Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units

Compensation. (1) The director of each executive department may appoint chiefs of divisions of his department, and remove them at pleasure. Except as otherwise provided by law, he may employ such officers and agents as are necessary in his department, and may, subject to any limi…

(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, executive and ministerial officers of the city may be removed by the board of aldermen, sitting as a court, under oath, upon charges preferred by the mayor or by any two (2) members of the board of aldermen, or, in case of charges against the…

The following terms, as used in KRS 90.110 to 90.230, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Emergency appointment" means any appointment to any position subject to the provisions of KRS 90.110 to 90.230, which may be made only in t…

Ineligibility for other office -- Removals. (1) There is created and established in cities of the first class a civil service board to be known as .... Civil Service Board. The board consists of seven (7) members of whom six (6) shall be appointed by the mayor and the mayor is th…

Employees. (1) Each member of the board may be paid a salary not to exceed a per diem allowance to be fixed from time to time by ordinance of the board of aldermen, for each meeting attended, provided, however, that the annual allowance of any one (1) member of the board shall no…

Employment of chief examiner -- Certification of payroll changes. (1) The board shall employ a personnel director who shall be the administrative officer of the board. The personnel director shall be, at the time of appointment, a person familiar, and in sympathy, with the princi…

(1) The classified service covered by KRS 90.110 to 90.230, and hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the board, includes all offices, positions, and places of employment, except as herein provided, in the following departments and agencies in the service of the city, to wit: t…

reinstatement, promotion -- Other rules. (1) The board shall, after public notice and hearing, make, promulgate, and if and when necessary, amend, rules and regulations for the appointment, transfer, laying-off, reinstatement, deductions from pay, leave of absence, promotion, dem…

Emergency appointments -- Public inspection of lists -- Reinstatement of names. (1) Each eligible list shall remain in force until exhausted, or until replaced by a more recently prepared list, but not beyond two (2) years from the date of its establishment. The names of persons …

appointments. (1) All appointments to positions subject to the provisions of KRS 90.110 to 90.230 shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be determined by competitive examinations, except in the case of emergency appointments which may be made only in accordanc…

(1) Any suspension in excess of ten (10) days, dismissal or demotions of employees in positions subject to the provisions of KRS 90.110 to 90.230 may be made only by the appointing authority upon the filing of written statements of the reasons of such suspension in excess of ten …

board -- Reports of director. (1) The board may make investigations on its own initiative, or at the direction of the mayor or legislative body of the city, or upon the petition of an employee in the classified service, or of any person on a list kept by the board, concerning the…

The board, without additional compensation, shall perform, under and pursuant to the provisions of KRS 90.110 to 90.230, the same services and duties provided for herein, for any department, board or agency of such city or any joint board or joint agency of such city and such cou…

violation. (1) Persons holding positions in the classified service shall not be discriminated against in any way because of their political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of their exercise of their right to vote as they please. (2) No person in the classified se…

The legislative body of each city of the first class is hereby empowered and authorized to pass such ordinances and provide such appropriations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of KRS 90.110 to 90.230.

(1) In KRS 90.310 to 90.410, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Administrative or directorial position" means the head of a department of municipal government; (b) "Appointing authority" means the officer, commission, board or body having the power of appointment or remo…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, any city of the home rule class may elect to operate under KRS 90.310 to 90.410, and, by ordinance, create a civil service commission which shall hold examinations as to the qualifications of applicants for municipal emplo…

(1) The civil service commission shall prescribe and propound such examinations as are proper, commensurate with vacant positions within the various departments of the city, according to classification prescribed by ordinance, shall set such times and places for holding examinati…

(1) The civil service commission shall examine all applicants as to their physical and mental qualification for the particular classification wherein they seek employment. To be eligible for examination a person shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, be a law-abiding citiz…

Employees who at the time the provisions of KRS 90.310 to 90.410 are adopted by any city have been in the employ of that city for one (1) year last past shall not be required to stand an original examination, and shall be eligible for all the benefits provided by KRS 90.310 to 90…

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

(1) No employee in the classified service shall be dismissed, suspended, or reduced in grade or pay for any reason except inefficiency, misconduct, insubordination, violation of law involving moral turpitude, or violation of any rule adopted by the city legislative body or civil …

(1) Any employee of the city found guilty by the civil service commission of any charge as provided by KRS 90.360 may bring an action in the Circuit Court of the county in which the city is located to contest the action of that body. (2) Upon request in writing by the accused, an…

