Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units

In order to facilitate the operation of local government, to prevent duplication of services, and to promote efficient and economical management of the affairs of local government, the voters in any county except a county containing a city of the first class may merge all units o…

Upon a petition filed with the county clerk and signed by a number of registered voters equal to five percent (5%) of voters of the county voting in the immediate past general election, and, upon additional petitions equal to the number of municipal corporations within the county…

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the comprehensive plan of an urban-county government, the legislative body of an urban-county government may defer redistricting of the legislative districts of such body subsequent to each decennial census by the United States Bureau of …

Removal. (1) In order to provide professional assistance in the administration of urban-county governments, a chief administrative officer may be employed to serve on the staff of the chief executive officer. The chief administrative officer shall possess demonstrable education a…

Duties of sheriff and jailer. (1) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky determines as a legislative finding of fact that the needs of large urban areas in the field of detention, institutionalization, and rehabilitation of offenders and public wards are more specia…

governmental functions by county. Upon the election and qualification of county officers and such other elected officials as provided in the comprehensive plan at the next regularly scheduled election at which county officers shall be elected, as provided in Section 99 of the Con…

Any comprehensive system of classification of cities enacted pursuant to the authority granted in Kentucky Constitution Section 156a shall not in and of itself be construed to impact the constitutional and statutory rights, powers, privileges, immunities, and responsibilities pro…

regulations. The comprehensive plan for merging city and county governments into an urban-county government under this chapter may provide for the corporate dissolution of incorporated municipalities and special districts within the county whereupon: (1) For purposes of all state…

highest class within urban-county -- Withdrawal of power. (1) Urban-county governments may exercise the constitutional and statutory rights, powers, privileges, immunities and responsibilities of counties and cities of the highest class within the county: (a) In effect on the dat…

requirements -- Adoption by reference to recognized codes. (1) Urban-county governments may enact and enforce within their territorial limits such tax, licensing, police, sanitary and other ordinances not in conflict with the Constitution and general statutes of this state now or…

(1) The legislative body of urban-county governments may appoint as needed safety officers. Safety officers shall have duties as prescribed by ordinance, which may include but not be limited to: (a) Issuance of citations for violation of motor vehicle offenses as provided for in …

(1) Urban-county governments may appoint citation officers who shall have qualifications as prescribed by ordinance and who shall not have powers of peace officers to arrest or carry weapons but may issue citations as authorized by ordinance upon observation of: (a) Nonmoving mot…

The territory of an urban-county government may be divided into service districts. Each service district shall constitute a separate tax district within which the urban-county government shall levy and collect taxes in accordance with the kind, type, level and character of the se…

proposal with purchase of development rights program. The procedure for a referendum authorized by KRS 97.590 shall be as follows: (1) A public parks purchase and maintenance program proposal authorized by KRS 97.590 may be submitted to the voters of an urban-county by either a r…

Exemption. (1) Whenever the comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to KRS Chapter 67A requires the implementation of a merit or civil service system for the employees of an urban- county government, such system shall be implemented by the urban-county government so as to guarantee t…

(1) As used in this section "police officer" has the same meaning as in KRS 15.420. (2) Subject to the limitations of subsection (7) of this section, the legislative body of the urban-county government may employ, as needed, individuals as police officers under this section who h…

(1) In KRS 67A.210 to 67A.350, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Administrative or directorial position" means the head of a department or other executive unit other than those excluded under KRS 67A.220. (b) "Appointing authority" means the officer, commission, board o…

commission. An urban-county government may by comprehensive plan or ordinance establish an executive unit charged with personnel matters. In the event such a unit is established, the urban-county government shall by comprehensive plan or ordinance delegate to such unit, in additi…

enforcement powers. (1) Any urban-county government shall operate under KRS 67A.230 to 67A.350, and, by comprehensive plan or ordinance, create a civil service commission, which shall hold culture-fair, open examinations or evaluations to determine the relative fitness of applica…

(1) The civil service commission shall prescribe and propound such said examinations as are proper, commensurate with vacant positions within the various departments of the urban-county government, according to classification prescribed by ordinance, shall set such times and plac…

The civil service commission shall examine all eligible applicants as to their physical and mental qualification for the particular classification wherein they seek employment. To be eligible for examination a person must satisfy the minimum standards established under KRS 67A.24…

Employees, who at the time the provisions of KRS 67A.230 to 67A.350 become effective have been in the employ of the urban-county government, or any city or county or other municipality merged into such urban-county government, (a) for six (6) months last past or (b) having been e…

(1) The appointing authority shall make all civil service appointments, and the appointments shall be made only from the list of applicants certified by the civil service commission after examination. Appointments shall be made only by the selection of one (1) applicant from the …

(1) No employee in the classified service of urban-county government, after serving a probationary period provided by comprehensive plan or ordinance for his class, which shall not be in excess of six (6) months, shall be dismissed, suspended, or reduced in grade or pay for any r…

