List of current members of the Kentucky Fiscal Courts

The Fiscal Court, under the Kentucky Constitution of 1891,[1] is the name given to the county legislature and governing body of each of the counties in Kentucky. Despite the name, it no longer has any responsibility for judicial proceedings.[2]

Each Fiscal Court consists of the County judge/executive; and either three to eight magistrates elected from individual districts, or three commissioners elected from the county at large.[3]

Composition

The County Judge/Executive, the head of government of the county, is an ex officio member of the Fiscal Court and its presiding officer. Constitutionally, the Fiscal Court may either be composed of the magistrates for the county or of three commissioners elected from the county at large (except from areas within the jurisdiction of an independent city).[1] For the purposes of the Fiscal Court, the title "justice of the peace" has been replaced by "magistrate" under the Fiscal Court Act of 1974.

Members of each court are elected in midterm elections to a four-year term, except the commissioners of Jefferson County which are elected to staggered terms.

List

The following are members of the Fiscal Courts after the 2024 elections:[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Section 144, Kentucky Constitution of 1891
  2. ^ "Boone County, Kentucky Fiscal Court". Archived from the original on 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  3. ^ "County Government in Kentucky" (PDF). legislature.ky.gov. Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. July 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "Search County Data". kydlgweb.ky.gov. Kentucky Department for Local Government. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "County Election Results". kaco.org. Kentucky Association of Counties. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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