(a) In addition to the qualifications for each class as set forth in the job descriptions, it shall be understood that to be eligible for classified civil service appointment an applicant must:
(1) Be not less than eighteen (18) years of age and meet all applicable mental, physical or statutory requirements of the positions.
(2) Be able to understand the English language and follow instructions, provided that ability to read and/or write shall be required only where it is a bona fide occupational requirement.
(3) Have, in the case of positions involving the operation of a motor vehicle, a driver's license or, for those positions which require it, a commercial driver's license (CDL).
(4) Not have been, in the twelve (12) months preceding the application deadline date or during the application process, suspended, or dismissed or forced to resign from employment with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. However, this subsection shall not apply to any employee terminated as a result of excessive absences due to a serious health condition or illness. Applicants terminated meeting the above criteria may request approval to apply for a position from the mayor or his designee who shall request that the potential applicant provide medical documentation from a health care provider to substantiate the serious medical condition or illness which led to the excessive absences.
(b) There shall be no residency requirements for appointment to the classified civil service, but all members thereof shall reside in such proximity to the urban county as to be able to respond for on-call or emergency duty within a reasonable time.
(c) (1) As used in this subsection:
(a) Child mean any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
(b) Sex crime means a criminal conviction for a violation or attempted violation of Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapters 510, 529, 530, 531 and any other applicable chapters or Kentucky Administrative Regulations. Conviction for a violation or an attempted violation of an offense committed outside Kentucky is a sex crime if such offense would have been a crime as defined in Kentucky statutes or regulations.
(c) Central criminal records file check means a check of criminal records pursuant to KRS 17.160 or any other applicable Kentucky Revised Statutes or Kentucky Administrative Regulations.
(2) All applicants for appointment to a classified civil service position which would be required to exercise supervisory or disciplinary control over children as a condition of employment shall submit to a central criminal records file check for prior sex crime convictions. Any prospective employee who has a prior sex crime conviction shall not be hired by the urban county government in any capacity which would place the prospective employee in a position of supervisory or disciplinary control over children.
(3) The director shall be responsible for administering the records check program.
(d) In addition to all other qualifications, applicants for positions in the division of community corrections shall not have been convicted of a felony and shall be orderly and law-abiding persons. Appointees to security positions in the division of community corrections shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(Ord. No. 139-78, § 1(21-6), 6-29-78; Ord. No. 30-83, § 1, 3-10-83; Ord. No. 238-85, § 1, 11-12-85; Ord. No. 105-88, § 1, 5-19-88; Ord. No. 92-92, § 1, 6-25-92; Ord. No. 238-93, § 7, 12-9-93; Ord. No. 59-95, § 1, 3-23-95; Ord. No. 333-99, § 5, 12-7-99; Ord. No. 129-2010, § 1, 7-6-10; Ord. No. 059-2022 , § 4, 7-5-2022)