(1) The Commission shall consist of seven members, to include four clerks, one sitting or retired judge appointed by the Chief Justice, one lawyer in good standing with the Kentucky Bar Association appointed by the Chief Justice, and one citizen member appointed by the Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks.

(2) For purposes of appointment of the clerk members, the President of the Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks will submit a list of ten names to the Chief Justice to be considered for appointment. The Chief Justice will appoint four members from the list.

(3) An alternate member for each member of the Commission will be designated at the time of appointment in the same manner as delineated in Sections 3(1) and 3(2) of these Administrative Procedures.

(4) Each member and alternate member will serve a three-year term from the time of appointment. For the year 2016 only, the Chief Justice will appoint the following individuals to serve an additional one-year term on the Commission: 1) two Circuit Court Clerks who are current members of the Commission and two Circuit Court Clerks who currently serve as alternate members of the Commission; 2) one citizen who is a current member of the Commission and one citizen who is an alternate member of the Commission; and 3) one current member of the Commission who was appointed by the Chief Justice under Section 3(1) and one alternate member of the Commission who was appointed by the Chief Justice under Section 3(3).

(5) A member of the Commission will not participate in any investigation in which he or she has an interest, relationship or bias, such that his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned. Disqualification pursuant to this subsection will be by majority vote of the Commission members present.

(6) If a Commission member cannot participate in a particular investigation by reason of temporary disqualification or inability to serve for any reason, one or more alternate members may serve to maintain the same membership composition of the Commission.

(7) If a Commission member ceases to be qualified for membership, resigns or becomes permanently unable to serve for any reason, either the Chief Justice or the Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks will fill the vacancy for the duration of the unexpired term in the same manner as delineated in Sections 3(1) and 3(2) of these Administrative Procedures.