90.310 Adoption of civil service ordinance -- Civil service commission. - Kentucky Statutes

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90.310 Adoption of civil service ordinance -- Civil service commission. (1) Any city of the second or third 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 employment within
the several departments of the city that are designated by ordinance. In all cities of
the second class, and in cities of the third class, the city may, by ordinance, classify
employees and designate the class of employees it desires to include. (2) The mayor, subject to the approval of the city legislative body, shall appoint at least three (3) but no more than five (5) persons who shall constitute the civil service
commission of that city. Each appointee shall be at least thirty (30) years of age and
not related by either blood or marriage to the mayor or any member of the city
legislative body. The appointees shall originally be appointed one (1) for a term of
three (3) years, one (1) for a term of two (2) years and all remaining appointments
shall be for a term of one (1) year, and the successors to these appointees shall be
appointed in like manner, each for a period of three (3) years and until his successor
is appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
same manner as original appointments. At the time of any appointment, if the mayor
elects to appoint only three (3) commissioners, not more than two (2)
commissioners shall be adherents of the same political party. If the mayor elects to
appoint more than three (3) commissioners not more than three (3) commissioners
shall be adherents of the same political party. The appointee originally appointed for
the term of three (3) years shall be secretary of the commission. Each appointee
shall qualify by taking an oath of office as required by law. The salaries of the
members of the commission may be fixed by the city legislative body. (3) If the appointing authority of any city fails to appoint a civil service commission within thirty (30) days after he has the power to so appoint or after a vacancy exists,
the mayor pro tem shall make the appointment and the appointee shall hold office
until the expiration of the term and until his successor is appointed and qualified. (4) The civil service commission shall make and enforce rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of KRS 90.310 to 90.410 or the ordinances of the city, for examinations
and registrations therefor. Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts
ch. 152, sec. 63. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 2. -- Repealed in part 1944
Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3235h-2, 3480e-2.