{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-67a.270","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 67A.270","heading":"Appointments -- Promotions -- Reinstatements.","body":"(1) The appointing authority shall make all civil service appointments, and the\nappointments shall be made only from the list of applicants certified by the civil\nservice commission after examination. Appointments shall be made only by the\nselection of one (1)  applicant from the list, except as provided in subsections (6)\nand (7) of this section.\n(2) Whenever it is imperative to fill a vacancy in classified civil service before the\ncommission can certify a list of persons eligible for appointment after competit ive\nexamination, the appointing authority shall nominate a competent person from the\nsame class or next lower rank to the commission and if certified by the commission\nas qualified he may be appointed temporarily to fill the vacancy until an\nappointment can be made after competitive examination. Temporary appointments\nhereunder and under subsection (3) of this section shall continue only until a regular\nappointment can be made from the eligible list prepared by the commission.\n(3) In the circumstances descr ibed in subsection (2) of this section, when no one upon\nthe eligible list, or by promotion from the same class or the next lower rank is\navailable, competent and qualified, a temporary appointment may be made by the\nappointing authority without examinatio n. In no case shall appointment hereunder\nor under subsection (2) of this section continue longer than ninety (90) days; and in\nno case shall successive appointments be made of the same person or other persons,\nto such vacancies, except hereunder or under subsection (2) of this section.\n(4) Where the service to be rendered by an appointee in the classified service is for a\ntemporary period as provided herein, the appointing authority shall select for that\ntemporary service a person on the list of those elig ible for permanent appointment,\nif such person accepts such appointment. Successive temporary appointments to the\nsame position shall not be made under this provision. The acceptance or refusal by\nan eligible applicant of a temporary appointment shall not affect his standing on the\nregister for permanent employment, nor shall temporary service be counted as part\nof the probationary service in case of subsequent appointment to a permanent\nposition.\n(5) Temporary appointments made by reason of these provision s, made necessary by\nreason of illness or disability of regular employees, may continue during such\nperiod of disability, but shall continue only during such period of disability and in\nno case longer than nine (9) months. No other temporary appointments o ther than\nthose provided for herein may be made, except that seasonal appointments may be\nmade for periods not in excess of six (6) months.\n(6) Seniority, in the executive unit in which the vacancy occurs, and seniority in the\nlevel or rank of employment n earest the level or rank in which the vacancy occurs,\nshall each be given material consideration in filling such vacancies as shall occur in\nthe classified civil service. Within six (6) months after June 21, 1974, or within six\n(6) months after the effecti ve date of the urban -county government, there shall be\nestablished by comprehensive plan or ordinance (which function may be delegated\nto the commission, or to the executive unit charged with personnel matters subject\nto the control of the commission), a p lan which in definite terms complies with this\nsubsection. The said plan may be amended from time to time in accordance with the\ncomprehensive plan or ordinance, but the effective date of any alteration therein\nshall be no sooner than 180 days after its ad option. Such plan shall provide for and\ndescribe in reasonable detail the circumstances, if any, under which the seniority\ndescribed therein shall be the sole criteria for promotion, and the circumstances in\nwhich it will not, and in the latter case, shall  provide a reasonably definite method\nby which applicants shall be entitled to an increase on their examination or\nevaluation scores by reason of such seniority, the relative importance of each such\ntype of seniority in such determination, and the percenta ge increase in such scores\nfor such seniority. The Circuit Court of the county in which the urban -county\ngovernment is located shall have jurisdiction to determine the reasonableness of\nsuch plan and alterations thereto, and its compliance with the princip les set out in\nthis subsection.\n(7) In case of vacancy in the classified service, where peculiar and exceptional\nqualifications of a particular professional or educational character are required,\nupon satisfactory evidence that for reasons stated in writin g by the appointing\nauthority the commission may suspend the provisions requiring competitive\nexamination under civil service.\n(8) The legislative body may by ordinance provide that any person who successfully\ncompleted his probationary period and subsequently ceased working in a position in\nthe classified civil service, for reasons other than dismissal, may be restored to the\noffice or position he formerly held if he so requests in writing to the appointing\nauthority. Such person shall be eligible for reinstatement for a period of one (1) year\nfollowing separation from the service and shall be reinstated only with the approval\nof the appointing authority.","path":["KRS Chapter 67A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=42593","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:27Z","sha256":"40c3e8990614763648596593374b029a3f0ee95ba6c5f72d497faa8f63b46704","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-67a.260","next":"us-ky/krs-67a.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}