{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-241.170","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 241.170","heading":"Appointment of city administrator and employees in cities of first class or","body":"consolidated local government -- Police powers -- Right to inspect premises --\nAppointment in other cities -- Qualifications of city administrators and\nemployees -- Constitutional oath.\n(1) (a) The city administrator in each city of the first class or the administrator in a\nconsolidated local government, and any investigators and clerks deemed\nnecessary for the proper conduct of this office, shall be appointed by  the\nmayor.\n(b) The city administrator in each city of the first class or the administrator in a\ncounty containing a consolidated local government, and the administrator's\ninvestigators, shall have full police powers of peace officers, except as\nprovided i n subsection (5) of this section, and their jurisdiction shall be\ncoextensive with boundaries of the city of the first class or the boundaries of\nthe county in a county containing a consolidated local government.\n(c) They may inspect any premises where alc oholic beverages are manufactured,\nsold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in, without first obtaining a search\nwarrant.\n(2) (a) The city administrator in each city, other than a consolidated local\ngovernment, and any investigators and clerks deemed necessary for the proper\nconduct of this office shall be appointed by the city manager if there is one. If\nthere is no city manager, the city administrator and any investigators or clerks\nshall be appointed by the mayor.\n(b) Except as provided under subsection (5)  of this section, the jurisdiction of a\ncity administrator appointed pursuant to this subsection shall be coextensive\nwith the boundaries of the city, and the city administrator and the\nadministrator's investigators shall have the same powers authorized un der\nsubsection (1) of this section.\n(3) No person shall be an administrator, an investigator, or an employee of the city or a\nconsolidated local government under the supervision of the administrator, who\nwould be disqualified to be a member of the board under KRS 241.100.\n(4) Before entering upon official duties, each city administrator shall take the oath\nprescribed in Section 228 of the Constitution. An appointed city alcoholic beverage\ncontrol administrator shall immediately notify the department of qual ification and\nappointment.\n(5) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, an administrator or\ninvestigator appointed under this section shall not have the power to make\narrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404.\n(b) This subsection shall not apply to any individual serving as an administrator\nin a consolidated local government on June 27, 2025.","path":["KRS Chapter 241"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56500","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:51Z","sha256":"aef5571d7c3b8b65e1986d2786afea385eb03c79e76794df05e94ebb97be682e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-241.160","next":"us-ky/krs-241.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}