KRS 64.640: Compensation of state officers and employees generally.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, and excepting

officers elected by popular vote, employees of the General Assembly, including

employees of the Legislative Research Commission, members of boards and

commissions, those officers and employees of Kentucky Educational Television

exempt from classified service as provided in KRS 18A.115, presidents and

employees of the state universities and the state colleges, officers employed by the

Department of Kentucky State Police under KRS C hapter 16, employees whose

compensation is set by the Public Service Commission under KRS 278.040(4) and

278.120(1), and persons employed by the commissioner of parks on a temporary

basis under KRS 148.026, the Personnel Cabinet shall prepare schedules of

compensation, payable out of the State Treasury, with a minimum salary rate, and

other salary rates as are deemed necessary or advisable, for the office or position of

employment of every state officer and employee, including specifically the offices

and p ositions of employment in every constitutional administrative department,

statutory administrative department, independent agency, board, commission, or

other unit of state government. The language of any statute empowering a board,

commission, authority, or other administrative body for which the Personnel

Cabinet provides personnel and payroll services, except for any board governing

any of the Kentucky Retirement Systems, the County Employees Retirement

System, the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, the Kentucky Higher Education

Assistance Authority, the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, or the

Council on Postsecondary Education, to establish, set, or approve the salaries of its

administrative head and other employees to the contrary notwith standing, the

establishment or setting of salaries for administrative heads or other employees

shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet. The

schedules and rates shall be based upon studies of the duties and responsibilitie s of

the offices and positions and upon a comparison with rates being paid for similar or

comparable services elsewhere, and in the preparation of such schedules, the

Personnel Cabinet shall ascertain and record the duties, responsibilities, and

authority pertaining to the various offices and positions in the state service, and

classify such positions in the manner provided in KRS 18A.030, 18A.035, 18A.110,

18A.130, 18A.135, and 18A.150 to 18A.160. No such schedule shall become

effective until it has been approved by the Governor by executive order.

(2) The Governor shall set the compensation payable out of the State Treasury to each

officer or position in the state service, which officer or position heads a statutory

administrative department, independent a gency, or other unit of state government,

except for those excluded under subsection (1) of this section. Such compensation

shall be based upon studies of the duties and responsibilities and classification of

the positions by the Governor and upon a comparison with compensation being paid

for similar or comparable services elsewhere, provided, however, such

compensation shall not exceed the total taxable compensation of the Governor

derived from state sources, the provisions of KRS 64.660 to the contrary

notwithstanding. For the purposes of this section, the total taxable compensation of

the Governor from state sources shall include the amount provided for

compensation to the Governor under KRS 64.480 and any benefits or discretionary

spending accounts that are imputed as taxable income for federal tax purposes.

(3) The compensation payable out of the State Treasury to officers and employees

subordinate to any office or position covered by subsection (2) of this section shall

not exceed the maximum rate estab lished pursuant to subsection (2) of this section

for such office or position, except with respect to physicians as provided in KRS

64.655 and employees of the Public Service Commission not otherwise exempt

from the requirements of this section under KRS 2 78.040(4) and 278.120(1) whose

compensation shall be fixed, within constitutional limits, by the Personnel Cabinet

with the approval of the Governor as provided in subsection (1) of this section.

(4) Nothing in this section shall preclude the allowance of maintenance to officers and

employees of the state.