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78.405 Powers of counties to create police force merit system -- Appropriations.

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78.405 Powers of counties to create police force merit system -- Appropriations. (1) Any county of the Commonwealth of Kentucky may, by order of its fiscal court, duly made and entered of record, create a county police force merit system, and for <br>that purpose, establish a county police force merit board, whose duties it shall be to <br>classify and examine applicants seeking employment as officers or employees of the <br>police force of the said county, and in addition thereto to promulgate rules and <br>regulations not inconsistent with KRS 78.400 to 78.480 and 78.990 governing the <br>classification, qualification, examination, appointment, probation, promotion, <br>demotion, fine, suspension and other disciplinary action within the said county <br>police force of all personnel of the county police force or forces affected and <br>covered by KRS 78.400 to 78.460 and 78.990, and in addition thereto, to hold such <br>hearings, public and executive, and impose such penalties upon the personnel <br>affected by KRS 78.400 to 78.460 and 78.990. (2) Fiscal courts affected hereby shall make appropriations of money for the reasonable and necessary expenses of the said board. Effective: July 15, 1988 <br>History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 319, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 280, sec. 2. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 2(1) and (7).