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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Zoning Code
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances
CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE - URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CHARTER
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION1
Chapter 2A - AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT1
Chapter 2B - CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BOARDS
Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
Chapter 4 - ANIMALS AND FOWL1
Chapter 5 - BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS1
Chapter 5A - CIVIL DEFENSE: CIVIL EMERGENCIES
Chapter 6 - EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONS1
Chapter 7 - FINANCE AND TAXATION1
Chapter 8 - MINING AND/OR QUARRYING1
Chapter 8A NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION BLASTING OPERATIONS
Chapter 9 - FIRE PREVENTION1
Chapter 9A - FIREWORKS
Chapter 10 - FOOD AND DRUGS1
Chapter 11 - HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Chapter 12 - HOUSING1
Chapter 13 - LICENSES AND REGULATIONS1
Chapter 13A - MINIMUM WAGE
Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS1
Chapter 15 - PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS1
Chapter 16 - SEWAGE, GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS1
Chapter 16A - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS1
Chapter 17 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS1
Chapter 17A - SUBDIVISIONS1
Chapter 17B - STREET TREES1
Chapter 17C - PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Chapter 17D - DOCKLESS VEHICLES
Chapter 18 - TRAFFIC1
Chapter 18B - SNOW EMERGENCIES1
Chapter 18C - EMERGENCY AMBULANCE, TRANSPORTATION AMBULANCE LICENSING, REGULATIONS1
Chapter 19 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Chapter 20 - ZONING1
Chapter 21 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM1
Chapter 22 - UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE1
Chapter 23 - DIVISIONS OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND POLICE1
Chapter 24 - DETENTION CENTER1
Chapter 25 - ETHICS ACT
Chapter 26 - RURAL LAND MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX A RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE
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Sec. 22-18. - Layoff.
(a)   Except as otherwise provided by law, the urban county council shall, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, have the authority to abolish any position covered by this chapter when economic necessity requires it or there is no longer a need for a particular position to exist. Any person occupying said position shall be laid off.
(b)   When there is to be a layoff in a designated class within an executive unit, the termination shall be in the following order of succession:
1.   Section 22-58 seasonal positions;
2.   Section 22-57 part-time positions;
3.   Section 22-56 temporary positions.
(c)   Any reduction in the number of positions provided for in article III, within any executive unit, shall be made in the reverse order of the seniority of the incumbents, computed the same as under section 21-11(b). In case of equal service, regular employees in the class involved shall be laid off in order of the lowest average performance rating for the last two (2) years of service.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 102-85, § 12, 5-30-85; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 8, 7-5-22)
Charter references(s)—Unclassified civil service, § 9.06.
Cross reference(s)—Layoff of classified civil service employees, § 21-20; layoff of employees of division of fire and emergency services and division of police, § 23-24.
Sec. 22-19. - Resignation.
(a)   Except as otherwise provided by law, in order to resign in good standing, written notice of resignation shall be submitted at least fourteen (14) days in advance to the respective appointing authority. The advance notice requirement for resignation in good standing may, for good cause shown, be waived by the appointing authority. Except as otherwise provided by law, all seniority, service credit, and employment rights and duties shall be extinguished upon the appointing authority's acceptance of a resignation.
(b)   The director shall make all resignation notices as well as the date, and if applicable, circumstances of their acceptance by the appointing authority, a part of the individual's personnel file.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 9, 7-5-22)
Charter references(s)—Office of administrative services, § 6.04; unclassified civil service, § 9.06.
Cross reference(s)—Resignation of employees in classified civil service, § 21-22; resignation of employees of division of fire and emergency services and division of police, § 23-25.
Sec. 22-20. - Reinstatement.
(a)   Except as otherwise provided by law, any individual who separates from a position shall be eligible for reinstatement to the former position or another position in the same classification for a period of one (1) calendar year following the date of separation.
(b)   Any individual may be reinstated to his former position only upon completion of the following requirements:
(1)   A written request for reinstatement is made by the individual to the appointing authority within one (1) calendar year from the date of separation from service;
(2)   The individual received at least a rating of two (2) on his last job performance evaluation prior to separation from service, if any was performed;
(3)   The director of human resources determines that the individual meets the current requirements for the position, if any; and
(4)   The appointing authority approves the individual's reinstatement. The recommendation of the individual's former supervisor shall be submitted for consideration by the appointing authority.
(c)   Any individual may be reinstated in accord with the requirements contained in subsection (b) only if a vacancy exists in his former position or in another position in the same classification.
(d)   The rate of pay for an individual upon reinstatement shall be set at the current pay grade assigned to his former position at the same salary as the individual received when he separated from service, provided, however, that he shall not receive a salary lower than the minimum for the grade salary range.
(e)   Prior service time shall not be counted for purposes of determining a reinstated individual's seniority or entitlement to vacation leave, sick leave or longevity pay.
(f)   Nothing in this section shall prohibit an appointing authority from appointing or recommending the appointment of an individual to a position he formerly held, under the procedures established by law for a new appointment.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 116-96, § 16, 6-27-96; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 10, 7-5-22)
Charter references(s)—Unclassified civil service, § 9.06.
Cross reference(s)—Reinstatement of classified civil service employees, § 21-23; reinstatement of employees of division of fire and emergency services and division of police, § 23-26.
Sec. 22-21. - In-service training.
Notwithstanding the fact that all officers and employees must be fully capable of performing the duties prescribed for their classification, supervisors may, in conjunction with the division of human resources and subject to budgetary limitation, develop and conduct training programs designed to improve the quality of service rendered by the urban county government.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83)
Charter references(s)—Office of administrative services, § 6.04; unclassified civil service, § 9.06.
Cross reference(s)—In-service training for classified civil service employees, § 21-24; in-service training for employees of division of fire and emergency services and division of police, § 23-27.
Sec. 22-22. - Reserved.
Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 120-2014, § 3, adopted Sept. 25, 2014, repealed § 22-22, which pertained to salary schedules. For a complete history of former § 22-22 see the Code Comparative Table.
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