The county judge/executive shall at once fill the vacancy created by a removal under KRS 63.140, either for the remainder of the term or temporarily as the occasion may demand, as provided for by KRS 63.220. Until a vacancy in the office of sheriff or jailer is filled, the coroner shall act as sheriff, and the county clerk shall take charge of the jail.
Vacancies -- How filled
KRS § 63.150, under RESIGNATIONS, REMOVALS, AND VACANCIES.
KRS § 63.150