KRS 67C.107: Employees of city and county to become employees of consolidated local

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

units and labor contracts -- Continuation of benefits of police and firefighters'

pension funds.

(1) Upon public approval at a regular or special election of a consolidation of a city of

the first class and its county, all regular employees of the city of the first class and

the county shall become employees of the consolidated local government.

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

service or classified service system established by a city of the first class or a county

containing a city of the first class shall continue in effect until changed by statute or

ordinance when applicable.

(3) A consolidated local government shall recognize and shall continue to bargain with

any bargaining unit consisting of public employees recognized by either the

previously existing city or county government.

(4) All labor contracts under renegotiation or in existence in a city of the first class or a

county containing a city of the first class on the effective date of a local government

consolidation shall, if being renegotiated, continue to be renegotiated by the

consolidated local government, and if in existence, continue in effect until the

expiration of the terms of the contracts at which time new contracts shall be

renegotiated between the consolidated local government and affected labor

representatives.

(5) Upon the est ablishment of a consolidated local government, all rights, privileges,

and protections of beneficiaries of a policemen's retirement fund and a firefighter's

pension fund in a city of the first class shall continue in effect until all benefits due

each beneficiary have been paid.