(A) The city hereby declares its intention to participate in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program established by KRS 15.410 to 15.510.
(B) Each officer of the City Police Department shall be paid from city funds an annual salary of at least $4,000 based on a standard work year of 2,080 hours beginning no later than July 1, 1973.
(C) (1) Each officer employed on or after July 1, 1973, shall have as a minimum educational attainment, a high school degree, or its equivalent as determined by the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Council.
(2) Each officer employed on or after July 1, 1972, shall within one year of his or her date of employment, complete a basic training course of at least 928 hours duration at a school certified or recognized by the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Council.
(D) (1) Each officer, whether originally employed before or after July 1, 1972, shall successfully complete each year an in-service training course of 40 hours duration appropriate to his or her rank and responsibility at a school certified or recognized by the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Council.
(2) Each officer shall receive in each calendar year five days’ time off with pay for the purpose of taking the required in-service training.
(E) No officer shall have his or her base salary reduced or be denied a normal salary increase to which he or she is otherwise entitled because of the salary incentive payments provided by the Commonwealth Crime Commission under KRS 15.410 to 15.510.
(F) The City Police Department and each officer thereof shall comply with all provisions of law applicable to local police, including the transmission of data to the Bureau of Criminal Information and Statistics as required by KRS 17.150.
(G) The Chief of the City Police Department shall prepare or cause to be prepared such quarterly and other reports as may be reasonably required by the Commonwealth Crime Commission to facilitate administration of the fund and further the purpose of KRS 15.410 to 15.510.
(H) The City Police Department and each officer thereof shall further comply with all reasonable rules and regulations, appropriate to the size and location of the local Police Department, and issued by the Commonwealth Crime Commission to facilitate the administration of the fund and further the purposes of KRS 15.410 to 15.510.
(I) (1) The City Treasurer shall deposit in an appropriate account which can be identified separately from all other sources all monies received under KRS 15.410 to 15.510.
(2) Forthwith upon receipt of any monies under KRS 15.410 to 15.510, the Treasurer shall pay to each police officer the full amount received on behalf of that officer, giving to each officer a check stub or receipt on which the gross amount of monies paid to him or her under KRS 15.111 to 15.510 is included and identified.
(3) All financial records relating to monies received under KRS 15.410 to 15.510, shall be retained for a period of three years and until the completion of an audit approved by the Commonwealth Crime Commission and the United States Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
(Ord. 496, passed 3-12-1973; Ord. 511, passed 8-12-1974)