(A) The city is authorized to participate in the County Employees Retirement System effective January 1, 1979, and all eligible regular full-time officers and employees of the city are authorized and directed to comply with the statutory requirements of this retirement system.
(B) All the employees of the city whose duties require an average of 100 hours during each working month shall be considered as regular full-time employees for county retirement purposes, except those employees and other persons who are employed as “temporary”, “part-time” and “seasonal” workers, as defined in KRS 78.510 through 78.521.
(Res. 78-1002, passed 11-78)
(C) Effective September 1, 1992, all employees working under hazardous duty job classifications of the Fire and Police departments will transfer from the existing nonhazardous (general) coverage in the County Employees Retirement System to hazardous duty coverage within the same County Employees Retirement System. Contributions to be paid are as follows:
(1) 18.47% (current rate) of employee's gross wages to be paid by the employer (may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems).
(2) 7% (current rate) of employee's gross wages to be paid by the employee (may be changed by the Kentucky General Assembly).
(Res. 92-0602, passed 6-1-92)
Statutory Reference:
County employees retirement, see KRS 78.510 through 78.521