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67C.107 Employees of city and county to become employees of consolidated local
government -- Rights, privileges, and protections of employees -- Bargaining <br>units and labor contracts -- Continuation of benefits of police and firefighters' <br>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 <br>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 <br>containing a city of the first class shall continue in effect until changed by statute or <br>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 <br>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 <br>consolidation shall, if being renegotiated, continue to be renegotiated by the <br>consolidated local government, and if in existence, continue in effect until the <br>expiration of the terms of the contracts at which time new contracts shall be <br>renegotiated between the consolidated local government and affected labor <br>representatives.
(5) Upon the establishment of a consolidated local government, all rights, privileges,
and protections of beneficiaries of a policemen's retirement fund and a firefighter's <br>pension fund in a city of the first class shall continue in effect until all benefits due <br>each beneficiary have been paid.
Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 56, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000.
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67C.107 Employees of city and county to become employees of consolidated local
government -- Rights, privileges, and protections of employees -- Bargaining <br>units and labor contracts -- Continuation of benefits of police and firefighters' <br>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 <br>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 <br>containing a city of the first class shall continue in effect until changed by statute or <br>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 <br>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 <br>consolidation shall, if being renegotiated, continue to be renegotiated by the <br>consolidated local government, and if in existence, continue in effect until the <br>expiration of the terms of the contracts at which time new contracts shall be <br>renegotiated between the consolidated local government and affected labor <br>representatives.
(5) Upon the establishment of a consolidated local government, all rights, privileges,
and protections of beneficiaries of a policemen's retirement fund and a firefighter's <br>pension fund in a city of the first class shall continue in effect until all benefits due <br>each beneficiary have been paid.
Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 56, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000.
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67C.107 Employees of city and county to become employees of consolidated local
government -- Rights, privileges, and protections of employees -- Bargaining <br>units and labor contracts -- Continuation of benefits of police and firefighters' <br>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 <br>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 <br>containing a city of the first class shall continue in effect until changed by statute or <br>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 <br>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 <br>consolidation shall, if being renegotiated, continue to be renegotiated by the <br>consolidated local government, and if in existence, continue in effect until the <br>expiration of the terms of the contracts at which time new contracts shall be <br>renegotiated between the consolidated local government and affected labor <br>representatives.
(5) Upon the establishment of a consolidated local government, all rights, privileges,
and protections of beneficiaries of a policemen's retirement fund and a firefighter's <br>pension fund in a city of the first class shall continue in effect until all benefits due <br>each beneficiary have been paid.
Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 56, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000.
