(A) The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and 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 the person has taken the oath required by § 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(D) Qualifications, training and compensation shall be as set forth in the Personnel Classification and Compensation Plan.
(1989 Code, § 35.16)
Statutory reference:
Powers of police, see KRS 95.019
Qualifications, see KRS 95.440