(1) Any employee of the urban-county government found guilty by the civil service commission of any charge as provided by KRS 67A.280 or any action upheld under subsection (7) of the said section, or any amendment thereto, may appeal to the Circuit Court of the county in which th…

or reduction -- Abolishment of office or position -- Reinstatement. (1) The urban-county legislative body shall fix by ordinance the number and classification of urban-county employees, and the salaries for each classification. When the number of employees and their classificatio…

(1) No person shall be appointed to any position because of political, partisan service rendered by him or his family, or because of political sentiment or affiliation nor shall any person be dismissed, suspended or reduced in grade or pay because of any political opinion. (2) Th…

Participation in County Employees Retirement System. Urban-county governments created after July 15, 1988, shall not be governed by the provisions of KRS 67A.320 to 67A.340 and 67A.360 to 67A.690. They shall continue any pension system which was in effect in the county or any cit…

ordinances established for creation or maintenance of pension fund -- Liquidation and distribution of residual assets -- Report. (1) Any urban-county government in which there existed a municipality which had in effect an employees' pension fund prior to its merger into the urban…

From and after the effective date of the urban-county form of government there shall be, with respect to each employee, an inviolable contract between the urban-county government as employer and such employee; and the urban-county government and its employees shall continue to op…

The legislative body of the urban-county government is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and provide such other pension funds, systems, social security programs or other retirement benefits allowable as may be deemed necessary or desirable for those employees not cover…

Payments made to provider -- Group rates for spouses, dependents, and disabled children. (1) All members of the fund operated pursuant to KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690, and all members of the urban-county government city employees pension fund who retired prior to July 1, 1999, and who …

1997. All retirement allowances and other benefits accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of KRS 67A.220 to 67A.340 and accumulated contributions and cash securities in the fund created under KRS 67A.220 to 67A.340 are hereby exempted from any state tax, and shall…

Words and phrases, wherever used in KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) "Fund" shall mean the "Police and Fire Retirement Fund of the .... Urban-County Government"; (2) "Government" shall m…

There is hereby established in urban-county governments, a retirement and benefit fund for members of the police and fire departments, their dependents and beneficiaries. The fund shall be known as the "Police and Fire Retirement Fund of the .... Urban-County Government." In such…

The purpose of the fund is to provide retirement annuities and disability benefits for the members of the police and fire departments who become aged or otherwise incapacitated, and widows' annuities and other benefits to the dependents of such members to the end that such member…

The following persons shall become members of the fund: (1) All active full-time members of a department in service on the day prior to the date of establishment; (2) All persons who become full-time members on or after the date of establishment who shall become members as a cond…

(1) Each person becoming a member on the date of establishment shall be entitled to full credit for all service rendered prior to such date. Each person becoming a member after the date of establishment shall be entitled to credit after such date, provided contributions are made …

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection, any member whose participation date in the fund is prior to March 14, 2013, who has at least five (5) years of total service credit as a member of the fund may purchase service credit, that is not otherwise…

(1) Any member who retires based on age and service on or after January 1, 1990, or based on service on or after September 18, 2002, may purchase service credit for unused sick leave accrued while contributing to the retirement fund from which the retirement benefit is to be paid…

subpoena of records. (1) Each current, former, or retired member's account shall be administered in a confidential manner, and specific data regarding a current, former, or retired member shall not be released for publication unless authorized by the member. However, the board ma…

(1) For members whose participation date in the fund is prior to March 14, 2013: (a) The member may, at his or her option, retire on a service retirement annuity if he or she has completed at least twenty (20) years of total service, provided the member retires and begins receivi…

Each member shall be subject to compulsory retirement according to the rules of the government in which he is employed, except that any member able to perform his assigned duties shall not be precluded from serving: (1) At least twenty (20) years if the member's participation dat…

Increase of monthly annuity to $1,500 -- Annual adjustment. (1) (a) For a member whose participation date in the fund is prior to March 14, 2013, the rate of retirement annuity shall be two and one-half percent (2.5%) of average salary, as defined in KRS 67A.360(13), for each yea…

spouse, minor children, and parents. (1) (a) Upon death of a member due to occupational causes, regardless of length of service, the surviving spouse shall be entitled immediately upon cessation of salary to an annuity equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the member's last rate…

service retirement -- Benefits to surviving spouse and minor children. (1) For a member who on the date of death is not eligible for a voluntary service retirement under KRS 67A.410, whose death occurs while in service, arising from any cause other than in the performance of duty…

retirement benefits -- Reversion to service retirement precluded. (1) If a total and permanent occupational disability occurs, the member shall receive an annuity calculated pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. This benefit shall begin at the time the member's salary cease…

benefits -- Investigations, hearings, and appeals. (1) Once each year following the retirement of a member on a disability retirement allowance, the board may require the person, prior to his or her normal retirement date, to undergo a medical examination. Should he or she refuse…

Benefits. (1) (a) Upon total and permanent disability of a member as the result of any cause other than occupational disability, if a member shall have rendered at least five (5) years of total service, he shall be entitled to a disability retirement annuity determined under this…

examining physicians -- Rehearing or judicial review. (1) For the purpose of KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690, a member shall be considered totally and permanently disabled after the board has received written certification by at least two (2) licensed and practicing physicians selected by…