Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units

As used in KRS 67C.301 to 67C.327, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the consolidated local government police force merit board or boards hereinafter created. (2) "Chief" means a chief of a consolidated local government police force affected by KRS 67C.301 …

Appropriation of funds for expenses of board. (1) A consolidated local government shall, by ordinance, create a consolidated local government police force merit system and in the same ordinance shall establish a consolidated local government police force merit board. A board shal…

of police officers. (1) The mayor, subject to the approval of the legislative council of the consolidated local government, shall appoint five (5) persons, who shall constitute the consolidated local government police force merit board of the consolidated local government. The me…

(1) The board shall meet within thirty (30) days of the creation of the board and the members shall select from among themselves a chairman and vice chairman and adopt such rules, regulations, and bylaws not inconsistent with KRS 67C.301 to 67C.327 for the necessary operation of …

(1) The board shall meet at least once every two (2) calendar months and minutes of each meeting shall be kept. (2) The board, with the approval of the mayor, shall employ a secretary who shall also conduct examinations, prepare eligible lists, keep all records of the board's bus…

In case either, or both, of the counties that have consolidated under the provisions of KRS 67.190 to 67.290 has a county health department, county library board, water district board, and other similar county agencies, the members thereof shall serve out the terms for which they…

(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…

Within thirty (30) days after the creation of a merit board under KRS 67C.301 to 67C.327, the mayor shall certify to the board the names, rank, rate of pay, and the seniority of every officer on the police force as of the effective date of the ordinance creating the board.

employees -- Probationary officers. (1) All police officers of whatever rank and title of a consolidated local government police force shall be covered by the provisions of this section, except probationary officers. All officers of a consolidated local government police force on…

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…

captain. (1) The provisions of KRS 67C.303, 67C.305, 67C.307, 67C.309, and 67C.319 shall not apply to the chief of police, assistant chief, and any officers above the rank of captain of the consolidated local government police force. These officers shall be appointed by the mayor…

promotion for political service -- Discipline for failure to make political contribution -- Opinions and beliefs -- Political or religious controversies -- Political activity prohibited. (1) No officer while on duty or in uniform covered by the provisions of KRS 67C.301 to 67C.32…

examiner -- Promotional examinations -- Review of results -- Filling promotional vacancies. (1) Every consolidated local government police force merit system board created shall make, promulgate, and when necessary, amend rules for the qualifications, original appointment, probat…

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…

disciplinary hearing -- Citizen charges of misconduct. (1) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, any officer may be removed, suspended for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, laid-off, or reduced in grade by the chief. Before the discipline may be issued, the chief shal…

In all cases provided for in KRS 67C.321, the discipline issued by the chief, upon final opinion issued by the chief, or the chief's designee following the pre-disciplinary hearing, shall be reviewed by the board as follows: (1) All discipline consisting of either a dismissal, su…

Applicability. (1) Any county that has not established a county police merit system, as provided by KRS 78.400 to 78.460 and 78.990 may, by order of its fiscal court, duly made and entered of record, create a county fire department merit system, and for that purpose establish a c…

Procedural due process shall be afforded to any police officer brought before the board. The officer shall be given a prompt hearing by the board, have an opportunity to confront his or her accusers, and have the privilege of presenting the board with evidence. The board shall ha…

Any county may, by order of its fiscal court, duly made and entered of record, create a merit system for both the county police force and the county fire department, and for that purpose establish a single merit board for both. The board shall concurrently exercise the powers gra…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Citizen" means any individual who is not: 1. A member or supervisor within the law enforcement agency that employs an officer; or 2. An elected or appointed official within the unit of government under which the law enforcement agency that employ…

property tax bills -- Collection and distribution. (1) If a county fire department is authorized by law to collect membership charges or subscriber fees for combating fires or serving in other emergencies, the fiscal court may adopt an ordinance to require those annual membership…

government -- Merit board. Upon the establishment of a consolidated local government merit board, the existing or currently promulgated promotional lists of the merit and civil service boards of the previously existing county and city of the first class governments shall remain i…

(1) Any person who is at least twenty (20) years of age shall be eligible to be employed by a consolidated local government police force for the purpose of attending a basic training course as defined in KRS 15.310 if he or she will be twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of …

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…

Conditions -- Agreements between counties -- Administrative fee. Any county or combination of counties may operate a global positioning monitoring system program subject to the following conditions: (1) The program shall be assigned by ordinance to a county department or county a…

acceptance of public bids -- Monitoring of successful bidder -- Other uses of program permitted -- Confidentiality of system information. (1) "Global positioning monitoring system" has the same meaning as in KRS 403.720. (2) A county or combination of counties electing to partici…

The fiscal court of any county shall have authority, by order or resolution, to adopt, and to enforce, regulations governing construction as defined by KRS 198B.010 pursuant to the provisions of KRS 198B.060.

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 …

As used in KRS 67C.400 to 67C.418: (1) "Cabinet" means the Education and Labor Cabinet; (2) "Labor organization" means any chartered labor organization of any kind in which police officers participate and which exists for the primary purpose of dealing with consolidated local gov…

(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…

Mayor to represent consolidated local government. (1) Police officers of a consolidated local government shall have, and shall be protected in the exercise of, the right of self-organization, to form, join, or assist any labor organization, to bargain collectively through represe…

(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…

The consolidated local government and the labor organization that has been designated as the exclusive representative of police officers in an appropriate unit, through appropriate officials or their representatives, shall have the authority and the duty to bargain collectively.

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) Except as provided in KRS 336.130(3), consolidated local governments, their representatives, or their agents are prohibited from: (a) Interfering, restraining, or coercing police officers in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in KRS 67C.402; (b) Dominating or interfering w…

(1) Whenever, in accordance with administrative regulations that may be promulgated by the cabinet, a petition has been filed: (a) By a police officer or group of police officers or any labor organization acting in behalf of thirty percent (30%) of the employees who have signed l…

(1) The fiscal court of any county may appoint a qualified and competent person to administer such regulations. His official title shall be "Building Inspector of .... County, Kentucky." His salary shall be fixed by the fiscal court, and paid out of the county levy. He shall have…

Appeal to Circuit Court. Violations of the provisions of KRS 67C.406 shall be deemed to be unfair labor practices remedial by the cabinet in the following manner: (1) Whenever it is charged by a consolidated local government or a labor organization that any person has engaged in …

(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…