KRS 67.323: Fire department merit system -- Creation -- Scope -- Board -- Definitions --

Applicability.

(1) Any county that has not established a county police merit system, as provided by

KRS 78.400 to 78.460 and 78.990 may, by order of its fiscal court, duly m ade and

entered of record, create a county fire department merit system, and for that purpose

establish a county fire department merit board, whose duties it shall be to classify

and examine applicants seeking employment as firefighters or employees of the fire

department of the said county, and, in addition, to promulgate rules and regulations

governing the classification, qualification, examination, appointment, promotion,

demotion, fine, suspension and other disciplinary action within the said county fir e

department of all personnel of the county fire department or departments affected as

provided in this section and KRS 67.325 and 78.425, and, in addition thereto, to

hold such hearings, public and executive, and impose such penalties upon the

personnel affected as provided in this section, KRS 67.325 and 78.425.

(2) Fiscal courts affected hereby shall make appropriations of money for the reasonable

and necessary expenses of the said board.

(3) KRS 78.410 to 78.460 and 78.990 shall be followed in the estab lishing of a county

fire department merit system as provided in this section. All terms referring to the

county police force, by context or definition, shall be taken to mean county fire

department. Other terms mean:

(a) "Board" means the county fire depar tment merit board created by subsection

(1).

(b) "Chief" means the chief of the county fire department affected by this section,

KRS 67.325 and 78.425.

(c) "Assistant chief" means the next in command to the chief of the county fire

department affected by this section, KRS 67.325 and 78.425.

(d) "Secretary" means the executive secretary and examiner employed by the

county fire department merit board created by this section, KRS 67.325 and

78.425.

(e) "Officer" means any member of the county fire department a ffected by this

section, KRS 67.325 and 78.425.

(f) "Employee" means all other employees of the county fire department affected

by this section, KRS 67.325 and 78.425.