78.405 Powers of counties to create police force merit system -- Appropriations. - Kentucky Statutes

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78.405 Powers of counties to create police force merit system -- Appropriations. (1) Any county of the Commonwealth of Kentucky may, by order of its fiscal court, duly made and entered of record, create a county police force merit system, and for
that purpose, establish a county police force merit board, whose duties it shall be to
classify and examine applicants seeking employment as officers or employees of the
police force of the said county, and in addition thereto to promulgate rules and
regulations not inconsistent with KRS 78.400 to 78.480 and 78.990 governing the
classification, qualification, examination, appointment, probation, promotion,
demotion, fine, suspension and other disciplinary action within the said county
police force of all personnel of the county police force or forces affected and
covered by KRS 78.400 to 78.460 and 78.990, and in addition thereto, to hold such
hearings, public and executive, and impose such penalties upon the personnel
affected by KRS 78.400 to 78.460 and 78.990. (2) Fiscal courts affected hereby shall make appropriations of money for the reasonable and necessary expenses of the said board. Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 319, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 280, sec. 2. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 2(1) and (7).