KRS 61.405: Use of excess fees by county sheriff or county clerk for health insurance or

health maintenance organization coverage.

(1) For the purpose of this section, "excess fees" means fees and commissions in an

amount greater than the total salaries and expens es that are required by law to be

paid by an office.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 64.530(3), a sheriff or county clerk whose

office earns excess fees during any fiscal year, and whose employees are not being

provided with health insurance or h ealth maintenance organization coverage by

county government or by an agency of county government on the day that fiscal year

closes, may purchase health insurance or health maintenance organization coverage,

effective within one (1) month after the close of the fiscal year, that will cover all

employees of the office, including the sheriff or county clerk if he desires, for at

least twelve (12) months.

(3) The type and extent of the health insurance or health maintenance organization

coverage shall be dete rmined by the sheriff or county clerk. The coverage shall be

reasonable in relation to the amount of money available from the excess fees.

(4) If a sheriff's or county clerk's office earns excess fees during any fiscal year, but the

excess fees are not su fficient, in the judgment of the sheriff or county clerk, to

provide employees with a reasonable degree of health insurance or health

maintenance organization coverage, the sheriff or county clerk may use a

combination of employee contributions and excess fees to purchase the insurance or

coverage.

(5) A sheriff or county clerk may purchase health insurance or health maintenance

organization coverage under this section in cooperation with any governmental unit

or combination of units allowed to cooperativel y purchase coverage under KRS

79.080.