(A) The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and such number of regular police officers as may be authorized by the City Council.
(B) The Police Chief and all police officers shall be appointed by the Mayor at will, and may be removed by the Mayor at will except as tenure and terms of employment are protected by statute, ordinance, or contract.
(C) No person shall be appointed or act as the Police Chief or a regular police officer unless such person has taken the oath required by Section 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(D) Qualifications, training, and compensation shall be as established by City Council consistent with KRS 95.950, 95.951, 95.955.
Cross-reference:
Police officers qualifications and training, see KRS Ch. 95.