(a) The coroner shall be elected. The coroner shall appoint the deputy coroners and clerical personnel. Such positions shall be as established by the urban county council in the authorized strength.
(b) The salaries of the coroner, deputy coroner and clerical personnel shall be as established by the council in the authorized strength. The coroner shall be eligible for the benefits provided in sections 21-32 and 21-42; and any full-time deputy coroners and clerical personnel shall be eligible for the benefits provided in sections 21-32 through 21-42, under the same terms and conditions as specified in those sections, and for any other benefits approved by the council for these positions. Any part-time deputy coroners and clerical personnel shall receive only those benefits provided for part-time employees in this chapter.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 195-84, § 3, 11-1-84; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 33, 7-5-22)
Charter references(s)—Unclassified civil service, § 9.06.
State law references(s)—County officers, Ky. Const. § 99; coroner and deputies, KRS 64.185; annual computation of Consumer Price Index for determination of rate of adjustment of compensation of elected county officials, KRS 64.527; compensation of county officers and employees and members of fiscal court, KRS 64.530; appointment of deputy coroners, KRS 72.010.