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

(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 or reduced in grade because of any political opinion. (2) No employee shall co…

Retirement System after August 1, 1988 -- Option to convert pension benefits to annuity benefits -- Repeal of ordinances established for creation or maintenance of pension fund -- Liquidation and distribution of residual assets -- Report. (1) Any city maintaining a pension fund f…

Employees Retirement System after August 1, 1988 -- Option to convert pension benefits to annuity benefits -- Repeal of ordinances established for creation or maintenance of pension fund -- Liquidation and distribution of residual assets -- Report. (1) Any city maintaining a pens…

Any person who shall knowingly, or wittingly, or intentionally, or through gross negligence, violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than f…

As used in KRS 91A.010 to 91A.060, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Budget" means a proposed plan for raising and spending money for specified programs, functions, activities, or objectives during a fiscal year. (2) "Debt service" means the sum of money required to pay…

(1) Each city shall keep its accounting records and render financial reports in such a way as to: (a) Determine compliance with statutory provisions; (b) Determine fairly and with full disclosure the financial operations of constituent funds and account groups of the city; and (c…

(1) Each city shall operate under an annual budget ordinance adopted and administered in accordance with the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no city shall expend any moneys from any governmental or proprietary fund, except in accordance wit…

engagement -- Financial statement -- Publication -- Contents -- Enforcement action -- Penalties -- Extension -- Withholding of state funds for noncompliance -- Audit expenses to be billed to audited city. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section and KRS 9…

Publication requirements. (1) Beginning with fiscal years on and after July 1, 2027, a city required to complete an audit pursuant to the provisions of KRS 91A.040 may elect to instead have an agreed-upon procedures engagement with either the Auditor of Public Accounts or a certi…

The Department for Local Government shall make available to all cities assistance in meeting the requirements of KRS 91A.010 to 91A.060, including the preparation and dissemination of model systems for accounting and budgeting, and other technical materials.

(1) The executive authority shall designate as the city's official depositories one (1) or more banks, federally insured savings and loan companies or trust companies within the Commonwealth. The amount of funds on deposit in an official depository shall be fully insured by depos…

procedures to be established by ordinance -- Penalties -- Amnesty program. (1) Any city may by ordinance elect to have all city ad valorem taxes including delinquent taxes collected by the sheriff of the county. The election shall be effective only if a copy of the ordinance is d…

(1) The legislative body of each local government which elects to impose and collect license fees or taxes upon insurance companies for the privilege of engaging in the business of insurance may, except as provided in subsection (10) of this section, enact or change its license f…

As used in this chapter: (1) "LGPT" means the local government premiums tax authorized in KRS 91A.080; (2) "Local government" means a city, county, charter county, consolidated local government, urban-county government, or unified local government; (3) "Risk location system or pr…

imposed under KRS 91A.080. (1) The provisions of this section shall provide the sole and exclusive method for the filing of amended returns and requests or assessments by any insurance company, local government, or policyholder for nonpayment, underpayment, or overpayment of any …

regulations. (1) Before January 1, 2009, the Department of Insurance shall by administrative regulation establish criteria for the verification of risk location systems and programs. The criteria for verification shall include but not be limited to a requirement that the municipa…

(1) (a) The commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall appoint a local premium tax advisory council to provide advice and expertise on the imposition, administration, and collection of taxes and fees imposed pursuant to KRS 91A.080. The council shall be chaired by the comm…

jurisdiction due tax -- Notice to policyholders. (1) Effective December 31, 2008, if the local government premium tax is included in the premium charge to the policyholder, the insurance company shall include the amount of the local government tax charged for the period and the n…

owned realty under a conveyance and leaseback agreement. (1) The legislative body of any city or urban-county government may sell or lease property, including any interest in real property, of the city or urban-county government which is not needed or has become unsuitable for pu…

A city may not finance any improvement through special assessments except pursuant to KRS 91A.200 to 91A.290, or other statutory authority.

Transfer of surplus to general fund -- Use -- Restriction on ad valorem tax for sinking fund purposes -- Issuance and enforcement of licenses -- Regulation of ministers. (1) The board of aldermen of every city of the first class, in addition to levying ad valorem taxes, may by or…

(1) Occupational license fees levied under KRS 91.200 by the legislative body of a city of the first class may apply to racetrack extensions. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Historical horse race" has the same meaning as in KRS 138.511; and (b) 1. "Racetrack extension" means an…