section may appeal to the Circuit Court and from there to the Court of Appeals. The appeal to the Circuit Court shall be taken and tried in the same manner as civil cases are tried. Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 75, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 26.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1976–1980 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Yancey, 534 S.W.2d 252 (Ky. 1976).

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Commonwealth v. Yancey, 534 S.W.2d 252 (Ky. 1976). “” KRS 83.660. Yancey contends that the provisions of Chapter 83 are not applicable in this situation.”

Stansbury v. Maupin, 599 S.W.2d 170 (Ky. 1980). · cites it 3× “160 and KRS 83.660 the express power to hear charges against and remove an executive officer, including the mayor, from office carries with it by necessary implication the power to investigate, compel attendance of witnesses, and secure testimony under oath.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 83.660(1) — 1 case

Stansbury v. Maupin, 599 S.W.2d 170 (Ky. 1980). “160 and KRS 83.660 the express power to hear charges against and remove an executive officer, including the mayor, from office carries with it by necessary implication the power to investigate, compel attendance of witnesses, and secure testimony under oath.”

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