KRS 78.480: Proper subjects for bargaining.

Except as provided in KRS 336.130, in any county in the Commonwealth of

Kentucky which has a population of 300,000 or more and which has adopted the

merit system for its police force, the fiscal court may contract with representatives of

the police employed by said county with respect to wages, hours, terms and

conditions of employment, including execution of a written contract incorporating any

agreement reached between the fiscal court and representatives of the police. The

fiscal court shall not be required to bargain over matters of inherent managerial

policy.