KRS 67A.220: Executive unit established -- Personnel duties -- Control by civil service

commission.

An urban -county government may by comprehensive plan or ordinance establish an

executive unit charged with personnel matters. In the event such a unit is establishe d, the

urban-county government shall by comprehensive plan or ordinance delegate to such unit,

in addition to its regular functions not related to this statute, the initial performance of all

or a part of the functions described as functions of the commiss ion in KRS 67A.230 to

67A.250 and 67A.270, but no other sections hereof, except that in any event the decisions

of the said unit shall be subject to review, amendment or change by the commission. In

the case of the certification of lists of eligible applic ants for employment, such lists may

be prepared by the executive unit, but shall be submitted to the appointing authority only

after approval of the commission; and in respect of all other matters delegated, periodic

reports shall be made by the unit to th e commission, not less than monthly, and any

directions of the commission, or any proposed alterations or changes in the action of the

unit shall be promptly complied with by the unit. The legislative body of the urban-county

government, subject to its com prehensive plan, may from time to time, revoke such

delegation of authority to the executive unit, and may establish reasonable procedures for

review of the actions of the executive unit, not in conflict with the provisions hereof, and

not in conflict with the principle that personnel policy should in the first instance be

determined by professional and trained personnel experts, but subject to the control of the

civil service commission. All other provisions of this section notwithstanding, in the

event that the commission amends, alters or changes any action of the unit, or in the event

that the commission gives any directions to the unit as provided herein, or in any way acts

to control the unit as provided herein, such amendment, change, alteration, dire ction or

control shall be in writing and shall be supported by findings, which findings shall be

supported by substantial evidence of the error of the unit.