(a) The constables shall be elected.
(b) The total personal compensation a constable may receive per annum from both salary and fees may not exceed the amount annually stipulated by the state department of local government pursuant to KRS 64.527. The constables shall not receive any of the benefits provided for in chapter 21 or a salary.
(c) Each constable and deputy constable shall execute a bond, to be renewed biennially, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) and ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), respectively. The bond shall be executed and recorded in accordance with section 22-55.1 of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances and KRS 70.310.
(d) Constables do not have authority to appoint deputy constables in Fayette County unless approved by, and subject to any standards established by, the mayor of the Urban County Government in accordance with KRS 70.320. Deputy constables may be appointed to a term concurrent with that of the constable, or for a term otherwise established by the mayor of the Urban County Government, in accordance with the provisions and subject to the qualifications set forth in KRS 70.320(2) through KRS 70.320(4). Deputy constables may also be removed from office by the mayor in accordance with the provisions of KRS 70.320(2). The appointment of any deputy constable terminates at the end of the term of appointment unless renewed by the mayor.
(e) By the tenth day of each calendar month, each constable shall present to the Fayette County Clerk a report, in the standard form approved by the clerk, concerning performance of the duties of the office of constable, by the constable and deputy constables, required by KRS 70.430. Each constable shall provide a copy of the report to the Urban County Government Department of Public Safety.
(f) Emergency vehicle equipment.
(i) Constables and deputy constables shall not equip with or use upon their vehicles any siren, whistle, or bell; or any flashing, revolving, or oscillating light of any color, except for such purposes expressly authorized by law and to the extent expressly authorized by law, with the concurrence of the urban county government. In accordance with KRS 189.950, the Urban County Council hereby determines, as a matter of public safety, that constables and deputy constables shall not equip their vehicles with emergency equipment contemplated under KRS 189.910 to KRS 189.950, and hereby revokes the authorization for same provided in KRS 189.950. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as the granting of permission or acquiescence by the urban county government for the use of any siren, whistle, bell, or a flashing, revolving or oscillating light of any color by a constable or deputy constable for public law enforcement related activities, including causing motorists to stop or yield the right-of-way.
(ii) Any constable or deputy constable who violates subsection (f)(i) above shall be subject to the penalties provided in KRS 189.993.