KRS 164.225: Board's exclusive jurisdiction over appointments, qualifications,

compensation, promotions, and retirement programs.

Anything in any statutes of the Commonwealth to the contrary notwithstanding, the

power over and control of appointments, qualificatio ns, salaries, and compensation

payable out of the State Treasury or otherwise, promotions and official relations of all

employees of the University of Kentucky, as provided in KRS 164.220, and, subject to

any restrictions imposed by general law, the retire ment ages and benefits of such

employees shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the board of trustees of the

University of Kentucky, which shall be an independent agency and instrumentality of the

Commonwealth. No relative of a board of trustee membe r shall be employed by the

university.