KRS 212.660: City-county health officer -- Employee benefits.

(1) After the establishment of a city -county health department as provided in KRS

212.640, the city-county board of health shall appoint a health officer, subject to the

approval of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Other persons necessary for

the wo rk of the city -county health department shall be appointed in the same

manner and subject to the same conditions as are other county health department

employees.

(2) Any city health department employee who is covered by a pension fund for civil

service emp loyees, as authorized by KRS 90.400 or any other section of the

Kentucky Revised Statutes, prior to the consolidation of the city -county health

department, may elect to continue such coverage thereafter in lieu of electing

coverage under the Kentucky Emplo yees Retirement System, KRS 61.510 to

61.705; provided, however, that all new employees of such consolidated city-county

health department shall thereafter be covered by the Kentucky Employees

Retirement System.