(A) (1) The Board of Commissioners shall establish the compensation of every elected city officer not later than the first Monday in May in the year in which the officer is elected. An elected officer’s compensation shall not be changed after his or her election or during his or her term of office.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the yearly compensation to be received by the City Commissioners is three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) and the yearly compensation to be received by the Mayor is five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
(B) The Board of Commissioners shall fix the compensation of each appointed city officer in the ordinance that creates the office and may change it by ordinance.
(C) The Board of Commissioners shall establish the compensation of city employees in accordance with the personnel and pay classification plan ordinance of the city.
(D) All fees and commissions authorized by law shall be paid into the city treasury for the benefit of the city and shall not be retained by any officer or employee.
(Am. Ord. 0-2006-01, passed 2-27-06)
Statutory reference:
Compensation, see KRS 83A.070 and 83A.075
Maximum compensation for public officers, see Section 246, Ky. Const.