KRS 67.852: Continued effect of existing contracts, bonds, franchises, and other

obligations after adoption of charter county government.

(1) All contracts, bonds, franchises, and other obligations of a participating city and the

county in existence on the effec tive date of a charter county government, including

but not limited to collective bargaining agreements, shall continue in force and

effect as obligations of the charter county government for the term of those

contracts, bonds, franchises, and other obligations.

(2) The charter county government shall succeed to all rights and entitlements of these

contracts, bonds, franchises, and other obligations.

(3) All conflicts in the provisions of the contracts, bonds, franchises, and other

obligations shall be reso lved in a manner that does not impair the rights of any of

the parties.

(4) Nothing in KRS 67.825 to 67.875 shall be construed to nullify a participating city's

petition pursuant to KRS 345.010 to be included under KRS Chapter 345 for

collective bargaining with firefighters. Nothing in KRS 67.825 to 67.875 shall be

construed to nullify any other legal obligations requiring the continuance of

collective bargaining with a county's or participating city's employees. To the extent

required by KRS Chapter 345 or any other legal obligation requiring the

continuance of collective bargaining, the charter county government shall continue

to bargain collectively with those employees who were covered under a contract

with the county or participating city at the time of the formation of the charter

county government.