(A) The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and such number of regular police officers as are authorized by ordinance of 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 by ordinance.
(E) The position of police sergeant is hereby established. The duties and responsibilities of the position are included in the job description attached as Exhibit B to Ordinance 4-08-2 and fully incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. Compensation for the position is Grade 35 with a low of $12.36 per hour and a high of $18.55 per hour. Such salary may be changed in the future by overall increases granted all city employees by action of the City Council, or by merit increase approved by City Council.
(Am. Ord. 4-08-2, passed 4-29-08)
Statutory reference:
Qualifications for police officers, KRS 95.951
Training for police officers, KRS 95.955