KRS 67A.210: Definitions.

(1) In KRS 67A.210 to 67A.350, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) "Administrative or directorial position" means the head of a department or

other executive unit other than those excluded under KRS 67A.220.

(b) "Appointing authority" means the officer, commission, board or body having

the power of appointment or removal in any office, department, commission,

board or institution, under law, ordinance or comprehensive plan, and does

not include any ratifying authority entitled to approve or disapprove an

appointment.

(c) "Civil service" means the offices and positions of trust or employment in the

service of the urban -county government not specifically excluded by KRS

67A.220 to 67A.340.

(d) "Commission" means the civil service commission as established u nder KRS

67A.230.

(e) "Comprehensive plan" means the plan for merger of local governments

provided in this chapter.

(f) "Competitive examination" means the examination or evaluation described in

KRS 67A.230 and 67A.240.

(g) "Dismissal" means the discharge of an employee.

(h) "Employee" means any person employed in the conduct of municipal affairs

including an administrative or directorial position, but the term shall not

include:

1. Officers elected by the voters, and persons appointed to fill vacancies in

elective offices;

2. Members of all boards, commission and authorities established under

the provisions of the comprehensive plan or by ordinance pursuant

thereto;

3. The chief administrative officer as denominated in the comprehensive

plan;

4. Department commissioners of all executive departments created by the

comprehensive plan or by ordinance pursuant thereto;

5. All administrative assistants appointed by the mayor or highest elective

executive officer under the provisions of the comprehensiv e plan and all

secretaries excluded by the provisions of the comprehensive plan;

6. Temporary or part-time employees and all persons employed to conduct

special inquiries, investigations or studies for the urban -county

government;

7. Constitutional officers and their appointees.

(i) "Pension fund" means the moneys derived from the employees or the levy of a

special tax, or any other sum derived from any other source, to be used for the

retirement of employees after the prescribed years of service and for th e

benefit of disabled employees, and widows and dependent children in the case

of death of an employee within the scope of his employment according to the

terms of KRS 67A.320 through 67A.340, the comprehensive plan, or the

ordinances of the urban -county g overnment, including retirement systems

adopted pursuant to law.

(j) "Seniority" for purposes of KRS 67A.240, 67A.250, and 67A.270 refers to

length of service as defined in the comprehensive plan or ordinance, but shall

in each case include such service un der cities, counties or other municipalities

which have been merged into the urban -county government. Seniority and

length of service for purposes of KRS 67A.320 and 67A.330 shall be in

accordance with rules established by the comprehensive plan or ordinance, but

shall in each case include service or seniority obtained under pension plans

described in such sections existing in municipalities prior to the adoption of

urban-county government, and shall in no case give credit to any service or

seniority except in respect to such prior service in municipalities having such

pension plans, or under urban -county governments, except that the urban -

county government may purchase credits in lieu of seniority, the cost thereof

being determined by the trustees of the pe nsion fund, in accordance with

sound actuarial principles, for employees whose seniority or length of service

was under municipalities other than those described herein.

(2) The provisions of KRS 67A.230 to 67A.340 are independent of and do not affect

the laws governing the police and fire departments, nor their pension funds.