Nothing in this Charter shall be construed to alter or affect the election, term or compensation of the County Judge; nor shall any provision of this Charter be construed to alter or affect the judicial powers, duties and responsibilities of the County Judge as prescribed by the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The County Judge is hereby recognized as an officer of the Merged Government in the exercise of his judicial functions, having the same relationship to the Merged Government in the performance of said functions as previously existed between the County Judge and the County of Fayette.
The term "judicial powers" shall be construed to include all those powers and functions generally held to be judicial in nature that accrue to the County Judge as Judge of the County Court and Judge of the Quarterly Court, including the power to appoint all officers of said Courts as prescribed by law.
In addition to the aforementioned judicial powers, the County Judge shall retain:
(1) The power to fill vacancies in the office of Sheriff, Coroner, Surveyor, County Clerk, County Attorney, Jailer and Property Valuation Administrator in accordance with the provision of KRS 63.220;
(2) The power to appoint a three (3) member Board of Supervisors in accordance with the terms and provisions of KRS 133.020;
(3) Such powers over the organization and conduct of elections as the County Judge may be assigned under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and
(4) The right to serve on the County Budget Commission in accordance with the provisions of KRS 68.230.
Annotation—The county judge no longer retains any judicial powers following the adoption and implementation of Kentucky Constitution Sections 109-124, effective January 1, 1976. The title of the position is now county judge/executive pursuant to KRS 67.700 et seq. See note at Section 7.06 relating to the board of assessment appeals and note at Section 7.05 relating to budget commissions.