KRS 67.930: Employees of county and cities to become employees of unified local

government -- Rights, privileges, and protections of employees and their

beneficiaries remain in effect.

(1) Upon the effective date of an adopted unification plan, all regular employe es of the

county and participating city or cities shall become employees of the unified local

government.

(2) All rights, privileges, and protections attributed to a regular employee by a civil

service system established by a county or participating city p rior to the effective

date of the unification plan shall continue in effect until changed by statute or

ordinance.

(3) Upon the establishment of a unified local government, all rights, privileges, and

protections of beneficiaries of a retirement fund or pe nsion fund established by a

participating city or county shall continue in effect until all benefits due each

beneficiary have been paid.