(A) The city hereby declares its intention to participate in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program established by KRS 15.410 through 15.520 and 15.990, as amended.
(B) Each officer of the Police Department shall be paid by city funds an annual salary of at least four thousand three hundred fifty dollars ($4,350) based on a standard work year of two thousand eighty hours (2,080).
(C) As of July 14, 1992, no person shall be originally appointed or employed as a police officer by the city unless he:
(1) Is at least twenty one (21) years of age; and
(2) Is a high school graduate or has received a general equivalency diploma (G.E.D).
(KRS 95.951)
(D) All police officers originally appointed or employed by the city after July 14, 1992, shall, within one (1) year of their appointment or employment, successfully complete at least four hundred (400) hours of basic training administered or approved by the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
(1) All police officers specified in division (D) shall, upon completion of the basic training required in the same section, successfully complete forty (40) hours of annual in-service training administered or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Training.
(2) All police officers appointed or employed before July 14, 1992, shall successfully complete forty (40) hours of annual in-service training administered or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Training.
(3) In the event of extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the officer such as injury, illness, or personal tragedy which prevents the officer from completing the basic or in-service training within the time specified in this section, the officer shall complete the training within one hundred eighty (180) days after return to duty. Any police officer who fails to successfully complete the basic or in-service training within the specified time period shall not be authorized thereafter to carry deadly weapons or make arrests and may be dismissed from employment as a police officer.
(KRS 95.955)
(E) No officer shall have his base salary reduced or be denied a normal salary increase to which he is otherwise entitled because of the salary incentive payments provided by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council under KRS 15.410 through 15.520.
(F) The Police Department and each officer thereof shall comply with all provisions of law applicable to local police, including the transmission of data to the Bureau of Criminal Information and Statistics as required by KRS 17.150.
(G) The Chief of Police shall prepare or cause to be prepared such quarterly and other reports as may reasonably be required by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to facilitate administration of the Law Enforcement Foundation Fund and further the purposes of KRS 15.410 through 15.520.
(H) The Police Department and each officer thereof shall further comply with all reasonable rules and regulations appropriate to the size and location of the Police Department, issued by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to facilitate the administration of the Law Enforcement Foundation Fund and further the purposes of KRS 15.410 through 15.520.
(I) The City Treasurer shall deposit in an appropriate account which can be identified separately from all other sources all moneys received under KRS 15.410 through 15.520. Forthwith upon receipt of any moneys under KRS 15.410 through 15.520, the City Treasurer shall pay to each police officer the full amount received on behalf of that officer, giving to each officer a check stub or receipt on which the gross amount of moneys paid to him under KRS 15.410 through 15.520 is included and identified. All financial records relating to moneys received under KRS 15.410 through 15.520 shall be retained for a period of three (3) years and until the completion of an audit approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council and the Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
(Ord. 263, passed - -)