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67A.210 Definitions.

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67A.210 Definitions. (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 or body having the power of appointment or removal in any office, department, commission,
board or institution, under law, ordinance or comprehensive plan, and does
not include any ratifying authority entitled to approve or disapprove an
appointment. (c) "Civil service" means the offices and positions of trust or employment in the service of the urban-county government not specifically excluded by KRS
67A.220 to 67A.340. (d) "Commission" means the civil service commission as established under KRS 67A.230. (e) "Comprehensive plan" means the plan for merger of local governments provided in this chapter. (f) "Competitive examination" means the examination or evaluation described in KRS 67A.230 and 67A.240. (g) "Dismissal" means the discharge of an employee.
(h) "Employee" means any person employed in the conduct of municipal affairs including an administrative or directorial position, but the term shall not
include: 1. Officers elected by the voters, and persons appointed to fill vacancies in
elective offices; 2. Members of all boards, commission and authorities established under the
provisions of the comprehensive plan or by ordinance pursuant thereto; 3. The chief administrative officer as denominated in the comprehensive
plan; 4. Department commissioners of all executive departments created by the
comprehensive plan or by ordinance pursuant thereto; 5. All administrative assistants appointed by the mayor or highest elective
executive officer under the provisions of the comprehensive plan and all
secretaries excluded by the provisions of the comprehensive plan; 6. Temporary or part-time employees and all persons employed to conduct
special inquiries, investigations or studies for the urban-county
government; 7. Constitutional officers and their appointees. (i) "Pension fund" means the moneys derived from the employees or the levy of a special tax, or any other sum derived from any other source, to be used for the
retirement of employees after the prescribed years of service and for the
benefit of disabled employees, and widows and dependent children in the case of death of an employee within the scope of his employment according to the
terms of KRS 67A.320 through 67A.340, the comprehensive plan, or the
ordinances of the urban-county government, including retirement systems
adopted pursuant to law. (j) "Seniority" for purposes of KRS 67A.240, 67A.250, and 67A.270 refers to length of service as defined in the comprehensive plan or ordinance, but shall
in each case include such service under cities, counties or other municipalities
which have been merged into the urban-county government. Seniority and
length of service for purposes of KRS 67A.320 and 67A.330 shall be in
accordance with rules established by the comprehensive plan or ordinance, but
shall in each case include service or seniority obtained under pension plans
described in such sections existing in municipalities prior to the adoption of
urban-county government, and shall in no case give credit to any service or
seniority except in respect to such prior service in municipalities having such
pension plans, or under urban-county governments, except that the urban-
county government may purchase credits in lieu of seniority, the cost thereof
being determined by the trustees of the pension fund, in accordance with
sound actuarial principles, for employees whose seniority or length of service
was under municipalities other than those described herein. (2) The provisions of KRS 67A.230 to 67A.340 are independent of and do not affect the laws governing the police and fire departments, nor their pension funds. Effective: June 21, 1974
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 246, sec. 1, effective June 21, 1974.

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